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. Training can be delivered until March 29, 2014.

Eligibility 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

Once Employer Eligibility is Determined:
Employers Group will conduct a complimentary training needs assessment and work with your company to identify appropriate training topics and training populations. Employers Group will then propose a solution that outlines costs and state reimbursement for your training. State reimbursement is based on a “per trainee basis” (for each eligible training hour each eligible trainee receives). Small employers may receive 8 to 80 hours of training and large* employers may receive 24 to 80 hours of training per trainee.

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 L.A., O.C. and bay area counties
  • $15.26 for Sacramento, $15.06 for San Diego
  • $14.39 for Solano
  • $14.39 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:

Many other topics and programs are available

Jeffrey Hull, Learning Services Director, Employers Group
213.999.3941 / jhull@employersgroup.com