Our Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) program may be just what you need to help train your existing employees, to increase productivity and boost your company's competitiveness.
The Benefit to Your Business
Addresses skills gaps
in your existing workforce.
Helps you boost productivity
and/or avert layoffs.
A Training Grant to Make Your Company More Competitive.
Receive a grant of up to $25,000 to help cover the cost of training for existing employees.
How Incumbent Worker Training Works
To be eligible for an IWT training grant,
your company must need to train existing workers in order to avert potential layoffs, or increase your workers' skill level.
Specific details include:
The training must be job-specific occupational skills training, i.e. no “soft skills” training or general worker orientation.
Workers receiving training must have at least six months of full-time employment history at your company.
If your company has recently relocated and any employee lost their job, IWT services cannot be provided for 120 days following the relocation.
See how we help DuPage County businesses
get a competitive edge
Critical Technology Solutions Awarded $5,233
Critical Technology Solutions in Downers Grove is a small business specializing in physical security solutions and technology. This industry involves highly specific technical training (e.g. network camera solutions, mobile surveillance, wireless, etc.), but there is no secondary degree from an accredited college or university in this discipline. Industry certifications are essential to the company's success, but the size of the company made finding training dollars challenging. Enter an Incumbent Worker Training grant through DuPage County and the company's workforce was able to garner specific skill proficiency.
By increasing profitability due in large part to more educated employees, CTS can contribute more to the local economy, as a successful local business that can buy local, partner local, hire local employees and enhance physical security to local businesses and municipalities.
Donald PetersFounder and President, Critical Technology Solutions
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Contact us now to find out how to make a federally-funded Incumbent Worker Training grant work for your company like it has for so many other DuPage County businesses.
Peek Inside: At this location, we offer our customers a wide range of manufacturing capabilities, from CNC machining all the way to complete product assembly and fulfillment.
Fun fact about our company: a robot works right alongside our machinists to produce parts with quality and efficiency!
You would like to work at our company if
you are interested in the wide range of evolving technologies, processes and creativity that go into the world of modern manufacturing.
In the next year, we expect to hire CNC machinists
To get that job, you typically need a high school diploma and vocational or technical training in machining. We offer additional on-the-job training once a new machinist with the foundational skills and experience joins the team so they can continue to master their craft.
Our best machinists have: a passion about the art and science that goes into taking a raw piece of metal or plastic and forming it into a high-precision design.
CNC Machinists From this position, you could grow into
Master Machinist
Machining Business Manager
Owner of your own machining business
In the next year, we expect to hire Assembly Operators
To get that job, you typically need a high school diploma, a mechanical aptitude and a willingness to learn and closely follow processes and work instructions.
Our best assembly operators are eager learners and pay attention to details. They enjoy working on different types of mechanical work every day.
Assembly Operators From this position, you could grow into
lead operator
supervisor
manufacturing manager
FEATURED ORGANIZATION:
Company Name: The Jel Sert Company
DuPage Location: West Chicago, IL
Total number of employees in DuPage: 900 during peak season
Peek Inside
The Jel Sert Company is a leading manufacturer of food and beverage products. For the past 20 years, our team has been dedicated to establishing an exemplary manufacturing infrastructure that supports the needs of some of the world’s largest Consumer Packaged Goods and pharmaceutical companies.
Jel Sert is committed to providing employees with development opportunities as we are invested in their long term success and advancement within the organization. An individual development plan assists employees in career and personal development and allows employees to reach short and long term career goals.
You would like to work at our company because
We are committed to attracting the best talent and developing our employees to exceed their potential. Our employees take pride in their work and are always looking for ways to contribute their ideas, skills, experience, and passion. We reward and value creativity, professionalism, teamwork, honesty, and longevity.
In the next year, we expect to hire 2-3 technicians
To get this job, you typically need a Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with electrical, hydraulics, programming, and mechanical PLCs is required.
We pay $2.00 per hour shift differential for all time worked on 3rd shift. *Rate of pay depends on one’s experience, education, and skills.
Our best technicians have: Strong mechanical and electrical skills Additionally, someone that takes pride in their work, is honest, creative in their ideas, and works as a professional in a team environment.
All Technicians are sent to College of DuPage for classes. Technicians are scheduled for a series of six mechanical and six electrical classes. Classes are during work hours, so Technicians are paid for their time in class. We adjust their hours to spend half their shift on the floor and the balance in the class. Jel Sert pays for this training which includes classroom and lab work. All Technicians are involved in this training despite their experience level.
TECHNICIAN
From this position, you could grow into