Workforce Development is here to help your business utilize resources to increase the skills and efficiency of your staff and double your training budget!

TRAINING FUNDS

Customized Training

This is a 50% match reimbursement for a training to update the skills of one or more of your eligible employees. (up to $3,000 per business per year)

On-the-Job Training

Provides businesses the opportunity to support the skill development for a “new hire”, while offsetting a portion of the wages during that identified training period. (50% reimbursement of wages up to $4,000-$6,000)

Upgrade On-the-Job Training

Provides businesses the opportunity to improve the skillset of an individual eligible employee moving into a new position, while offsetting a portion of the wages during that identified training period. 

(50% reimbursement of wages up to $4,000-$6,000; employee must receive a 10% wage increase upon commencement of training) 

*Eligible candidates are making less than $25.00/hr. and in need of training.

*Funding is competitive and may not always be available. Check with your local Business Service Rep.

TALENT ATTRACTION AND RECRUITMENT 

• Free Job Posting in the NYSDOL Job Bank and in the weekly County job leads
• Information on Job Fairs and Recruitments in the region
• Promotion of job postings on social media

HR RESOURCES

• Labor Market Information- Historical look-back/projections of labor data
• Wage Analysis- How do your wages compare? What’s a starting wage for a position?
• Tax Incentive Information- Employment-based tax credits to cut federal and state tax liability 
• Assistance developing job postings
• Support Services for businesses that are down-sizing

If you would like to hear more about the services that Yates County Workforce Development can provide feel free to contact me by phone, email or to schedule a business visit.

Janelle Williams-Como, Finger Lakes Works-Yates

417 Liberty St, Penn Yan, NY 14527

(315) 536-5140

Cell: 315-569-2898

[email protected]