Training Assistance

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES (SECTION 30)

If you are approved for training under this program, you can:

1. Continue to collect UI benefits while participating in a job skills training program. DUA will waive your work search requirement while you are enrolled in full-time, agency-approved training.
2. Receive up to 26 weeks of extended UI benefits. These benefits, known as Retraining Extended Duration (RED) benefits, are paid while you are enrolled in a full-time, agency-approved training program.

Eligibility Requirements

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.

ADULT DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM -ITA

This federal program under Title I of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is designed to provide quality employment and training services to assist eligible individuals in finding and qualifying for meaningful employment and to help employers find the skilled workers they need to compete and succeed in business.

Subject to availability of funds, financial assistance may be granted for re-training to eligible adults (18+) within these target groups:

• Dislocated Workers
• Displaced Homemakers
• Economically Disadvantaged

Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act (TRADE)

The TRADE Program provides benefits to workers who lose their jobs, or whose hours of work and wages are reduced as a result of increased imports, or whose jobs were exported offshore. The TRADE program provides benefits which include a variety of reemployment services designed to help trade-affected workers prepare for and obtain suitable employment.

ALL benefits provided under the Trade Program are administered by the Department of Career Services (DCS) and Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA). See Approved Courses / Vendors for programs currently approved for Trade