DEW offices and SC Works centers across the state will be closed from Tuesday, December 24 to Thursday, December 26. We will reopen on Friday, December 27. Please know that unemployment payments may be delayed depending on your bank's holiday schedule. The Greenwood SC Works Center is closed for the foreseeable future, but staff will be at the United Way of Lakelands office at 929 Phoenix St. from 9 am - 4 pm., Mondays through Fridays.

On-the-Job Training

On-the-Job Training (OJT) is a proven, evidence-based strategy under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that provides for reimbursements to businesses to help compensate for the costs associated with skills upgrading and loss of production for the training of newly hired employees. OJT funds provide reimbursements to businesses of up to 50 percent of the wage rate of OJT participants (in certain circumstances up to 75 percent) to help defray the personnel training costs of new employees.

For more information about OJT, please contact your local SC Works center.