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Michigan Works! for Recruiting/Training — Michigan Works! is a statewide organization that can assist you with recruiting, screening and other hiring-related needs. With approximately 100 offices in 25 regions of the state, Michigan Works! offers free resources to companies to assist with their hiring process. They can help you screen through your job applications to make screening more manageable. In addition, training may be provided to those in need of skills, some are sent to school (using training accounts called scholarships locally)and others are placed in jobs to learn on the job via employer training (on-the-job training grants). Go to www.michworks.org to link up locally and find out if they can help your company. Michigan Works! and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth are leading two initiatives:
Apprenticeship Funds — A $5,000 incentive to establish a new “registered” apprenticeship is available to companies under the Michigan Registered Apprenticeship Pilot (MRAP) program. The funds are for covering wage and instructional costs ($2,000) and to reimburse the cost of related technical instruction at a college up to $3,000. The funds are provided directly to the company. The new apprentice must be in a household making under $40,000 or unemployed to be eligible. New hires and existing employees qualify. Contact your local Michigan Works! office or the Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor (517-377-1746) for more information. Michigan New Jobs Program — provides the means to completely offset your training costs. Operated by Michigan’s community colleges, the program is designed to foster job growth. Essentially, the cost of training is covered by the state income tax paid by the new hires; they are simply diverted to the community college to pay for the training. There are several options available to pay for your training, including bonds set up by the college. One used by Lansing Community College establishes a “revolving fund” where the company pays for training and the college reimburses the company as the state income tax fund builds. Go to www.mcca.org to learn more and find a local contact for Michigan New Jobs Training Program. Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) — The MEDC is able to provide assistance to the manufacturing community through a number of state incentive programs they administer. The availability of training grants varies and the MEDC can often assist expanding firms with various forms of assistance ranging from tax abatements to tax credits against a firm’s Michigan Business Tax. The MEDC is also able to provide assistance to companies when there is a need to provide or improve the public infrastructure necessary for a firm to expand. Since all projects are different, the assistance programs must be tailored to each company to meet their specific needs. It is important for the company to meet with their local economic development official to determine what programs are best able to assist them with their expansion plans. Assistance can only be provided before the project commences, not after it is underway. Contact the MEDC’s customer assistance line at 888-522-0103 to explore your options. |
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MMA offers a wide range of web-based educational programs.Through partnership with a number of E-Learning organizations, MMA extends education and workforce development to the World Wide Web. Back Safety TrainingDoctors from the Michigan Association of Chiropractors (MAC) can be scheduled at your company — at no charge — for a one-hour training session on the WorkSafe [pdf file], a back safety training program on proper lifting and moving techniques. For more information, or to schedule training visit the MAC Web site or contact MMA’s LeAnn Hicks at 800-253-9039 ext. 557 or 517-487-8557. MMA is always looking for new programs and service ideas that are of interest to manufacturers.If you have an idea that you would like to share, contact MMA’s LeAnn Hicks at 800-253-9039 ext. 557 or 517-487-8557. |
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