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WIOA On-the-Job Training.

WIOA On-the-Job Training can reimburse part of the cost of training an eligible new employee in a Chester-area workplace.

Offered byDCEO Office of Employment and Trainingverified 2026-07-10

Overview

What it does.

The local workforce board contracts with an employer to provide occupation-specific training while the participant works as an employee. Terms, reimbursement, and participant eligibility are set before training begins.

Best for: Employers hiring candidates who need structured, job-specific training.

Eligibility

Who and what may qualify.

Eligible applicants

  • Employers able to hire and train an eligible WIOA participant
  • Eligible WIOA participants needing job-specific training

Eligible uses

  • Extraordinary costs of training and supervising an eligible new employee in an actual work setting

Uses excluded by the source

  • Subsidizing an existing employee without an approved OJT contract
  • Ongoing wages after the training period

Application

How to start.

  1. Contact the LWIA 24 business services team before making commitments.
  2. Work with staff to confirm employer, job, and participant eligibility.
  3. Execute the required training agreement before reimbursable activity begins.

Timing: Subject to local funding and approval.

Planning notes

Limits to account for.

  • The employee must qualify under WIOA.
  • The agreement must be approved before training begins.

May complement registered apprenticeship or other employer training when the local board approves.

Evidence

Official sources.