Worker Retraining for Dislocated Workers
Worker Retraining is a partnership between community and technical colleges and Washington State WorkSource to provide job training for dislocated, unemployed workers and those who face imminent layoffs. While enrolled in approved training programs, students may draw unemployment benefits to the extent of their entitlement. The Worker Retraining program may assist eligible students with tuition, books, childcare and transportation. Students may also be eligible for living expenses (Training Completion Aid) upon exhausting unemployment benefits.
- a dislocated worker as defined by the Employment Security Department; OR
- drawing Washington State Unemployment Benefits or exhausted unemployed benefits within the last 24 months; OR
- 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.