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Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP)

Man with mask sits at machine at the FishSki Manufacturing FacilityNew Mexico has one of the most generous training incentive programs in the country. The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) funds classroom and on-the-job training for newly created jobs in expanding or relocating businesses for up to 6 months. The program reimburses 50-90% of employee wages. Custom training at a New Mexico public educational institution may also be reimbursed.

Wage reimbursements may not exceed 15% above the standard rates (50-75%*). Companies may combine up to three of the following conditions for an additional 5% wage reimbursement:

  • Companies paying wages that qualify for the High Wage Jobs Tax Credit
  • Hiring recent NM higher ed graduates
  • Hiring Veterans
  • Hiring individuals who have exited NM foster care
  • Employers using recognized workforce support services to strengthen recruitment and retention

*Standard rate: up to 50% in urban areas, population > 60k; 65% in rural areas, population <60k; 75% in frontier, economically distressed, and Native American communities, population <15k.

Companies are reimbursed after training is completed.

Interested in wage assistance in training existing employees? Visit the Step Up Program to learn more.

Eligibility Guidelines:

Please read through the eligibility guidelines and then fill out the Eligibility Questionnaire to begin the JTIP application process. A member of JTIP staff will contact you to determine eligibility and discuss the program in detail.

Eligibility for JTIP funds depends on many factors, including the type of business, roles of the newly created jobs and the trainees location and other criteria.

Businesses eligible for consideration include:

  • Companies that manufacture or produce a product in New Mexico
  • Non-retail service companies that export a substantial percentage of services out of state (50% or more of revenues and/or customer base). Software development companies, customer support centers and product testing laboratories are three examples of businesses that have qualified in this category
  • Certain green industries

The company must be financially sound and be creating new jobs as a result of expansion or relocation to the state of New Mexico.

Businesses in certain industries are not eligible. Some examples are agriculture, construction, extractive industries, gambling, health care and retail.

Jobs eligible for funding through JTIP must be:

  • Full time (minimum of 32 hours per week)
  • Year-round
  • Directly related to the creation of the product or delivery of the service. (1 in 5 positions applied for may be outside product/service creation). Typical examples include marketing, sales, and general administration
  • Manufacturing examples: production worker, electronic equipment assembler, first line supervisor, industrial engineering technician, R&D scientists, and engineers
  • Service examples: customer service representative, environmental engineering technician, web developer, software developer
  • Intern positions may be eligible

To be eligible for funding under JTIP, trainees must:

  • Be new hires to the company
  • Have been residents of the state of New Mexico for at least 1 year at any time prior to employment. Trainees that do not meet the one-year residency requirement may be eligible if hired into high-wage jobs.
  • Not have left high school in the 3 months prior to employment, unless they have graduated or completed a HSE (High School Equivalency)

JTIP reimburses a minimum of 50% of trainee wages during training for up to six months. Types of eligible training include:

  1. Custom classroom training at a public educational institution
  2. Structured on-the-job training (OJT)
  3. A combination of classroom training and OJT

JTIP Board Meetings

Meeting Announcements:

JTIP Contacts:

JTIP Program Manager Patrick Gannon
Patrick.Gannon@edd.nm.gov.

JTIP Marketing Coordinator Avelina Borrego
Avelina.Borrego@edd.nm.gov

Important information:
Board Meeting Notes by Fiscal Year

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