Incentives Workforce
The Shreveport-Bossier area has a ready and available labor force, and several workforce development programs are available to businesses selecting The Port of Shreveport-Bossier through the State of Louisiana.
Louisiana Workforce Development & Training Program
- Offers pre-employment and worker upgrade training
- Available to new and expanding companies
- Application process required for approval
- Funds private and public sources of worker training
- Administered by Louisiana Department of Economic Development
Workforce Investment Act
- Designed to stimulate employment, training and retraining of unemployed and economically disadvantaged persons
- Federal funds pay 50 percent of wages for newly hired, eligible employees
- Program pays for tuition, books and training supplies
- "Customized" training available for new hires combining on-the-job training and vocational classroom training
- Locally administered by the City of Shreveport and the Coordinating and Development Corporation
Incumbent Worker Training Program
- Training program for existing employees
- Designed to increase productivity and company growth
- Company eligibility requirements:
- Operated in Louisiana for 3 years
- Contributed to the Unemployment Insurance Systems for at least 3 years
- Each employer or consortium of employers must train at least fifteen (15) employees
- Designed for supplemental training
- May be funded not more than once in a 2 year period
- Preference is given to employers who utilize public training providers, donate equipment and supplies to the program and participate in Louisiana's Welfare to Work initiative
- Application process required for approval
- Administered by the Louisiana Department of Labor
Louisiana Job Employment & Training Program (LaJet)
- Employment and training programs for Caddo Parish mandatory food stamp recipients
- Services include:
- Individual assessment and testing
- Counseling
- Job development & readiness training
- Literacy training
- Basic skills workplace training
- Administered by the City of Shreveport's Department of Community Development
Strategies to Empower People (STEP)
- Provides training and job opportunities for welfare recipients and non-custodial parents
- Use of funds:
- Job readiness
- Employment activities and job placement
- Post-employment training services and job retention
- Support services - including transportation
- Locally administered by the City of Shreveport and the Coordinating and Development Corporation
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