Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Allowance and Allotments

Introduction to allowances and allotments.

Student Pay Information

The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center administers student pay according to the following steps:

During the student's first week on center, they will receive an ADP wisely pay card.

Every other Monday, the students are paid through an Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) on their student ADP Wisely pay card.

If you have questions about student pay, you may contact the Center finance office.

Pay

New Enrollment (Arrival) Pay.

Payroll taxes applied retroactively to first regular bi-weekly allowance​.

Bi-Weekly Pay.

Paid in cash.

Days 1 to 182: $25 per pay period.

Days 183+: $35 per pay period.

Days not paid: Unauthorized Absences (UA), unpaid personal leave, administrative leave days that are not paid.

All pays are collected by Job Corps as payroll deductions – withholding and social security taxes (federal employees for purposes of federal payroll taxes).

Other deductions may be taken for property loss or damage and student fines.

Important Pay Information

All of your pay will be put on a Wisely Card Funds. Funds will be put on your card every other Monday. 

You need to keep this card active until you exit the program. 

We will put your separation pay on the card as well.

If you have any questions, please contact the finance office at your center.

Clothing Allowance

A clothing allowance is provided for students who are on-center, as follows:

$100 at Day 30.

$125 at completion of a high school diploma or career technical training, and within 90 days of separation from Job Corps; intended for interview clothes or clothes to support employment.

$100 at Advanced Training acceptance; intended to support Advanced Training.

Child Allotment

Matched at 5 times the student share by Job Corps.

By check to designated allottees.

Proof of dependency required.

Student share is collected automatically by Job Corps as payroll deduction.

$5 or $10 initially; amount may increase to $15 on day 57 or more.

Transition Payment

$200 High School Diploma or Equivalency is completed at Job Corps.

$500 Career Technical Training (CTT) completion.

$1000 Combination of high school and CTT​ completion.

Deductions are payroll taxes, any previous advances, student allotment share (child allotment) and any indebtedness.

90% at transition if there is placement (job verification, college course schedule, military placement).

50% without placement.

The remainder will be sent to you by your Career Transition Specialist (CTS) approximately 4-8 weeks after separation.

Failure to cash transition check or report a non-receipt of transition check within 12 months of separation date equal forfeiture of payment.

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