Workforce Training Incentives
Governor’s Training Initiative (GTI) Program
provides partial reimbursement for non-routine training that contributes to training for firms intending to expand or locate in Maine, reorganize a workplace to remain competitive, or upgrade worker skills. Eligible businesses may receive reimbursements for on-the-job training, competitive retooling, assessment, job-task analysis, workplace safety and literacy, specialized recruitment, high-performance skills, or customized technical training.
To qualify employers must provide a starting wage equal to 85% of the average wage for that occupation in the given labor market area and contribute at least 50% of the premium cost of employee health insurance. Small companies with fewer than 25 employees, in business less than three years, are exempt from the health insurance requirement.
Contact:
Maine Department of Labor
Bureau of Employment Services
Governor’s Training Initiative
207-623-7981
www.mainecareercenter.com/services-programs/training/gti/index.shtml
Maine Apprenticeship Program
combines paid, on-the-job training with related college or other post-secondary coursework. The program pays for up to 50% of the tuition for college credit courses.
Contact:
Maine Apprenticeship Program
www.mainecareercenter.com/services-programs/training/apprenticeship/index.shtml
Rumford Career Center
207-364-3738
South Paris Career Center
207-743-7763
Maine Pre-Apprenticeship Program
prepares 16-21 year old youth for the world of work by combining one to two years of customized high school academics with 1,000 hours of on-the-job training during the 11th and/or 12th grades. Upon graduation, a pre-apprentice may enter the Maine Apprenticeship Program with the on-the-job training time in the Pre-Apprenticeship Program counting towards the Maine Apprenticeship Program.
Contact:
Maine Pre-Apprenticeship Program
www.mainecareercenter.com/services-programs/training/apprenticeship/pre-apprenticeship/index.shtml
Rumford Career Center
207-364-3738
South Paris Career Center
207-743-7763
Maine Quality Centers
encourages businesses to locate or expand operations in Maine by providing customized workforce training at no cost to the business or to trainees. Education and training programs are coordinated and delivered through Maine’s community colleges at no cost to participating businesses. Eligible businesses must create a minimum of eight new full-time jobs located in Maine. Businesses creating fewer than eight new positions may have an opportunity to participate through the MCCS Rural Initiative or through a training partnership.
Contact:
Maine Community College System
Maine Quality Centers
207-767-5210
http://www.mccs.me.edu/business/mqc.html
Workplace Safety Education and Training Program (SafetyWorks!)
reduces job-related injuries, illnesses and deaths and workers’ compensation costs by answering workplace safety and health questions over the phone, delivering free customized occupational health and safety training, work-site evaluation to identify hazards and technical support. Services are independent of Occupational and Safety and Health Administration enforcement activities.
Contact:
SafetyWorks!
207-623-7900
www.safetyworksmaine.com