John has been known in the community as a young man with a strong work and moral ethic.
Because of this, a local business owner focused on designing and crafting canoes contacted the Western Maryland Consortium when he had a job opening at their workshop. This company had previously hired an employee, using a Western Maryland Consortium program, and that match has led to the hire of a great employee of several years.
Now, with further growth, and the need for another employee, the owner wanted to give John an opportunity to work for him, too.
It was decided that John would work for the company through WMC’s On-the-Job Training (OJT) program. Under this program, the company hires the participant, and then receives a monthly reimbursement of 50% of wages for a period of time. Each month, John’s evaluations came back with excellence.
Already he is a valued employee, and it appears that he will have a bright and steady future thanks to the On-the-Job Training program crafting unique canoes that he knows could go anywhere around the world.
