Worker Retraining
The Worker Retraining Program assists people who are unemployed or facing imminent layoff. The program can help individuals get started in training for a new career or help update skills.
To be eligible for the Worker Retraining Program, an applicant must meet the following qualifications and meet the income eligibility guidelines:
- You must be considered a dislocated worker as defined by the Employment Security Department, or
- Be drawing Washington State Unemployment Benefits or exhausted unemployed benefits within the last 24 months, or
- Be a displaced homemaker, defined as an individual who has been providing unpaid household services for more than 3 years and dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income.
The Worker Retraining Program can assist with your first quarter tuition, books, childcare and transportation. If you would like to know if you qualify for Worker Retraining, please fill out and submit the Worker Retraining Application. For more information, call our Worker Retraining Office (360) 596-5424.
Contact
Worker Retraining Office
Building 25, First Floor
(360) 596-5424
Fax: (360) 596-5709
Orientation
Worker Retraining Orientation
(power point presentation)
Every month there will be an orientation
held on campus in Building 22-200A
From 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Dates for Winter Quarter
Are as follows:
February 21st
March 21st
Make sure to bring
All required documentation
To the orientation.
Success Story
An article from Soundings details Justin Crawford's route to the Nursing program at South Puget Sound Community College through the Worker Retraining Program.
Get Started!
If you would like to know if you qualify for Worker Retraining, please fill out and submit the Worker Retraining Application. For more information, call our Worker Retraining Office (360) 596-5424.
Additional resources are available for dislocated workers at WorkSource
You are required to apply for financial aid to qualify for Worker Retraining. More information is available from our Financial Aid office.