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Complete the following steps to get started in the Worker Retraining program. If you have not met with a Worker Retraining specialist, please do so before starting the steps below. Contact Gina Certain or Linda Pendergraft to start the process. We look forward to hearing from you!

Admissions and Registration

  1. 1 Complete Admission Application

    apply

  2. 2 Take Placement Test or request alternative assessment
  3. 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. 4 Register for classes (how to register)

Paying for Tuition and Books - Worker Retraining

Worker Retraining tuition assistance is available for 1-2 quarters.

  1. 5 Complete and submit the online form. In order to complete this online application you will need to have your Triton ID and password set up. Instructions to do so can be found here.
    • Academic Plan from step #3 to: linda.pendergraft@edmonds.edu
    • 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)

  1. 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

Federal Financial Aid - Grants, Loans, and Work Study

  1. 7 Apply for financial aid by completing one of these applications:
  2. 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.-5:00 p.m.
Friday: Closed

Zoom appointments available by request.

Department Information

Gina Certain
425.640.1433 | gcertain@edmonds.edu | Mountlake Terrace Hall 130

Linda Pendergraft
425.640.1005 | linda.pendergraft@edmonds.edu | Mountlake Terrace Hall 130
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