Hiring & Training Grants

From training grants to work experience tryouts, the RochesterWorks Business Services Team offers opportunities to help you find, train, and retain the candidates you need.

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Training and Employment Grant Programs

Incumbent Worker Training Grant

Click this link to learn about how our Incumbent Worker Training Grant can cover training costs for your current employees.

On-the-Job Training Grant

Click this link to learn about how our On-the-Job Training Grant can reimburse the costs to train your new hires on the job.

Renewable Energy Training Initiative (RETI)

Click this link to learn about how our Renewable Energy Training Initiative (RETI) can help you meet growing demands for workers with clean energy skill sets.

Work Experience Tryout (WET) Program

Click this link to learn about how our Work Experience Tryout (WET) Program can help you evaluate candidates for long-term employment.

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With RETI, employers can meet the growing demands for workers with clean energy skill sets while receiving resources and support for their businesses in the process. This program is exclusively offered by RochesterWorks!

This Work Experience Tryout (WET) program allows your business to try out candidates to see if their skills and work habits are a fit for an open position.

The Incumbent Worker Training Grant (IWT) program is designed to help businesses in the City of Rochester and Monroe County upskill their existing employees to meet industry demand by offsetting the cost of providing training and certification.

The On-The-Job Training (OJT) grant program is designed to help businesses in the City of Rochester and Monroe County meet their employment needs by offsetting the cost of training new employees who need to upgrade their skills to meet the demands of a specific job.

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