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Training Programs

The Lucas County Dept. of Economic and Workforce Development, Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Services offers several programs:

Federal Bonding Program Information

The Federal Bonding Program may be right for your company if:

• You are planning to hire new employees

• You are willing to hire new employees who

  • Are ex-offenders with a record of arrest, conviction or imprisonment, or have been on parole or probation, or have any kind of criminal record

  • Are ex-addicts who have been rehabilitated through treatment for alcohol and/or drug abuse

  • Have poor credit records, or have declared bankruptcy

  • Have been dishonorably discharged from the military

  • Lack a work history, and are from low-income families

  • Need a bond in order to get a job (none of the above conditions apply)

• You are interested in getting a free $5,000 Bond for 6 months in order to ensure that you are protected financially if you hire one of the new employees listed above

• You have a current employee who is not bondable under your insurance, and need bonding in order to secure a promotion to a job that requires bonding, or to prevent layoff

How to get started:

• Hire any employee that meets Federal Bonding criteria

• Call the phone number listed for the state of Ohio, and ask for Darrel Wilt

• Contact Marte Sorg at (419) 213-2152 for more information

On-the-Job and Customized Training Programs

WIA On-the Job (OJT) or Customized Training (CT) programs may be right for your company if:

• You are planning to hire new employees who will need on-the-job training to learn their jobs

• You are willing to receive employee referrals from our pool of qualified employees

• You have existing employees who could be promoted or have their pay increased as a result of additional training

• You would like to save 50% on your OJT or CT costs

• You are willing to provide the employees a pay raise at the conclusion of the training

• Your are willing to provide the employees an additional pay raise after an additional 6 month period

• Your Labor Unions (if applicable) are willing to cooperate in the process

How to get started:

• Contact the Lucas County Economic and Workforce Development Dept. to schedule an appointment

• Fill out an initial screening application

• Interview potential employees, and make your hiring decision

• Develop a training plan

Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit may be right for your company if:

• You are planning to hire new employees

• You are willing to hire new employees who
  • Have received Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) for 9 out of the last 18 months

  • Have received welfare benefits for for more than 18 months (also known as Welfare to Work)

  • Are Veterans who have received Food Stamps for at least 3 consecutive months

  • Are ex-felons who have a low family income

  • Are disable people who have completed or is completing rehabilitative services by the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission or the U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs

  • Are 18-24 years old, and are members of families that have received Food Stamps for at least 6 months

  • Have received Supplemental Security Income benefits for any month during the last 60 days

These tax credits include:

• Up to $2,400 for each new hire

• 40% of the qualified first-year wages for those employed 400 or more hours in the year ($6,000 maximum)

• 25% of the qualified first-year wages for those employed at least 120 hours in the year ($6,000 maximum)

• For long-term Welfare recipients (Welfare to Work), $3,500 for the first year and $5,000 for the second year of employment

• For Welfare to work, 35% of the qualified first-year wages for those employed 400 or more hours ($10,000 maximum)

How to get started:

• Read the attached Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services Guidelines

• Contact Marte Sorg at (419) 213-2152 for more information

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