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Incumbent Worker Training for Businesses Large and

The Louisiana Department of Labor offers an innovative way to get your company the training you need. Its the Incumbent Worker Training Program and it is designed for businesses both large and small.

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Incumbent Worker Training Grants

 The Incumbent Worker Training Program is designed to benefit business and industry by assisting in the skill development of existing employees, increasing employee productivity and the growth of the company. Both are expected to result in the creation of new jobs, the retention of jobs that otherwise may have been eliminated, and an increase in wages for the trained workers.

SLEC has worked directly with Bayou Region companies obtain more than $25 million in training grants with more grants on the way.


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Incumbent Worker Training Grants

To be eligible for participation in this initiative, a qualified business must have operated in Louisiana and contributed to the state's Unemployment Insurance System for at least three years. In addition, an employer, or consortium of employers with similar needs, must have at least 15 employees to be trained. Special emphasis is placed on entry-level incumbent worker training. Employers must exhibit a long-range commitment to employee training.