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PTRC workforce team outlines hiring and training grants available to Davidson County employers and government
Summary
Piedmont Triad Regional Council workforce staff described on-the-job training reimbursements, incumbent worker grants, mobile NCWorks units and rapid response services available to employers and county departments; commissioners asked for a simplified brochure and local allocation details.
At the May 1 meeting, Jacob Thompson, business services coordinator for Davidson County with the Piedmont Triad Regional Council’s (PTRC) Workforce Development Board, briefed commissioners on workforce programs that can help both private employers and local government departments fill and train staff.
Thompson said PTRC covers a 10-county footprint and provides consultative services to employers, including on-the-job training (OJT) wage reimbursement funded under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), incumbent worker training grants to cover third-party training costs (for example, CDL or CNA training), labor-market analyses and NCWorks job-posting assistance. He described an OJT wage-reimbursement example: employers can receive partial reimbursement of wages (for…
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