WORKER RETRAINING PROGRAM

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.

 YVCC’s Worker Retraining Program offers training in basic skills and literacy, occupational skills, and vocational education. The Career Connection Center offers a wide range of professional-technical programs within the Workforce Education Division that are available to Worker Retraining students.

 

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 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:

 

Applications: 

   Worker Retraining Financial Aid Application 

 

Displaced Homemaker Application

 

Worker Retraining Program Contact:

Alejandra Perez           

Worker Retraining/WorkFirst Coordinator

Fax: 509-574-4967

Email:  aperez@yvcc.edu  

 

Appointment Information & Schedule   

• Yakima Campus: 509-574-4743    Mon., Tue., & Thurs.  
• Grandview Campus:  509-882-7064   Wed. & Fri.
 
 
          

Worker Retraining Financial Aid Contacts:

 

Violet Valdez  

        

Financial Aid Special Funding Bilingual Program Assistant

Phone: 509-574-4977

Financial Aid Fax: 509-574-4740

Email: vvaldez@yvcc.edu  

 

Sharon Redifer

Financial Aid Special Funding Coordinator

Phone: 509-574-4764

Financial Aid Fax: 509-574-4740

Email: sredifer@yvcc.edu    

 

  

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