TRAINING PROGRAMS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

NYC Training Grant Fund
In mid 2005, the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) announced the start of the NYC Training Grant Fund that allows small businesses to access money to train their current workforce. The fund provides a 50% reimbursement to businesses to invest in training for their employees.  Funding is available on a quarterly basis.  Click here for the most up to date information on funding available for training.

NYS Department of Labor
The New York State Department of Labor often issues competitive Requests for Applications (RFA) focusing on training new and incumbent workers.  Click here for up-to-date information on available funding opportunities.

Two Brooklyn Chamber Member businesses were awarded training grants through the NYS Department of Labor, and are currently training their workforce through this program. Click here to view the article and their story.

OTHER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Through the Brooklyn Chamber’s Workforce Development Department and the Brooklyn Business Solutions Center, you can access a number of resources for training grants for groups of employees, or individual employees.

On-the-Job Training
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce it has received funding from the New York State Department of Labor to provide On-the-Job Training (OJT) opportunities to its Members. Through this initiative, Member businesses interested in hiring persons in need of OJT may be eligible to contract with the Brooklyn Chamber for a partial reimbursement of employee wages for training.  Training must be provided on-site in order for a business to be eligible. Terms for each individual training slot will be defined and negotiated with Chamber staff, which will also offer assistance in developing a training plan.

Individual Employee Training
If you are a small business and have one or two employees with training needs, there are programs available through the NYC Department of Small Business Services and the WorkForce1 Career Centers.

If your business has interest in any of the above programs, please contact Jeanette G. Nigro, Vice President, Workforce and Training, Brooklyn Business Solutions Center at 718-875-1000 ext. 114, or at jnigro@brooklynchamber.com.