Michigan New Jobs Training Program
The Michigan New Jobs Training Program is a local economic development initiative serving employers since 2008. The program authorizes community colleges to temporarily capture the state income tax withholding associated with newly hired workers to pay for training.
If your company is planning on expanding and adding new jobs in the state of Michigan, the program can provide the flexible funding to meet an assortment of employee training and development needs specifically designed for your business.
There is NO RESTRICTION on employer size or industry, and funds can be used for a broad range of training (from short-term contract training to certificates and degrees).
Use of Funds
Funds can be used to pay for any direct training expenses, including:
- Basic adult education
- Job-related instruction
- Skills assessment
- Training equipment
- Materials and supplies
- Testing and evaluation of employees
- Customized or general instruction at a training facility selected by the employer
- College tuition, books, and fees; and
- Services of a private trainer
Company Eligibility
Companies eligible for the Michigan New Jobs Training Program must meet the following requirements:
- You will be hiring new full-time, permanent positions for a new or expanding business located in the state of Michigan;
- The new positions are not related to recalling laid off or replacement workers;
- The new positions are ones that did not exist within the previous 12 months at your business; and
- The minimum eligible pay is equal to the county ALICE rate* in which a job is primarily performed.
- *The county ALICE rate is equal to the minimum hourly rate necessary to pay the minimal estimate of the total household essentials for a household of 1 adult and 1 child in the county in which a job is primarily performed, based on the most recent household survival budget data provided by United for ALICE at unitedforalice.org.
Questions?
For a list of the Michigan New Jobs Training Program liaisons at your local community college campuses, please click here. You can also contact Dr. Adriana Phelan at the Michigan Community College Association at (517) 372-4350 or aphelan@mcca.org.
MNJTP Resources
Michigan New Jobs Training Program Summary
For a summary of the Michigan New Jobs Training Program, please click here.
Legislative Cap
The $50 million legislative cap has been exhausted. For the current process for queuing projects as resources become available under the cap, please click here.
Enabling Legislation
PA 359 (2008)
PA 360 (2008)
PA 130 (2015)
PA 186 (2023)
Program Documents
Resolution Authorizing Preliminary Actions
Application - New Jobs Training Program
Agreement of Intent to Enter Agreement
New Jobs Training Agreement (Bond/Debt Issuance Model)
New Jobs Training Agreement (Reimbursement/Pay-as-You-Go Model)
Summary of Steps
Template - Annual Report to the Michigan Department of Treasury
Repository of MNJTP Resources
For implementation resources, tools and templates shared by the community colleges, please go to the following DropBox.
