Jersey City, NJ - In October, 2014 the Consortium was awarded a $10M grant by US Department of Labor to assist NJ’s long-term unemployed (for 27 weeks or more) to get back to work in three industries: Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology and Life Sciences. NJ Department of Labor supplemented the award with $2M to expand our work to other key industries: Financial Services, Healthcare, Transportation, Logistics, Distribution, Retail, Travel and Tourism. The grant period is four years ending November, 2018.
Our approach to the project is employer driven. By reaching out and working with employers to identify areas of their workforce development needs, the project strives to develop and deploy grant funded training programs specific to the employers that can prepare the target audience for potential employment opportunities from entry level to mid-career positions.
Employers are asked to participate in information sessions, prescreening potential employees, internships and interviewing the trainees for available job openings at the successful conclusion of training and internship. Employers providing work-based learning opportunities to the LTU are offered reimbursement to cover any internship stipends or on-the-job training wages, subject to federal guidelines up to $10,000 per individual in the three industries: Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology and Life Sciences. For the other industries, such subsidies may be available from NJLWD. The grant also offers employers limited training funds to upgrade the skills of incumbent employees.
For individuals registered in the grant, we provide several services including assessment, employment counseling, soft-skills and occupational training as required, internships with employers, on-the-job training, and job placement. Financial consulting and other supportive services towards job placement are also available as needed. All our services are funded by the grant and there is absolutely no cost to the employers or participants.
Employer associations such as NJBIA, NJTC, HINJ, SNJDC, and NJCC are major partners in the grant and are helping us reach their members and spread the word about benefits of employing a trained workforce and salary subsidies.
For the past ten years, the Consortium has been a leader in addressing the training needs of NJ’s employer community. Through our network of 19 community colleges we have trained over 120,000 employees for over 5,000 New Jersey employers.
More information about the grant is available at http://rtwnj.org.
Employers are asked to participate in information sessions, prescreening potential employees, internships and interviewing the trainees for available job openings at the successful conclusion of training and internship. Employers providing work-based learning opportunities to the LTU are offered reimbursement to cover any internship stipends or on-the-job training wages, subject to federal guidelines up to $10,000 per individual in the three industries: Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology and Life Sciences. For the other industries, such subsidies may be available from NJLWD. The grant also offers employers limited training funds to upgrade the skills of incumbent employees.
For individuals registered in the grant, we provide several services including assessment, employment counseling, soft-skills and occupational training as required, internships with employers, on-the-job training, and job placement. Financial consulting and other supportive services towards job placement are also available as needed. All our services are funded by the grant and there is absolutely no cost to the employers or participants.
Employer associations such as NJBIA, NJTC, HINJ, SNJDC, and NJCC are major partners in the grant and are helping us reach their members and spread the word about benefits of employing a trained workforce and salary subsidies.
For the past ten years, the Consortium has been a leader in addressing the training needs of NJ’s employer community. Through our network of 19 community colleges we have trained over 120,000 employees for over 5,000 New Jersey employers.
More information about the grant is available at http://rtwnj.org.
