State Subsidized, Employer-Specific Training
Utilize State Funds to Train Your Employees

 

Executive Overview:

Eligible California employers can utilize state funds to train their employees through Employers Group. Employees can receive training in anywhere from 8 to 80 hours of productivity-related training delivered by Employers Group on-site at your company's facility, at our facility, or at another location identified by your company.

Employer Requirements:

Typically, employers must meet the following requirements:

  • Be a for-profit company/organization or pay into the ET Tax Fund
  • Must have a 20% or less turnover rate for full-time employees for the prior calendar year (some exceptions allowed)
  • Must meet one of the following:
    • Manufacture a product
    • Derive over 25% of the facility's revenue from outside California
    • Compete directly against a non-California firm that has no California employees
    • Be a California corporate headquarters of a multi-state entity
    • Be among other select industries, including: freight, transportation, warehousing, storage, software, motion picture / tele-production, publishing, R&D, environmental consulting, communications 

Click to Complete an Eligibility Questionnaire

Trainee Eligibility Requirements:

For each training hour to be funded, trainees must:

  • Work full-time (35+ hours per week) during training and 90 days after training.
  • Complete at least 8 hours (small employers) or 24 hours (large employers) of eligible training.
  • Earn an hourly wage of at least:
    • $15.70 Los Angeles, Orange County and bay area counties
    • $15.26 for Sacramento, $15.06 for San Diego
    • $14.24 for Solano, $14.15 for Ventura
    • $14.39 for all other counties

Note: The wage stated above must be met 90-days after training ends. Employer-paid health benefits can be included to meet or exceed wage requirement.

Popular Training Programs Include:

Continuous Improvement / Leadership Skills
(6 or more half days to build critical skills)

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Leadership Essentials
Communicating Effectively
Dealing with Conflict

Motivating Others
Performance Improvement
Creating & Building Teamwork 
 

Lean & Process Improvement Methodologies
(6 or more half days enabling trainees to work on and solve workplace issues in the training)

Process Improvement Simulation
Process Mapping
Root Cause Analysis

Data Gathering/Analysis
Implementing Solutions
Project Management 

Click here to learn about our other lean programs funded by the state.

 Many other topics and programs are available.

For more information, please contact Jeffrey Hull, Learning Services Director, Employers Group
213.999.3941 / jhull@employersgroup.com