BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210205T173000Z DTEND:20210205T183000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Community Conversation - Workforce Development DESCRIPTION:Community Conversation with Bill Sandell\, Workforce Development Consultant with Kentucky's Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services\n\n \n\nTax credits\, On the Job training incentives\, basic training skills FREE - Join us for this informative session on ways that will BENEFIT your business!!!\n\n \n\nWork Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) provides tax credits for hiring individuals from certain demographics that often face barriers to employment. These include veterans\, someone on SNAP or TANF\, long term unemployed\, justice involved individuals\, etc. Your company can receive a tax credit from $1200 up to even $9600 for hiring one of these individuals. \n\n \n\nOn the Job Training Incentive Program - Through the Cabinet's Grant-in-Aid and Skills Training Investment Credit\, the Kentucky Skills Network provides incentives to support Kentucky business' efforts to help new and existing employees stay competitive through flexible\, employer-driven skills-upgrade training. For businesses that hire unemployed and underemployed individuals\, the On-the-Job Training Grant (OJT) can reimburse up to 75% of a trainee's wages during the initial onboarding period.\n\n \n\nBasic Training Skills - FREE\n\nThe WIN Learning Platform is a no cost online learning platform for developing "soft" skills. It would be an excellent resource to help skill up your employees on basic soft skills\, as well as provide basic assessments for potential applicants as well.\n\n \n\nBill Sandell - Bill Sandell is a Workforce Development Consultant with Kentucky's Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and served as a military officer in the United States Army for several years. Bill's final role in the military was as a personnel officer for an Army Battalion consisting of over 500 soldiers. He subsequently served in private sector administrative roles before returning to public service with Kentucky's Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Bill's experiences have led to a passion for helping others and serving his community to grow and improve. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Community Conversation with \;Bill \;Sandell\, \;Workforce Development Consultant with Kentucky'\;s Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services
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\n\nTax credits\, On the Job training incentives\, basic training skills FREE - Join us for this informative session on ways that will BENEFIT your business!!!
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\n\nWork Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) \;provides \;tax credits for hiring individuals from certain demographics that often face barriers to employment. These include veterans\, someone on SNAP or TANF\, long term unemployed\, justice involved individuals\, etc. Your company can \;receive a tax credit from $1200 up to even $9600 \;for hiring one of these individuals.\;
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\n\nOn the Job Training Incentive Program - \;Through the Cabinet&rsquo\;s Grant-in-Aid and Skills Training Investment Credit\, the Kentucky Skills Network provides incentives to support Kentucky business&rsquo\; efforts to help new and existing employees stay competitive through flexible\, employer-driven skills-upgrade training. \;For businesses that hire unemployed and underemployed individuals\, the On-the-Job Training Grant (OJT) can \;reimburse up to 75% of a trainee&rsquo\;s wages \;during the initial onboarding period.
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\n\nBasic Training Skills - FREE
\n\nThe \;WIN Learning Platform \;is a \;no cost \;online learning platform for developing &ldquo\;soft&rdquo\; skills. It would be an excellent resource to help skill up your employees on basic soft skills\, as well as provide basic assessments for potential applicants as well.
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\n\nBill \;Sandell - \;Bill \;Sandell is a Workforce Development Consultant with Kentucky&rsquo\;s Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services. He graduated with a Bachelor&rsquo\;s degree from the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and served as a military officer in the United States Army for several years. \;Bill&rsquo\;s final role in the military was as a personnel officer for an Army Battalion consisting of over 500 soldiers. He subsequently served in private sector administrative roles before returning to public service with Kentucky&rsquo\;s Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. \;Bill&rsquo\;s experiences have led to a passion for helping others and serving his community to grow and improve.
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