The Office of Workforce Development (OWD) manages programs to help businesses find good employees, funds job training to improve the quality of Ohio’s workforce, and administers tax credits to businesses hiring certain eligible workers.
 
Programs

Agriculture, Ohio's Farm Worker Program has information for employers, service providers, and migrant farm workers.

Foreign Labor Certification (FLC). First step to hire foreign workers when there are an insufficient number of domestic workers willing, able or available to fill job openings.

Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Services to help adults, dislocated workers and youth prepare for, and find a job.

Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC). A tax incentive program for business hiring individuals who face significant barriers to employment. 

Links and Resources
 
Early Warning Network - The Early Warning Network helps identify firms at risk of closing or laying off workers, and to access resources to retain their workforce and lead to growth in Ohio.

Hiring Job Seekers with Disabilities - Diversify your workforce by hiring workers with disabilities and earn tax credits.

Labor Market Information - Make good business decisions, develop job descriptions, and learn about wages.

Ohio Means Jobs - Quickly post a free job order without having to register. To search millions of resumes, register or log in with your existing Ohio Business Gateway username and password.

One-Stop Services - Local services help you recruit qualified employees.

Layoff Aversion and Rapid Response - Responds to plant closings or layoffs with no-cost information about services. Businesses that lay off 50 or more workers are subject to WARN notification rules.

"Your Opinion Matters!"  - Ohio's On-Line Business Survey for One-Stop Services.  

Additional links and resources for business to find information to help start or build a business, hire and train workers, fulfill legal requirements, and use other services.

For More Information:
Office of Workforce Development
P.O. Box 1618
Columbus, OH 43216-1618
Fax: 614-728-8366
Phone: 1-888-296-7541, Option # 0
Email: WIAQNA@jfs.ohio.gov 
                                                                                                                                    Last Update 03/04/2013