Program Description

The Worker Retraining Program provides training assistance to individuals who are receiving WA State Unemployment Insurance benefits or have lost their jobs due to economic changes and need to change careers in order to re-enter the workforce.

Eligible Worker Retraining students may receive tuition assistance and/or funds to cover the cost of books for one quarter at Yakima Valley Community College. 

Note: Funding for qualified Worker Retraining students is contingent upon availability of Worker Retraining funds.

Am I eligible for Worker Retraining?

Individuals receiving unemployment, dislocated workers, workers facing imminent layoffs , unemployed veterans or displaced homemakers may qualify for Worker Retraining funds.  You must meet one of the following criteria:

• Are receiving or are eligible to receive WA State Unemployment Benefits
• Have exhausted your WA State Unemployment Benefits within the past 24 months
• Have been determined to be a “Dislocated Worker” by WorkSource
• Have been self-employed within the past 24 months, operating your own business, and are now unemployed due to economic downturn
• Are an unemployed veteran who has been honorably discharged from the US armed services within the past 24 months
• Are a “Displaced Homemaker” (worked primarily in the home for 10 or more years providing unsalaried household services for family members on a full time basis; were dependent on the income of another family member but are no longer supported by that income)

 TO APPLY:

Click on one of the links below to print the appropriate application and call for an appointment:

Worker Retraining Financial Aid Application 

Displaced Homemaker Application

Worker Retraining Program Contacts:

Sharon Redifer

Special Funding Coordinator

Financial Aid Special Funding

509-574-4764

sredifer@yvcc.edu