Second Career

Second Career is a provincial government program under the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities that provides laid-off workers with

• skills training to help them find jobs in high-demand occupations in Ontario
• financial support

Pilot training is an acceptable second career and you can receive partial funding to help defray the costs of the flight training. Second Career is a cost-sharing grant provided on the basis of need, so you may be asked to contribute what you can to your training or education.

Second Career provides up to $28,000 for

• tuition - including flight training fees
• books
• other instruction costs such as manuals or workbooks
• transportation
• a basic living allowance

There are caps on the funding for flight training (a maximum of $14 per hour) but every bit helps.

For more information, see the Ontario Government's Second Career web site.