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On-the-Job Training Program (OJT)

Purpose:
Created by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the primary purpose of the On-the-Job-Training (OJT) Program is to offer equal opportunity for the training and upgrading of minorities, women and disadvantaged persons toward journey-level status in the highway construction trades. This effort will broaden the labor pool with skilled individuals. The OJT Program has been developed in accordance with 23 CFR 230, Appendix B to subpart A.

Program Summary:
MDOT's OJT Program fulfills these objectives by implementing a program pursuant to 23 CFR § 230 and addresses constraints through the following enhancements, as approved by FHWA:

MDOT's OJT Program is contractor-based, not project-based. By removing project-specific requirements, the contractor is afforded flexibility in selecting which projects they can place trainees on.
Encouraging contractors to select individual trainees who can become members of the contractor's regular workforce upon completion of the Program.
Emphasizing training in skilled-craft classifications using approved apprenticeship programs.
Monitoring the quality of training each individual receives and providing individualized attention to work environment issues.
Assisting contractors with addressing their EEO goals through the training of minorities, women and disadvantaged individuals.
Partnering with construction industry groups and community-based organizations capable of providing OJT Supportive Services to trainees.
Assisting the contractors' recruitment efforts, i.e., providing a Resource Directory and encouraging contractors to consider graduates of Michigan's Road Construction Apprenticeship Readiness (RCAR) Program.

Resources:
Monthly OJT Program Report and Training Log PDF Icon

On-The-Job Training (OJT) Program Yearly Training Plan PDF Icon

OJT Participating Contractors PDF Icon

OJT Program Manual PDF Icon

OJT Exemption Request Form PDF Icon

NOTE: The OJT Exemption Request Forms are extracted from MDOT Form 0103 (Equal Opportunity Contract Compliance Data Report). These forms should be completed and submitted along with a waiver request on company letterhead to the OJT Technician listed below.

Contact:
Karen Schulze
On-The-Job Training Technician
Michigan Department of Transportation
Office of Business Development
Phone: 517-241-2981
Fax: 517-335-0945
e-mail: SchulzeK@michigan.gov


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