Get STARTED
Complete the following steps to get started in the Worker Retraining program. Contact Gina Certain to start the process.
Admissions and Registration
- 1 Complete Admission Application
- 2 Take Placement Test or request alternative assessment
- 3 Schedule an advising appointment to complete an Academic Plan.
The Academic Plan is a quarter-by-quarter listing of the courses needed for your degree or certificate. - 4 Register for classes (how to register)
Paying for Tuition and Books - Worker Retraining
Worker Retraining tuition assistance is available for 1-2 quarters.
- 5 Complete and submit the online form. In order to complete this online application you will need your ctcLink ID. In the application you will be able to upload the following:
- Academic Plan from step #3
- Documentation of collecting unemployment benefits or exhausted unemployment benefits. See documentation examples
- Or documentation for being a displaced homemaker, vulnerable worker, or self employed now unemployed
ESD Programs - Commissioner Approved Training (CAT) and Training Benefits (TB)
- 6 Email Becky Schrader, rebecca.schrader@esd.wa.gov to complete the Commissioner Approved
Training (CAT) and Training Benefits (TB) application.
- CAT: waives work search requirement while attending school full time (12 credits or more)
- TB: provides additional weeks of unemployment benefits
- CAT/TB does not pay for tuition and books. The funding for this comes from the Worker Retraining grant in step #5
Federal Financial Aid - Grants, Loans, and Work Study
- 7 Apply for financial aid by completing one of these applications:
- 8 Complete the Income Recalculation (calculates your eligibility based on current income information). Go to Financial Aid and click on "Forms."
Contact Us
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.Zoom appointments available by request.
Department Information
Gina Certain
425.640.1433 | gcertain@edmonds.edu | Mountlake Terrace Hall 130