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Kern County touts "stretch" on-the-job training and incumbent-worker reimbursements to get people into work
Summary
Kern County's chief workforce officer described employer-facing incentives—first 300 hours paid, further subsidized hours and up to 90% incumbent training reimbursement—as tools to speed hiring and make hiring of nontraditional candidates lower risk.
Brandon Evans, Kern County's chief workforce development officer, told the board the county uses employer-facing subsidies to convert short-term placements into permanent hires. He said the county pays "the first 300 hours" of on-the-job training and then subsidizes additional hours so employers can "kick the tires" on candidates they might not otherwise hire.
Evans also highlighted the incumbent worker training program, which reimburses employers for training costs based on size and can cover up to 90% of eligible costs. He described a local process change that lets his office sign agreements to avoid multi-week delays: "Because I can sign in real time, we can get this knocked out in a week," he said. The presentation noted the county budget for workforce activity is roughly $40,000,000 with roughly half coming from WIOA funds and the remainder from other grants.
