How to Apply

Course Selection Process

Note: PET allocation is base on first-come, first-serve. OCASI will not reserve funds for you unless you apply.

Courses to be undertaken by participants will be approved by OCASI on an individual basis. Settlement staff wishing to apply for funding under the PET project are encouraged to search for and select part-time courses of their choice, delivered through various educational institutions across Ontario, including, but not limited to community Colleges, Universities, Boards of Education, Professional Certification courses and Private Institutions. Approved participants must inform project staff immediately when there is a course cancellation or if they are unable to undertake the course, to enable fast reallocation of funding.

To facilitate the process, an online Catalogue with useful links to Continuing Education Departments and/or web pages of Ontario Community Colleges, Universities and community-based training organizations, is available here.

Application Process for Individual Applicants

To enroll:

  1. Interested participants should read PET information and follow application procedure outlined here
  2. The application must be accompanied with the course description.
  3. The application must be accompanied with the employer’s letter confirming employment in an ISAP program
  4. Applicants must undertake the course upon receipt of a letter of approval from OCASI.
Download the PET Individual Applicants Application Form

Approved participants must inform project staff immediately if they are unable to undertake the course, to enable fast reallocation of funding.

Reimbursement

All eligible participants are entitled to a reimbursement of the course fee up to a maximum of $750 for individual training and up to $2000 for In-House Group training. To be reimbursed, participants must submit:

  1. A fee payment receipt
  2. A completed PET project reimbursement claim form
  3. Completed PET project and course evaluation forms
  4. OCASI Letter of Approval (as proof of allocation of PET funding)
  5. Course completion statement (certificate of completion or grade report or statement) from the appropriate training institution.

Condition

All courses must be registered for and completed before March 31, 2009.