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Page Name Business Services/Business Grants, Loans, and Tax Credits/Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program Links (left) Page copy A robust, motivated, well-educated and highly trained workforce is critical for the retention and expansion of all businesses in Ohio. Employers, in their efforts to improve their economic competitiveness, must find ways to consistently upgrade the skills of their workforce through educational and training opportunities. To this end, the Ohio Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program will fill a gap in current workforce development programs by providing needed training dollars to Ohio's incumbent workforce through a unique public-private partnership.

Page Name Links (left) A robust, motivated, well-educated and highly trained workforce is Ohio Means Jobs http://www.ohiomeansjobs.com/ critical for the retention and expansion of all businesses in Ohio. Ohio Shared Services/Vendor Number Registration Employers, in their efforts to improve their economic competitiveness, Program Information must find ways to consistently upgrade the skills of their workforce FAQs through educational and training opportunities. To this end, the Ohio On-line Application Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program will fill a gap in current workforce development programs by providing needed training dollars to Ohio's incumbent workforce through a unique public-private partnership. The ultimate goal of this program being twofold: allow employers to retain and grow their existing Ohio workforce and create a statewide workforce that can meet the present, and future, demands in an ever changing economy. This employer-driven program is designed to provide direct financial assistance to train workers and improve the economic competitiveness of Ohio’s employers. The voucher program is designed to offset a portion of the employer’s costs to upgrade the skills of its incumbent workforce and will provide reimbursement to eligible employers for specific training costs accrued during training. The program’s funding will be used in conjunction with private contribution to fund skill-upgrade training. Page Name Ohio Shared Services/Vendor Number Registration Links (left) Page copy Ohio Shared Services In order to receive reimbursement payments through the Ohio Incumbent Worker Training http://ohiosharedservices.ohio.gov Voucher Program, employers must have an established Vendor ID Number with the State of Ohio. Employers who do not have a Vendor ID Number should visit the Ohio Shared Services (OSS) website at http://ohiosharedservices.ohio.gov and follow these steps to NOTE: I would like the OSS website register: to open up in a new window when the link is clicked on, so the user  Click on “Vendor” (link on the left, third picture down). This will direct employers to can still read the instructions while information about OSS. working through the OSS page  Click on “Vendor Forms” (button to the right, golden colored, rectangle box). This will direct employers to the required forms for providing information to OSS.  Under the heading “Ohio Shared Services Vendor Forms, Click on “Dear State of Ohio Potential Vendor Letter”. This letter directs the employer to complete three forms in order to register as a vendor to do business with the State of Ohio and thus receive a Vendor ID Number.

The required forms are:  Vendor Information Form (OBM-5657-Rev.11/1/2011)  IRS Form W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number & Certification  Authorization Agreement for Direct Deposit of EFT Payments (OBM- 4310-Rev.11/1/2011)

The completed forms should be sent to: Vendor Maintenance Ohio Shared Services P.O. Box 182880 Columbus, Ohio 43218-2880

Fax: 614-485-1052

Email: [email protected]

Vendors can contact OSS with any questions at (877) 644-6771, (614) 338-4781 or via our contact page at http://www.ohiosharedservices.ohio.gov/ContactUs.aspx.

Page Name: Program Information NOTE: For each link, when the information comes up, the program manager would like a sentence at the top that reads “Click HERE for a pdf version of the information below” so that the user can print a clean copy. Then link the created pdf of that link’s information to that spot. Links (left) Page copy Overview (link to marketing document The Ohio Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program is an employer-driven program pdf) designed to provide direct financial assistance to train workers and improve the economic Guidelines (link to document competitiveness of Ohio's employers. The voucher program is designed to offset a portion, “Guidelines”) via reimbursement, of the employer's costs to upgrade the skills of its incumbent workforce. Definition of Terms (link to document The program will provide reimbursement to eligible employers for specific training costs “Definitions”) accrued during the course of training. An application for the program may be filed by either Agreement Process (link to document the employer, or employee (with pre-approval from his or her employer). “Voucher Agreement Process”) Reimbursement Request Instructions (link to document “Reimbursement Request Instructions”)

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