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Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) Training Provider

Worker Retraining program will have limited funding available for Winter 2026

Due to limited funding available for Winter 2026, the Worker Retraining program will have the following eligibility requirements: 

  • Currently receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits from the Employment Security Department
  • Exhausted Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits from the Employment Security Department within 48 months.

The priority deadline is December 11, 2025, 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST). Deadline: January 1, 2026, 11:59 PM PST. Eligible applicants must complete additional enrollment steps and/or forms before enrolling in one of the Workforce Education programs and receiving funding.

We recommend from us so that you receive a reminder that the application is open and to apply as soon as possible.

The Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) is a Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) training program that gives unemployed workers the opportunity to continue receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits while creating new businesses and job opportunities for other workers through self-employment. If you received a SEAP eligibility letter from ESD, you may be eligible to participate in the SEAP.

North is a SEAP Approved Training Program provider. The SEAP Approved Training Program we provide is the Entrepreneurship Program 鈥 which includes both the Certificate and Foundation Certificate options. For more information about the Entrepreneurship Program, including curriculum and program contact information, please visit the Entrepreneurship Program website. For more information about SEAP, including Approved Training Programs, eligibility requirements, SEAP application and FAQs, go to the website.

While the SEAP provides continuation of UI benefits, it does not cover the costs of the Approved Training Program. Funding assistance for the Entrepreneurship Program is available through the Worker Retraining Program. The necessary steps to qualify for SEAP are available on this checklist. Worker Retraining funding assistance is contingent on approval of SEAP application through ESD. You may check for eligibility through the .

Check your Worker Retraining funding eligibility by taking the . If you prequalify for funding you will receive a message inviting you to complete the Workforce Education Funding Application.

Complete and submit the online Workforce Education Funding Application. For more information about our application process, please see Frequently Asked Questions.

Email completed application to Workforce Education office at nworkforce@seattlecolleges.edu. The Worker Retraining specialist will review and sign the Program Provider Certification. 国产直播福利 signed application will be returned via email.

Click  to view the SEAP steps checklist. You will need to complete your weekly job search requirements until you are approved for the SEAP. Mail signed application to:

Employment Security Department
Attn: Training Benefits/SEAP Unit
PO Box 9046
Olympia, WA 98507-9046

 

SEAP General Questions

The SEAP application must be signed by the program provider, and at North, that is the Worker Retraining Specialist. The partnership between SEAP and Worker Retraining exists because Worker Retraining can provide funding for the Entrepreneurship Program.

No, the Worker Retraining Specialist provides funding and college navigation. The Entrepreneurship Program courses are taught by a faculty instructor.

If you have questions about your UI benefits please go to .

This information is available on website; additional information is included on the website.

Make sure to review the  website for information including . For additional questions, please attend the SEAP orientation or call the Training Benefits/SEAP Unit toll-free at 877-600-7701.

See the Entrepreneurship Program website for more program information including contact information.

Questions? Please contact the Worker Retraining Specialist: 

Jordyne Perry 
Jordyne.Perry@seattlecolleges.edu 
(206) 934-4732

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