Massachusetts On-the-Job Training (OJT) OJT Contract Number:

OJT Contract Contract Period:

Contract Date:
Contract Amount:
Funding Source:
Trainee Name: ______________________ JD NEG RR Other: ______
WIA DW WIA Adult DWT NEG

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION

PRIMARY OPERATOR/FISCAL AGENT

Primary Operator/Fiscal Agent: Contact Person: E-mail:
Regional Employment Board of Melissa Scibelli mscibelli@rebhc.org
Hampden County, Inc.
Address: Telephone: 413-755-1360 Fax: 413-755-1364
1441 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103

CAREER CENTER
Career Center Name: OJT Contact Person/SPoC*: E-mail:
Address: Telephone: Fax:

EMPLOYER/BUSINESS
Employer’s Legal Business Name:
Alternative Business Name(s) (including DBAs):
Employer ID 1: Training Provider ID 2: FEIN 3:
DUA No. 4: DUNS No. 5:
Business Address:
OJT facility location (If different than above):
Employer OJT Contact Person: Title:
Contact Telephone: E-mail: Fax:
Type of Business*: Public Private: not-for-profit sole proprietorship Partnership Corporation

Business Description/Main Product:

Employer NAICS Code 6: # of Employees on OJT Site: # Years in business:
Workers’ compensation company: Workers’ compensation account #: Workers’ compensation
effective dates:
Does the company have any of the following (if so, please attach copies to this contract):

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MOSES Employer Identification
2
MOSES Training Provider Identification
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Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
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Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
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Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) provides a “data universal number system” (DUNS) which is a unique nine-digit identification number for each business. The federal
government requires organizations to provide a DUNS number as part of their grant applications and proposals. It is not required for OJT in Massachusetts.
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North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS)

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 EEO/Affirmative Action Plan Written Grievance Procedures Personnel Policies & Procedures

SECTION 2: ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAM

TRAINEE INFORMATION
Trainee Name: MOSES ID#: Telephone:
Statement of need for On-the-Job Training:
How will the On-the-job training benefit the Trainee?:

OJT POSITION INFORMATION

OJT Job Title:
OJT Job Description:
OJT Beginning Date: OJT End Date:
OJT Work Schedule (days/times): Hours/week:
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O*NET SOC # : O*NET Job Zone: SVP Level 8:
Labor Market Outlook:
OJT Funding Source:
Hourly Wage Rate: Reimbursement Rate: Total Training Max Reimbursement:
$ % Hours: (1040 hours $
maximum*)

Trainee Pay Schedule: Weekly Bi-Weekly Monthly Other (Specify):

Pay Day: Period Pay Covers:
Training Supervisor: E-mail: Phone:

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Benefit Type of Benefit % Covered by When Available to Employee
Provided Employer
Medical Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays
Sick Pay
Paid Vacation
Retirement Benefits
Other (specify):

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Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). See O*NET for more information: http://online.onetcenter.org
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Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP). O*NET: http://online.onetcenter.org

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 TRAINING OUTLINE

OJT Training Phase One = 1st half of OJT

OJT Training Phase Two = 2nd half of OJT
OJT Training Phases should be equal in length

OJT TRAINING PLAN OUTLINE

PHASE ONE DATES: PHASE TWO DATES:
SKILLS TO BE LEARNED PHASE INSTRUCTION ESTIMATED PROGRESS
(skills may be learned NO. METHOD (e.g. TRAINING EVALUATION
concurrently) (Phase I or instruction, HOURS METHOD
Phase II) shadowing, OD = Observable
practice, reading Demonstration
manuals, etc.) PR = Product Review
Q = Meets Performance
Quota

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• Attach full OJT Training Plan to this OJT Contract

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 SECTION 3: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This On-the-Job Training (OJT) Contract is between the Regional Employment Board of Hampden
County, Inc.herein after called the Primary Operator and [Enter Name of Employer], herein after called
Employer. Both parties agree to the terms and conditions set forth within this contract. The contract term
commences on [Enter OJT start date] and terminates on [Enter OJT end date].

CONTRACT PURPOSE
The purpose of this contract is to establish the general terms and conditions under which WIA participants
(“the Trainee”) shall receive On the Job Training, as that term is defined under the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998, from the Employer and to establish the reimbursement due to the Employer for the training
period identified herein. .

OJT DEFINITION
In accordance with the WIA section (101)(31), the term “on-the-job training” means training by an
employer that is provided to a paid trainee while engaged in productive work. This training will:
a) Provide knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job;
b) Qualify for reimbursement to the employer of a percentage of the wage rate of the Trainee (see
Section 2 above for wage reimbursement rate), for the extraordinary costs of providing the
training and additional supervision related to the training; and
c) Limit the OJT contract period of time for a trainee to become proficient in the occupation for
which the training is being provided. In determining the length of the training, consideration
should be given to the skill requirements of the occupation, the academic and occupational skill
level of the trainee, the prior work experience of the trainee, and the individual employment plan,
as appropriate.

TRAINING
1. The Employer agrees to employ the Trainee and develop a training plan for the OJT Trainee that
includes competencies needed to be satisfactorily skilled in the OJT position.
2. The Employer agrees the OJT training period will be at least four weeks and not exceed 1040 hours.*
3. The Employer will not start any on-the-job training until an OJT Contract has been issued and signed
by the Primary Operator. The Employer understands that OJT funds cannot be authorized after
training-related work has begun.
4. The Employer attests that the Trainee is not presently employed by the Employer in the same or
similar capacity as the OJT position, nor is the Trainee presently on a layoff status subject to recall by
the Employer or other like status with the Employer.
5. If the OJT is provided to one of the Employer's current employees, the Employer verifies that the OJT
will relate to the introduction of new technologies, introduction to new production or service
procedures, or is an upgrade to a new job that requires additional skills, and that the OJT position will
provide the OJT Trainee with additional wages, hours or benefits.
6. The Employer assures that the OJT Trainee has not been hired into or will remain working in any
position when any other person is on layoff from the same or a substantially equivalent job within the
same organizational unit or has been bumped and has recall rights to that position, nor if the OJT is
created in a promotional line that infringes on opportunities of current employees.

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7. The Employer agrees that wage and labor standards will be adhered to and to pay the OJT Trainee at
the same rate, including increases, and benefits as trainees or employees who are situated in similar
jobs with similar experience. Such rates shall be in accordance with applicable law, but no less than
the rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 or the applicable state or
local minimum wage law, which ever is higher.
8. The Employer agrees to provide the OJT Trainee with the same workers’ compensation, health
insurance, unemployment insurance, retirement benefits, and other employer-provided benefits, as
regular, non-OJT employees.
9. The Employer agrees to complete monthly progress reports, invoices, and other OJT-related
paperwork in a timely fashion.
10. The Employer will provide a copy, if available, of its policies to the Trainee covering, in addition to
benefits and grievance procedures, any specific rules or regulations by which the Trainee is expected
to abide. If no Employer grievance policy is provided, the Primary Operator policy will apply.
11. The Employer sponsored level of training in existence prior to initiation of this project shall be
continued and not be reduced in level of effort in any way as a result of this Contract except for
reductions unrelated to the provisions or purposes of this Contract.
12. The Employer certifies that no member of the OJT Trainee's immediate family is engaged in an
administrative capacity for the Employer, or will directly supervise the OJT Trainee. For the purpose
of this contract, immediate family is defined as spouse, children, parents, grandparents,
grandchildren, brothers, sisters or person bearing the same relationship to the OJT Trainee's spouse.
13. Employer assures the OJT training will not involve political activities.
14. Employer assures that the OJT Trainee will not be employed to carry out the construction, operation
or maintenance of any part of a facility that is used or to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place
for religious worship.
15. The Employer may not further subcontract the on-the-job training provided for under this Contract.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

1. Employer agrees that it possesses the necessary facilities, staff, and equipment to provide quality
training.
2. Employer ensures that its buildings and surroundings pose no threat to the health, safety, or welfare of
employees. Such buildings and surroundings, to the best knowledge of the Employer, also meet the
standards set forth in the applicable rules and regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), and other applicable state and local health and safety regulations.

FISCAL
1. Primary Operator shall reimburse Employer on a monthly basis in an amount not to exceed total
reimbursement for extraordinary costs of training to be provided by the Employer to Trainee.
2. OJT Trainees shall be compensated by the Employer at the same rates, including periodic increases
not related to individual performance, as similarly situated employees or trainees, but in no event less
than the highest of: the minimum wage prescribed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as
amended; applicable State or local minimum wage laws; local WIA policy.
3. Primary Operator shall reimburse Employer based on actual training time. Primary Operator shall not
reimburse for paid leave the OJT Trainee may take such as holidays, sick time, or personal time. The
Employer, however, agrees to compensate the OJT Trainee for paid leaves at the same rates as
similarly situated employees or trainees.
4. The Employer has given assurances that s/he will pay overtime for hours worked in excess of forty
(40) hours per week. OJT will not reimburse for anything other than the base hourly wage rate for a
standard work week up to 40 hours, less any shift differentials.

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5. The Employer certifies that the company is financially solvent on the date of this contract, and the
Employer's best projection is that it will remain financially able to meet contract obligations at the
end of the training period, including OJT Trainee’s retention.
6. The Employer agrees to maintain adequate time and attendance, payroll, and other records to support
amounts reimbursed under the OJT contract.
7. The Employer shall, until expiration of 3 years after final payment under this Contract, maintain
books, records, documents, and other evidence and accounting procedures and practices, sufficient to
reflect properly all costs of whatever nature claimed to have been incurred in the performance of this
Contract.

MONITORING
1. Employer agrees that records which are directly related to the OJT contract are subject to review,
monitoring, and audit by the Primary Operator, the State and/or the federal government or their
authorized agents/representatives, at any time and without prior notice to the employer.
2. The Employer's plants and other facilities, or such part thereof as may be engaged in the performance
of this Contract, and all records pertinent thereto shall be subject, upon delivery of reasonable notice,
to monitoring, inspection and audit by the Primary Operator, the Governor, Secretary of Labor,
Inspector General, or Comptroller General, or their authorized representatives.
3. Employer agrees that such parties shall, until expiration of 3 years after final payment under this
Contract, have access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books, documents, papers,
and records of the Employer involving transactions related to this Contract and the right to interview
the Employer's personnel regarding such matters. All pertinent records shall be open to inspection and
audit and subject to being copied either at the Employer's plants or such part thereof as may be
engaged in the performance of this Contract or, shall be furnished to the Primary Operator or his/her
authorized representative upon request

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
1. The Employer certifies that the OJT will not impair existing Contracts for services or collective
bargaining Contracts and that either it has the concurrence of the appropriate labor organization as to
the design and conduct of the OJT, or it has no collective bargaining Contract with a labor
organization that covers the OJT position.
2. The Employer further assures that OJT funds will not be used to assist, promote or deter union
organizing.

EMPLOYER ASSURANCES
1. The Employer shall provide worker's compensation coverage for the OJT Trainee.
2. The Employer must provide comprehensive general liability insurance protection to Trainee.
3. The Employer shall provide adequate insurance coverage to protect against legal liability arising out
of OJT activity.
4. The Employer assures that it is not debarred or suspended in regard from receiving federal or state
funding.
5. The Employer agrees to comply with the non-discrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and its regulations?
6. The Employer assures that it has been issued a Certificate of Good Standing issued by the
Massachusetts’ Department of Revenue within 6 months of the OJT start date stated in this Contract.
7. The Employer assures that it is in compliance with the rules and regulations of (1) Unemployment
Assistance, (2) Universal Health Insurance, and (3) Fair Share.

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8. The Employer stipulates and agrees that the establishment in which on-the-job training will be given:
a. Has not been moved from any previous location less than 120 days prior to the effective date
of this Contract;
b. Is not a branch, affiliate or subsidiary of a business entity in another locations which has, at
any time subsequent to the date in (1) above, relocated or expanded so as to cause an increase
in unemployment or the closing down of operations in which the entity conducts business
operations.

POST-TRAINING EMPLOYMENT
1. Employer agrees that in good faith it intends to continue the employment of the trainee on a full-time
basis upon successful completion of the OJT. Failure to do so without just cause and written
notification to the Primary Operator may disallow Employer from engaging in future OJT contracts in
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
2. Employer agrees that it will not require any Trainee, whose training costs are subsidized in whole or
in part with on-the-job training program funds, to sign any non-competition Contract that would limit
the future employment of the Trainee in respect to any period of time and/or geographic limit.

DISPUTES, MODIFICATIONS AND TERMINATIONS

1. Any dispute arising under this Contract which alleges a violation of the Workforce Investment Act
(WIA) or its regulations shall be handled in accordance with the Primary Operator Grievance
Procedure. The Employer agrees that no civil action alleging a violation of WIA of 1998 or its
regulations shall be filed without first exhausting the administrative remedies described in the
Primary Operator’s Grievance Procedure, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), as amended, and its
regulations.
2. The foregoing provision does not prohibit either party from filing a civil action or other form of
action or complaint for alleged non-WIA causes of action. The parties hereto may resolve non-WIA
grievances by arbitration or some other form of dispute resolution process upon which they mutually
agree. Certain WIA related grievances may also be resolved in this alternative manner in accordance
with the provisions of the WIA regulations.
3. The Primary Operator reserves the right to institute an administrative modification to reduce in whole
or in part the monies provided under this Contract should available monies become insufficient to
continue contracted levels.
4. OJT contract is subject to modification or termination due to actions taken by the Federal, state, or
local governments that result in a frustration of contract purpose. Such actions include, but are not
limited to withdrawal of WIA funding by the United States Congress, or the failure by the United
States Congress to reauthorize WIA program activities
5. Trainees will not be terminated without prior notice to the Trainee and reasonable opportunity for
correction or improvement of performance including substandard or unsatisfactory progress or
conduct. In the case of a Trainee termination, the Employer agrees to immediately contact the
Primary Operator and the Career Center to alert them of this action.
6. Failure to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this Contract shall constitute grounds for
termination. This Contract may be terminated for non-performance by either the Primary Operator or
the Employer following written notice to the other party. Such notice must be posted by certified
mail, return receipt requested, and must specify and document the reason for termination.
7. The Primary Operator may, by written notice of default to the Employer, terminate the whole or any
part of this Contract in any one of the following circumstances:
(1) If the Employer fails to perform the services specified herein; or

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 (2) If the Employer fails to perform any of the other provisions of this Contract, or so fails to
make progress as to endanger performance of this Contract in accordance with its terms, and
in either of these two circumstances does not cure such failure within a period of 10 days (or
such longer period as the Primary Operator may authorize in writing) after receipt of notice
from the Primary Operator specifying such failure.

SECTION 5: SIGNATURES

I hereby agree to all the terms and conditions in this OJT Contract.

EMPLOYER SIGNATURE
Employer Signature: Date:

Type/Print Name: Title:

PRIMARY OPERATOR / FISCAL AGENT SIGNATURE

Signature: Date:

Type/Print Name: Steve Trueman Title: Vice President of Workforce

Development Operations

SECTION 6: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING/UNION AGREEMENT

Complete this section if the employment and training is subject to a collective bargaining agreement.

Is this OJT position subject to a collective bargaining agreement? YES NO

If YES, attach a letter from a union official on official union letterhead indicating support for this OJT position,
and complete below:

Union Affiliation:

Bargaining Unit/Union Official Name:

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