Many people have questioned whether the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), commonly referred to as the economic stimulus bill signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, actually created any real jobs.\u00a0 Well, the answer is \u201cyes,\u201d it did in San Diego County.<\/p>\n
Out of the $787 billion in stimulus funds, $53 billion went to education and training, of which $3.45 billion was designated for job training.\u00a0 In San Diego County, the ARRA stimulus funds enabled the San Diego Workforce Partnership<\/a> to offer two new programs through three training subcontractors:<\/p>\n These program are designed to help laid-off workers and unemployed persons find work and help employers find the qualified workers they need, while providing financial reimbursement to help cover training costs.\u00a0 The training options are summarized below:<\/p>\n On-the-Job-Training (OJT)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The OJT training program is designed to help businesses hire and train persons who do not have sufficient experience and knowledge in the jobs for which they are being hired.\u00a0 The employer\u2019s training expenses will be paid as a percentage of the wages the new hire earns during the contracted training period.\u00a0 Program guidelines include:<\/p>\n Customized Training (CT)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The CT program is designed to meet the special requirements of an employer or group of employers to hire and train employees or to upgrade the skills of employed workers to prevent lay-offs.\u00a0 Program guidelines include:<\/p>\n The San Diego Workforce Partnership awarded a total of $2 million to their three training subcontractors, and these subcontractors, in turn, have trained 221 people that are now placed in jobs.\u00a0 About 60 companies have participated in the training thus far, and the program ends June 30, 2011 if the funding hasn\u2019t been used up prior to that time.<\/p>\n Individual job seekers wishing to become part of the OJT or CT programs must be a member of one of the County\u2019s Career Centers and be \u201cjob ready,\u201d which means they have a good resume, know how to interview effectively, and have appropriate references.\u00a0\u00a0 Those who are not yet \u201cjob ready\u201d must take classes at their Career Center to get ready.\u00a0\u00a0 The benefits for a job seeker of participating in the OJT program is that they can inform a prospective employer of the OJT program during the interview process, which may enhance the likelihood of their being hired for the position if they don\u2019t have all of the specific jobs skill for a particular job. There are 11 Career Centers in San Diego County.\u00a0 To locate the nearest one to you to make an appointment to become a client, go to www.sandiegoatwork.com<\/a>.\u00a0 There are 1867 comprehensive One-stop Career Centers, and 1134 affiliate One-stop Career Centers in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0 To locate the Career Center closest to you, go to www.servicelocator.org<\/a> or call 1-877-US2-JOBS (1-877-872-5627).<\/p>\n Some of the positions currently available for on-the-job training in San Diego County are:\u00a0 warehouse clerk, precision assemblers, maintenance worker, machinist programmers, Certified Nurse Assistants, and mechanical, manufacturing, and software engineers.<\/p>\n Besides the reimbursement for training costs, the advantages to employers of participating in the OJT program is that the training subcontractors pre-screen the job seekers and handle the paperwork involved in the program.\u00a0 This can be a huge relief to employers that are short-staffed in this tough economy.<\/p>\n In addition, all of the community colleges in San Diego County offer short term, non-credit vocational workshops as part of their Continuing Education programs.\u00a0\u00a0 For example, the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District is offering the following free classes:\u00a0 \u201cCareer Exploration; Ready, Set, Work; Successful Small Business Management; Introduction to Computers; Introduction to Internet; and Introduction to Spreadsheets.\u00a0 To sign up, go to www.gcccd.edu\/ce<\/a><\/p>\n As employers, don\u2019t miss out on this opportunity to find qualified employees for your company with some help in funding the training they may need to fill your open position.\u00a0 As job seekers, don\u2019t miss out on this opportunity to get help in finding a job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many people have questioned whether the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), commonly referred to as the economic stimulus bill signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, actually created any real jobs.\u00a0 Well, the answer is \u201cyes,\u201d it did in San Diego County. 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