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Workforce Investment Act: On the Job Training

On-the-Job Training (OJT) is training conducted in a work environment designed to enable individuals to learn a bona fide skill and/or qualify for a particular occupation through demonstration and practice. After an OJT contract has been negotiated and signed, the employer then hires the participant(s) as a regular employee and begins training according to the training outline agreed upon. The goal of this training is retention of the trainee as a permanent employee. OJT involves individuals at the entry level. Training shall be designed to lead to the maximum development of participant's potentials and to their economic self-sufficiency.

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