Laid-Off Ontarians Graduating Into Second Careers
- Rigo Pastora, 2nd Career Student
September 23, 2010 12:15 PM
McGuinty Government Building A Highly Skilled And Educated Workforce
A survey of Second Career students shows that 93 per cent of students have graduated, and over 60 per cent have found jobs within an average of three months.
Second Career was launched in 2008. It is a financial assistance program that helps laid-off and unemployed workers go to college to retrain for careers in high demand sectors. Second Career helps pay the cost of tuition, books, living expenses and other expenses associated with training for a new career.
The McGuinty government’s Open Ontario plan is helping to build the most highly skilled and educated workforce in the world, giving Ontario the competitive edge in securing a strong economy for the future.
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QUICK FACTS
- Since June 2008, Second Career has helped almost 36,000 laid-off workers.
- As of May 30, 2010, 12,149 Second Career students have completed their training.
- 86 per cent of students are satisfied or very satisfied with the government’s flagship retraining program.
- The average Second Career participant is about 40 years old, with an almost equal proportion of men and women going to school.
- Second Career is one of a range services provided by Employment Ontario.
- The government’s Open Ontario plan will raise the number of Ontarians with a postsecondary education and training credential to 70 per cent.
