Detailed Training Description

Your employer or company must officially offer you a training opportunity. Ask your employer to write a Detailed Training Description. It must:

• Be written on the company's letterhead
• Be addressed to you
• Include job title
• Provide a detailed job description (at least a few sentences describing specific duties, tasks, goals, etc.). Please make sure this description establishes a clear and compelling link to your major field of study.
• Specify the street address where employment will take place (street, city, state, and zip code). If you will work remotely, the letter should specify this, and list both the company’s physical address as well as your remote working address.
• Specify number of hours per week you will work
• Specify start and end dates of CPT employment (keep in mind that CPT can only be authorized one term at a time).

 

We recommend your employer uses this sample Detailed Training Description. Links to an external site.

A standard job offer letter may not contain the required information. If your current offer letter is missing only 1 or 2 details, we may accept one printed e-mail, addressed to you, directly from your employer containing the missing details.

Please ensure your Detailed Training Description contains all details. The IC will not accept invalid or incomplete CPT applications.