IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO TRAIN

Our Career Centers can provide financial assistance for re-training to eligible applicants.

The following are eligibility guidelines and documentation required for adults (18 years+).

Additionally, you must currently reside or have worked within our:

Service Delivery Area.

**IMPORTANT** Eligibility, deadlines and/or availability of funds may apply. Military veterans and eligible spouses receive priority of service.

Pre-requisite: MUST have attended a Career Center Seminar in the past year. Schedule one here: FIND A SEMINAR

If you need training to land your next job, then you should check out these options below and submit your information in the form. By doing so, a counselor will be in touch with you to discuss your training options.

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

In order for MassHire Central Career Centers to process and determine your Eligibility for Grant Funded Training, we must verify that you are over the age of 18, are compliant with the Selective Service rules, and are authorized to work in the United States. We will also need to access, collect and store certain personal information about you that may include the following items such as, but not limited to; your Unemployment Insurance Records, your Birth Certificate, your Government Issued ID including your Passport, your Work Authorization Card, your Social Security Card, documentation related to any Public Assistance Benefits you may be receiving, documentation showing your current and recent income, and others.

Please note that your personal information is only collected for the purpose of verifying and determining your eligibility for select grant programs funded through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the Department of Labor, and upon request will be collected and stored in a secure manner. MassHire Central Career Centers may need to share your information with the Massachusetts State Department of Career Services, as well as the United States Department of Labor.

With your consent, MassHire Central Career Centers may be able to begin collecting or searching for certain eligibility criteria and documentation at the time of your submission of this inquiry such as your Selective Service Compliance or Unemployment Insurance Records. In doing so, we are able to expedite the grants eligibility screening process for you. 

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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.

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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
See ITA Eligibility Guidelines
See Approved Courses & Vendors

Veterans receive Priority of Service

Priority of Service is provided to veterans and their eligible spouses and requires that our Veterans receive priority throughout the full array of services provided through the MASSHIRE Center System. The purpose is to provide priority of service to Veterans and spouses of certain Veterans for the receipt of employment, training, and placement services in any workforce preparation program directly funded, in whole or in part, by the Department of Labor. To obtain priority of service for a specific program, a Veteran or eligible spouse must meet the statutory definition of a “covered person” and also must meet any other statutory eligibility requirements applicable to that program.

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

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NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT (NDWG)

NDWG’s are federal grants, which provide funds to assist workers affected by major economic dislocations such as workforce reductions and company closings.  NDWG’s focus on specific industries, companies or clusters of companies that are closing or implementing downsizing initiatives of significant proportion. Employees who have been laid off or who have received notice of impending layoff and whose company has been named in the specific grant may be eligible.

 

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