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Riverside County Workforce Development

Help paying a new worker during job training

Riverside County employers may get part of a new worker’s wages paid back during approved training. Arrange the program before hiring or starting training.

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What you can get

Up to half of an approved new worker’s wages paid back during training.

Who it's for

Riverside County employers hiring and training an approved full-time worker.

What you need to know

  • The job must be full time.
  • The worker must register with a Workforce Development Center before employment.
  • Your business must pay California unemployment insurance and have a state tax ID.
  • Get the training agreement approved before hiring or starting the paid training period.

Your next step

  1. Contact Riverside County employer services before making the hire.
  2. Ask staff to check the worker, job and training plan, then complete the agreement.
Go to program website

You will go to the program's own website.

More details and sources

Full program information

Official program name: Riverside County on-the-job training wage reimbursement

Benefits and limits

Reimbursement of up to 50% of an eligible new employee's wages during approved training.

Full requirements

The job must be full time and the new hire must register with the Workforce Development Centers before employment. The business must pay into the California Unemployment Insurance Fund and have a California state tax ID. Arrange eligibility review and the training agreement with employer services before hiring or starting the subsidized period; available reimbursements depend on funding.

Read the program's requirements Checked Oct 30, 2026

Key requirements, not the complete provider checklist. Final eligibility, address and funding decisions belong to the provider.

Availability and area

Provider confirmation needed

Listed by the provider. Confirm current enrollment, appointments or funding with the provider; participation and assistance require its review.

Riverside County employer program; businesses operating in Desert Hot Springs can request screening subject to the program and funding rules.

Areas listed in the source

Desert Hot Springs

Where this information comes from

Riverside County Workforce Development - official program information

Information collected Oct 30, 2026.

Direct official-source review on October 30, 2026. This listing summarizes the program; the provider decides eligibility and approval.

DHSed is an independent guide. The program makes the final decision about help, amounts and rules.