Worker Retraining

Laid off or furloughed due to the pandemic? Need money for books, childcare, supplies, or tuition?

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What is Worker Retraining?

Worker Retraining (WRT) funding provides funding for training that leads to in Demand family-wage jobs.  This funding does NOT have to be repaid. Professional/Technical programs, Bachelor's Degrees (BAS)  and the High School 21+ GED expenses can be paid with Worker Retraining funding.

What Services can Worker Retraining Provide?

  • Funding for Tuition, fees, books, and supplies
  • Career counseling
  • Assistance applying for other funding resources
  • Referrals to community supports / wrap around services 
  • Job search assistance
  • Childcare

Who can get help from Worker Retraining funding?

  • Laid off or furloughed due to pandemic
  • Currently receiving or eligible to receive unemployment benefits
  • Unemployed and exhausted unemployment benefits within the past 48 months (about 4 years)
  • Displaced homemaker, a person who is unemployed or underemployed who has recently lost his or her primary source of income due to a separation, divorce, death, or permanent disability of the main wage earner within the past 48 months (about 4 years).
  • Self-employed, now unemployed within the past 48 months (about 4 years).
  • Discharged veterans within the past 48 months (about 4 years).
  • Active-duty military with a notice of separation.
  • Temporary workers who were dislocated from a previous job.
  • Vulnerable Workers (at risk of becoming unemployed) who meet 2 of the 3 criteria:
  1. Your Job is not in demand (see the local area Demand/Decline Occupations list)
  2. You do not have 45 college credits
  3. You must upgrade your skills to remain employed in your current job.

For live assistance, drop into our Virtual Lobby
Monday -Thursday
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Contact Us:

Colleen Vekich
(360) 417-6357
cvekich@pencol.edu

For more information on careers and training opportunities, please visit the Washington Career Bridge.

To take a Career Interest Survey https://pencol.lightcastcc.com/?radius=&region=Clallam%20County

Next Steps / Getting Started

1.    Apply to PC at apply.ctc.edu/user
2.    Apply for FAFSA at Home | Federal Student Aid
3.    Apply for Worker Retraining by submitting the Worker Retraining Application Form
a.    Review information on the Worker Retraining website
4.    For IT enrollment questions, contact Eric Waterkotte at ewaterkotte@pencol.edu

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