Incumbent Worker Training Fund
The Incumbent Worker Training Fund offers training support to businesses in Dorchester, Kent and Queen Anne’s counties with a plan or an interest in training their current working individuals. The applicants must not be contractual employees.
All trainings must result in a credential that confirms completion.
Expected outcomes include at least one of the following:
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Improving alignment of existing workers’ skills with evolving job requirements
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Providing participants with access to new career opportunities within a business or industry
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Encouraging worker retention through the promotion of up-to-date skills training
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Increasing wages of incumbent participants
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Creating new opportunities for entry-level workers by providing opportunities for promotion of existing workforce
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Supporting and enhancing local and regional economic environments
Training support is defined as expense reimbursements for:
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Occupational classroom training and up-skilled certifications in a defined, career pathway
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Work and learn strategies such as:
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Cross-training work assignments within the company
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In-house proprietary training using current employee trainers
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In-house proprietary training from outside vendors
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Outside training vendors performing training at locations outside the business
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These may be combined to provide a specific learning goal that relates directly to the qualifications for a promoted job title and/or a defined career pathway within the company. Training expenses will be a maximum of $5,000 per company, with a targeted training rate
of $1,500 per individual, though the targeted rate per individual is negotiable.