Some businesses have unique hiring needs that make it difficult to identify job candidates. Other employers may be experiencing open positions where there is a critical skills shortage.
Customized
Training can assist businesses in training and hiring
new workers by providing matching funds for specialized skills training.
Employ Baltimore works with businesses to recruit and pre-screen training
applicants. The available positions must be full-time, permanent, offer
health benefits and meet minimum salary requirements. Companies accepting
Customized Training grants must agree to hire successful participants.
The training can be employer-based, on-the-job, or offered by qualified
vendors.
Program Guidelines
Eligibility
Criteria
Reimbursement
Guidelines
- Businesses are responsible for a 50% match for each dollar invested in skills training. The match can be made with cash or in-kind contributions.
- Businesses agree to hire successful participants into full-time, permanent positions with health benefits.
- Businesses agree to pay new employees a competitive wage for their industry sector.
- Businesses are fully involved in the interview, selection and training process.
- Businesses establish minimum qualifications and screen candidates from an established applicant pool.
- Training should occur in a reasonable timeframe, on average one to four months.
- Training costs may vary and usually average between $500.00 and $3,000.00 per worker.
- Training can be employer-based and/or offered by qualified vendors (e.g., colleges, universities, consultants or other training providers).
- Proposals must be approved with a signed agreement in place before applicant recruitment can begin. Typically, the agreement process takes 60-90 days.
- Proposals
are reviewed and approved on a weekly basis.
- Participating businesses must be headquartered in Baltimore City or have a permanent physical location within City limits.
- Businesses must be in good standing with the State of Maryland and operate under the provision of Maryland law.
- For-profit
and non-profit organizations are eligible.
- Businesses must enter into an agreement with Baltimore City as a mechanism for receiving training cost reimbursement.
- Businesses agree to submit a copy of their most recent audited financial statement.
- Businesses
agree to provide a copy of a third party agreement with the training
vendor and/or consultant, if applicable.
For more information or assistance, please call 410-396-3193.