On-the-Job Training uses the regular or existing work place, tools, machines, documents, equipment knowledge, and skills necessary for an employee to learn to effectively perform his or her job. OJT is a contractual agreement made between the business and Cherokee Nation. OJT is a wise, cost-effective way to staff positions with job-ready, pre-screened applicants.

Good Quality Jobs for Cherokees

One of the goals of Career Services is to help Cherokees get the skills they need to secure good paying jobs that are a path to self sufficiency. OJT participants are restricted to those who are Cherokee Nation citizens living within the reservation.

Participating Employer Benefits:

• Wage Reimbursement and Business Specific Training: During a training period, up to three months, the Cherokee Nation will reimburse employee wages up to 50%. There is minimal paperwork required of the employer and payments are made monthly. This program also allows businesses to train employees to their specifications and culture. The results are increased productivity, employee retention, and higher morale and teamwork.

How do you get the process started?

• A standardized OJT contract is completed with your company. The contract will contain all the terms of the agreement for both parties, including a detailed agreed-upon training schedule.
• With this contract in place, we can begin to screen candidates for your job position (s). You will provide your Worker's Compensation Insurance and Employer Federal Tax Identification Number.
• The process of writing and negotiating the OJT contract and establishing a training schedule can take up to two weeks.

Why Take Advantage of OJT?

Wage Reimbursement

During a training period, up to three months, the Cherokee Nation will reimburse employee wages up to 50%. There is minimal paperwork required of the employer and payments are made monthly.

Job Ready Employees

Applicants have been assessed to meet your job specifications. We will make referrals, but you make the decision on who to hire. You can also send applicants to us for eligibility screening; we will notify you if they qualify.

You hire based on your HR policies and procedures.

For more information about the program and services provides by Cherokee Nation Career Services go to: CherokeeJobs.org or call 918-453-5555.

The mission of Career Services is to develop and encourage individuals to achieve and maintain work habits and skills that promote employability and self-sufficiency through programs encompassing education, training, rehabilitation, supportive services, and economic development.