Eligibility Documentation
To participate in a grant-funded training, you must meet the eligibility requirements. Please review the listed eligibility requirements below and complete the form along with uploading your eligibility documents.
Eligibility Requirements
You must currently reside or have worked in our Service Delivery Area. If not, please contact your local MassHire Career Center by clicking HERE. The following cities and towns are eligible for the MassHire Central Career Center area:
Auburn, Boylston, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hardwick, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough, Oakham, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Spencer, Upton, Warren, Blackstone, Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Millville, Northbridge, Uxbridge, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westboro, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, Oxford, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Sutton, Webster and Worcester.
You must be legally authorized to work in the United States of America. Any of the following documents can be used to show this authorization:
Birth certificate (for US citizens), US passport, voter registration card, alien registration card indicating right to work, foreign passport stamped eligible to work or naturalization certification.
For more information or to Request Employment Authorization, click HERE.
You must possess one of the following: driver’s license, birth certificate, DD214 (veterans only), baptismal record, federal/state/local government identification card, Selective Service card, hospital record or passport.
Must be 18 or older to qualify for WIOA Adult or Dislocated Worker training funds. If you are under 18, click HERE to see youth services.
Males 18 or older who were born on or after January 1, 1960 must be in compliance with the Military Selective Service Act (draft registration). Acceptable forms of documentation include: DD214 (veteran’s status), Selective Service card, Selective Service registration form, stamped post office receipt of registration.
To register for Selective Service or to verify your Selective Service registration status, please click HERE.
You must be a registered member of the MassHire Central Career Center. If you have attended a Career Center Seminar in-person or virtually within the past 12 months, you are a member.
If not, you must register to attend a Career Center Seminar. You can click HERE to learn how to become a member.
Economically Disadvantaged – status based on family size and income which includes gross wages and salaries (before deductions), pay received while serving in the Armed Forces, pensions, Worker’s Compensation, interest and dividends, net rental income and fixed term or lifetime winnings. It does not include unemployment compensation payments, child support, savings, food stamps (SNAP) and some forms of public assistance such as SSI, TAFDC or EAEDC. The income guidelines for program year 2025 (July 1st, 2024 – June 30th, 2025) based on family size and previous 6 month allowed income are:
You will be asked to document your household income and your family size for eligibility purposes for the last 6 months.
A family is defined as:
1. a spouse and/or dependent children, or other dependents
2. a parent or guardian and dependent children
*An individual not meeting the above definition of family is considered to be a family of one. A single individual 18 years or older living apart from family, as defined above, is a family of one. An individual with a disability is also considered a family of one. Acceptable forms of family size verification are birth certificates statements, medical cards or most recent tax return supported by IRS documents (e.g. Letter 1722).
You may be eligible for approved training if you:
- Have an eligible claim for UI benefits
- Are permanently separated from your previous employer
- Are unlikely to obtain suitable employment based on your current skill level and need training to become re-employed; and
- You possess sufficient aptitude and skills to successfully complete and benefit from approved training. Individuals who do not speak English or require remedial education may first participate in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Adult Basic Education (A.B.E.), or other Basic Skills courses.
- Submit a complete Training Opportunities Program (Section 30) application within the first 20 weeks that you receive your UI benefits.
**IMPORTANT** DUA does not pay for training. If you need financial assistance to pay for your training, a MassHire Career Center can help locate financial resources, including federal or state grants and loans.