Workforce Incentives

If your company is expanding and/or adding employees, get in touch with Greenville Area Development Corporation to determine if you are eligible for tax incentives, county incentives, state incentives, recruitment and/or training support.

Please find several programs available to you below. If you have any questions, contact Becky Godbey at 864-239-3732.

ReadySC
Formerly referred to as the Center for Accelerated Technology Training (CATT), ReadySC offers no cost recruitment, screening, testing and pre-employment training when hiring 15 - 20 workers. On-the-job training reimbursement is possible when hiring less than 15 new employees. Applicants must meet specific criteria. To learn more about the program, contact Johanna Gunter at 864-250-8375.

Apprenticeship Programs
To learn more about the Deptartment of Labor and incentives for apprenticeship programs contact Ann Marie Stieritz at 803-896-5276.

Incumbent Worker Training Program Grants
Incumbent Worker Training Program Grants (IWT) provide funding for training needed in current businesses due to expansion, new technology, retooling, new services/product lines and new organizational structuring or as part of a layoff aversion strategy. Applications are reviewed quarterly. To learn more about the program, contact Dawn Darrington, program coordinator at the Greenville County WIA at 864-467-5639 or click here.

WorkKeys
WorkKeys is a job skills assessment system measuring real-world skills. It provides:

•Three prong system: job analysis, assessment and upgrade.
•Identifies the Right Person with the Right Skills for the Right Job
•Connects work skills, training and testing for education and employers
•EEOC Compliant
•Nationally recognized certification

For more information on WorkKeys, contact Becky Godbey at 864-239-3732 or by clicking here.

Enterprise Zone Retraining Act
Your company could receive up to $2,000 in cash matching for retraining of eligible existing production, first-line supervisors, set up and maintenance personnel. For more information contact Jane Johnson at 864-250-8050.

NationJob:
Chamber members can have their local job vacancies listed on NationJob at no cost! Click here for more information.

Greenville County Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
Recruitment and Training Incentives for Businesses
For more information on any of the programs listed below, contact Rachel Carlisle at 864-467-7536.

Recruitment Advertising
Businesses may receive assistance with advertising job positions through any combination of the following:

•Advertisements and hyperlinks added to the Greenville County WIB.
•Line ads in the local newspaper (Greenville News).
•Advertisements in a local employment guide (Career Builder).
•Job listings through the Employment Security Commission.

Application Prescreening
Businesses may receive assistance with screening of applications to ensure minimum job requirements are met. NOTE: Costs for drug testing and background checks are not permitted.

Job Fair and Interviewing Support
Businesses may reserve space within a One-Stop Career Center to conduct a job fair and/or to schedule interviews. The following amenities will be provided: private interviewing rooms, conference room, telephone/fax and computer/internet access.

Assessments
Applicants may be assessed using a variety of standardized tools:

•Computer Learning Works (CLW) - a comprehensive package of assessment activities designed to produce information basic skills aptitudes (reading and mathematics) and interests (employability and work maturity skills).

•Test for Adult Basic Education (TABE) - the most widely used test for adult basic education and is available in a pen-and-pencil or online. Provides the most reliable measurement of reading, mathematics, and language skills for adults.

•WorkKeys® Assessments - Developed by American College Testing (ACT), WorkKeys® is a job skills assessment system that measures real-world skills.

•WorkKeys® Job Profiling - a job analysis that helps identify the skills employees need to be successful on the job.

On-the-Job Training (OJT) funds are offered through the WIB to enable businesses to reduce their costs for training new workers. The business may be reimbursed 50% of the gross wages paid to each eligible worker during their first 6 months (maximum of 26 weeks) of employment. The worker must be pre-qualified by the WIB prior to the start of training. An OJT Checklist and Agreement must be completed by the business.