Preparing today's employees for tomorrow's challenges
Millions of dollars are allocated each year in New Jersey to help companies train their workforce.
The New Jersey Department of Labor allocates millions of dollars each year to corporate training in order to enhance the creation and retention of high wage, high skill jobs in New Jersey. CPE at NJIT is a partner in accomplishing these objectives and will assist your company, at no cost, in applying for state training grants.
How the application process works:
- First, contact us and let us know you are interested in applying for a grant.
- You will be assigned an account manager who will handle the entire process: assessment of training needs and costs; completion of the pre-qualification form; creation of the grant request; submission of the final application; and administration of the grant. All at no cost to you.
- Once approved, CPE at NJIT will customize a program to meet your training needs.
Many New Jersey-based companies have received state grants and greatly benefited from our training. Here are some of the grant amounts received by New Jersey companies:
| Burlington Coat Factory | over $590,000 |
| CVS | over $400,000 |
| Cardinal Distribution | over $380,000 |
| Silverline | over $365,000 |
| Panasonic | over $200,000 |
Training must accomplish one or more of the following:
- Help in the creation, retention, or upgrading of labor-demand occupations
- Prevent job losses as a result of a potential facility closing, national or international
- Ensure company competitiveness as a result of changing technology
- Create jobs as a result of a company starting, relocating, or expanding into New Jersey
Other information about applying for a grant:
- Employers are asked to match grant funds by paying the wages of employees during the time they are being trained
- Grant awards will be made on a competitive basis, with all applicants within a sector competing against each other. Sectors include pharmaceutical/biotechnology, science/technology, information technology, logistics, energy, finance, and hospitality/tourism
- Grant awards will be made to applicants in each sector in two cycles during the fiscal year
- All applicants will be subject to the existing general provisions of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s training agreements
Don’t wait! See if your company can benefit from grant-funded training today!
