| Funding Source |
Contacts |
Qualifying Criteria |
Potential Benefits |
Notes |
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WIA Intensive Services
|
See locations at
www.
catawbaonestop.com
|
Qualify through the OneStops; for individuals who have not been successful in finding a job so they are seeking training in
order to enter a new
career.
|
Career guidance, case management and funds available for qualified students.
|
|
|
WIA WorkKeys: Profiles, Assessments and Pre-Employment Training
|
Brenda Odom
YTC
(803) 981-7144 – TTY: 711
bodom
@yorktech.com
|
Serving Intensive Services (WIA-qualified) clients.
|
Students are more confident of their abilities and how they match various job profiles. Employers are more likely to find the
qualified candidates they need.
|
As students
indicate career
preferences,
information will
be routed to
appropriate
Program Managers.
|
|
Department of Commerce: WorkKeys Expansion Grant
|
Brenda Odom
YTC
(803) 981-7144 – TTY: 711
bodom
@yorktech.com
|
Profile 50 jobs. Assess a total of 1200 people, including 500 students, 500 job seekers and 200 incumbent workers,
who do not
have to be qualified for WIA Intensive Services. Up to eighty-hours of pre-employment training.
|
Students are more confident of their abilities and are able to identify employment opportunities for which they are well-suited.
Employers are more likely to find "best fit" job candidates.
|
Funding ends as
of Dec. 31, 2008.
|
|
WIA Incumbent Worker Training
|
Reid Baker, Catawba Regional Council of Governments
(803) 327-9041 – TTY: 711
rbaker
@catawbacog.org
|
Easy application for
training of employees particularly in manufacturing sector. Goal is to help company stay competitive and
increase likelihood of individuals keeping jobs. Must be in SC for at least 1 year and have one or more FT employees and be
current on tax obligations.
|
Depending on the number of employees, the company can receive up to 90% of training cost with the employer contributing the
balance.
|
Employer
contribution
consists of
matching
amounts for
tuition or instructor
wages, curriculum development,
training materials,
supplies, books,
equipment, travel
and other costs.
www.
catawbaonestop.com
|
|
WIA On the Job Training
|
Charles Robinson,
OJT contract
writer
in Rock Hill
(803) 328-3881 – TTY: 711
crobinson@sces.org
Gene Boyd,
OJT contract
writer in Chester,
(803) 377-8147 – TTY: 711,
eboyd@sces.org
|
For companies wanting to offset the
cost of training new employees. Job profile should be done initially
to increase likelihood of
getting a job candidate with skills to do the job. Candidates must be WIA qualified.
|
Up to 75% of trainee's salary paid depending on the size of the company (<100 = 75%; >100 = 50%).
Cost of manuals & supplies also covered.
|
|
|
J Marion Sims Foundation: BEST grant
|
Brenda Odom YTC
(803) 981-7144 – TTY: 711
bodom
@yorktech.com
|
Workplace literacy
training for individuals working in companies located in Lancaster
County, Great Falls,
and Fort Lawn.
|
Most types of training to upgrade skills or increase likelihood of individual advancing their career.
|
Maybe able to
help job seekers
as well through
staffing services.
|
|
SCMEP
|
Rhonda Huskins
(803) 367-1812 – TTY: 711
rhuskins
@scmep.org
|
Provides technical assistance for companies interested
in improving top-line
growth, bottom-line profitability or needs assistance
solving
problems.
|
Grant funded assessment tool provides timely feedback at no cost to company. Project based service costs are reduced by grant
funding.
|
QUESTLINE
service offered
at no-cost provides technical, research and information
assistance.
|
|
Veterans' Administration
|
Frank Myers,
Comm on
Higher Ed
(803) 737-2282 – TTY: 711
fmyers
@che.sc.gov
|
Applicants must be documented veterans. VA approved training programs, such as Line Worker and Truck Driving.
On the job training or apprenticeships may qualify.
|
Monthly stipend for living expenses equal to minimum wage for regional starting pay.
|
|
|
readySC
|
Larry Lindsey
@ YTC
(803) 327-8054 – TTY: 711
llindsey
@yorktech.com
|
Ten or more new full-time jobs due to relocation or expansion within service area. Positions should be permanent, pay comparable
wages and include health care coverage.
|
Up to 100% of training (instructors' salary, etc.) covered.
|
readySC may
partner w/ CE
to provide training
www.readySC.org
|
|
Department of Commerce: Job Development Credit
|
Marcella Forrest
@ DOC
(803) 737-0400 – TTY: 711
mforrest@
sccommerce.com
|
Ten or more new full-
time jobs due to relocation or expansion within service area. Positions should be permanent, pay
comparable
wages and include health care coverage. Eligible expenditures include
new building
construction, purchase
of existing facility
or renovations, improvments to private or public utilities, pollution control equipment, and fixed transportation. $4,000
application fee. The plan must be approved by DOC.
|
Offset of eligible expenditures made 60 days before receipt of approved application or within 5 years of approval. Rebates on
company's withholding taxes.
|
Details are
available in
the SC Tax
Incentives for
Economic
Development:
http://www.sctax
.org/NR/rdonlyres
/FB0D3B76-486B-
4450-AB8B-
6ACE72F75B70
/0/TaxIncentive
2008.pdf
pages 25-55.
|
|
Job Tax Credit
|
Bob Thomas,
Tax Analyst
@ DOR
(803) 898-5838 – TTY: 711
thomaro
@sctax.org
|
For businesses with 99 or fewer
employees worldwide, must create a monthly average of 10 jobs in a single taxable year to qualify. For businesses
of 99 employees
or
fewer worldwide, must
create monthly average of 2 jobs over year. Credit claimed in second year after
creation of job and
available for 5 years
per job if job is maintained. unused
credit can be carried forward 15 years.
|
Credit is between $1,000 and $8,000 a year additional $1,000 credit for business in multicounty park or brownsfield site. Credit
may only offset 50% of taxable income
|
Details are
available
in the SC Tax
Incentives for
Economic
Development:
http://www.sctax.
org/NR/rdonlyres
/FB0D3B76-486B
-4450-AB8B-
6ACE72F75B70
/0/TaxIncentive
2008.pdf
pages 25-55.
|
|
Enterprise Zone: Retraining Credit
|
Jason Kefover,
YTC
(803) 981-7020 – TTY: 711
jkefover@
yorktech.com
|
Production workers/
mgrs only. $500
application fee per
year. Five year
training plan must be approved by DOC.
|
Refund is up to $500 per year or a total maximum of $2,000 per employee to reimburse for training cost.
|
Intended to train
current staff.
|
|
SC Registered Apprenticeship Job Tax Credit
|
Brad Neese,
Apprenticeship
Carolina,
(803) 896-5376 – TTY: 711
neese@
sctechsystem.com
|
Company has
Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship(s).
Generally these have a minimum of 2,000
training hours, which
includes on-the-job
training and at least
144 hours of classroom training.
|
$1,000 per apprentice per year of apprenticeship for up to four years. The apprenticeship must have started after 1/1/08 and
worked for 7 months of the year in which the tax credit is claimed.
|
|
|
Vocational Rehabilitation
|
Kathy Brownlee
Voc Rehab
Area Supervisor
(803) 327-7106 – TTY: 711
kbrownlee@
scvrd.state.sc.us
|
Those with a mental or physical problems related to employment can qualify through a Voc Rehab case manager.
|
Career guidance, case management and funds available for qualified students.
There are also work training centers that can reduce costs for companies.
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