Second Career provides help to laid-off workers in need who will benefit most from training to find work. Recently laid-off unemployed workers need long-term skills training, and that is the most applicable helping tool to make them transit into high-skill, demand occupations in the local labour market.

Second Career provides laid-off workers with two most significant necessities:

• Skills training to help them find jobs in high-demand occupations in Ontario
• Financial support

The Ontario Government is productively helping laid off workers to get back to work. The aspirant may qualify for tuition fees and other expenses such as: books, living expenses, help caring for dependents, travel and transportation, disability supports, and other living and training costs. One can apply to Second Career if he/she:

Several factors are to be taken into account when making out who might receive funding, for example:

• Active job search
• Length of unemployment
• Education background
• Work History
• Labour market prospects
• Training request
• Experience and occupational skills

Second Career is a cost-sharing grant provided on the basis of need, so the awardees may be asked to contribute what they can to their training or education.