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Training for Laid Off Workers

DISLOCATED WORKER TRAINING

Purpose:

Provide assistance to help eligible dislocated workers obtain long-term, permanent employment through training services.  Based on eligibility, dislocated workers may receive retraining assistance (tuition, books, tools and related expenses) to attend approved training programs.  The training provider and its program must be on Ohio’s approved training provider list, and the training field must be in a demand occupation as determined by Ohio.

Dislocated Worker Eligibility Requirements:

  • Individual must qualify as a dislocated worker: laid-off/terminated; eligible for or exhausted unemployment compensation; and unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation OR lost a job due to the closure of a facility; OR was self-employed but now unemployed as a result of general economic conditions OR is a displaced homemaker.

Training

  • If you think you may qualify as dislocated worker and are interested in training, contact our office and ask about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA):  633-5627.

To Apply

You can apply online or you can print out the Preliminary Application in .pdf format from this website, complete the application, and mail it to us as your first step in seeking training assistance under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Your second step is to call OhioMeansJobs Belmont County to follow-up on your Preliminary Application.

You can click here to access the form online form and submit it directly to OhioMeansJobs Belmont County.

Or click here to access the Preliminary Application form. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to download this form. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can click here to download a free copy.

Once downloaded, you may print the form and mail it to:

OhioMeansJobs Belmont County
302 Walnut St.
Martins Ferry, OH 43935
Phone: 740-633-5627
Toll Free: 877-516-5627

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