Laid off or furloughed? Need money for books, supplies, or tuition? Worker Retraining (WRT) provides funding for training that leads to in-demand family-wage jobs. This funding does not need to be repaid.
For expenses to be paid through Worker Retraining funding, applicants must be enrolled in one of Peninsula College's Professional Technical Programs, Bachelor's Degrees (BAS) Programs, or our high school completion program.
- Applying for Worker Retraining Funding
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To access Worker Retraining funding, applicants must first be an admitted Peninsula College student and enrolled in a Professional Technical Program, a Bachelor's Degrees (BAS) Program, or our high school completion program.
Step 1: Apply to Peninsula College & Start Your Financial Aid Application
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Step 2: Enroll in an Approved Program
Once applicants have received their admittance to Peninsula College, they will need enroll in one of Peninsula College's Professional Technical Programs, Bachelor's Degrees (BAS) Programs, or our high school completion program.
Professional Technical ProgramsBachelor's Degrees (BAS) ProgramsHigh School Completion Program
Step 2: Apply for 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 and wraparound services
- Job search assistance
Who Can Receive Help From Worker Retraining Funding?
- You have been laid off or furloughed.
- Currently receiving or eligible to receive unemployment benefits.
- Unemployed and exhausted unemployment benefits within the past 48 months.
- 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.
- Self-employed, now unemployed within the past 48 months.
- Discharged veterans within the past 48 months.
- 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 two of the three criteria below:
- Your Job is not in demand. (Review the local area Demand/Decline Occupations list for verification.)
- You do not have 45 college credits.
- You must upgrade your skills to remain employed in your current job.
Additional Information
For more information on careers and training opportunities, please visit the Washington Career Bridge website.
Contact Information
Questions? Need more information? Please contact Peninsula College's WorkForce Programs:
Colleen Vekich
(360) 417-6357
cvekich@pencol.edu