Who is eligible for Second Career Funding?
If you were laid off after 2004, you may qualify for skills training in demand occupations in Ontario – even if you’ve received Employment
Insurance (EI). Eligible training helps Second Career participants move up to better jobs than they could get without the training. This is a very
specific government program, so some of these conditions need to be defined.
In this case a “laid-off worker” can be someone who:
- is still unemployed
- has taken any interim jobs to make ends meets but is currently unemployed
- has taken any interim jobs to make ends meets and is still in that job
- is on salary continuance (an alternative to pay in lieu of notice or severance. The employees receive their regular salary for a designated
period and they may receive some or all of their benefits as well)
- is on severance (a lump sum paid to an employee upon termination).
An “interim job to make ends meet” must have a lower wage and/or a lower skill level compared to the original. These jobs may be full-time,
part-time, seasonal, or contract work.
“Demand occupation” means there is a demonstrated need in Ontario. You’ll need to provide labour market information, but not
necessarily job postings, with your application.
A "better job" must be at a higher wage or higher skill level or offer more opportunity for the future.
IF you accepted EI, you may qualify for:
- between six months and two years of skills training for National Occupational Classification (NOC) skill level B and equivalent occupations
in demand in Ontario
- up to one year of academic upgrading where necessary as a prerequisite for skills training.
Non-EI-eligible individuals may qualify for:
- up to two years of skills training for either NOC skill level B or NOC skill level C occupations and equivalent in demand in Ontario
- up to one year of academic upgrading where necessary as a prerequisite for skills training.
Please visit the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities website at http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/secondcareer/
You can also contact your local Employment Ontario office for confirmation of your eligibility for financial assistance under the Second Career
program.
Return to: Second Career at George Brown College
Revised:
February 14, 2011
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