Short-term courses, workshops, or trainings
in a non-degree or non-credit program taken for the purpose of skills
enhancement and/or career advancement in a health care field.
- If your area of study is not directly health
care related, but your degree or certificate could be used to
regular employment in a health care facility (ex: business courses)
then this is also covered.
- If your area of study doesn't fit the above,
the Training Fund will still reimburse you for prerequisite
courses such as English, Math, Biology, etc. that are required
to be taken before you enter your degree courses. Please check
with the Training Fund office if you have any questions about
this.
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for a list of eligible employers.
- The maximum reimbursement per semester is the dollar amount equivalent to tuition for
six credits at the University of Connecticut for all programs except nursing. Currently this is $1922
- The maximum reimbursement per semester for nursing students is the dollar amount
equivalent to tuition for 12 credits at the University of Connecticut. Currently this is $3745.
Costs of tuition, fees, and uniforms are covered at the rate of 100%.
Textbooks are covered at the rate of 50%.
You must receive a C or better to be reimbursed.
If you are enrolled in a private or an out-of-state
institution, you will receive reimbursement at a per credit rate
not to exceed the prevailing per credit costs at the University
of Connecticut.
You must submit a Tuition
Reimbursement form to the Fund office by the deadline before each
semester. If you are not in a semester length course, the form
must be submitted to the office before the course starts.
Close to 4000 members are eligible for Training Fund programs,
and approximately 25% of eligible members participate in at least
one program each year. In the 2000-2001 school year, 979 members
participated. 565 received tuition reimbursement, 256 took computer
skills classes, and 143 took class at one of the Learning Centers.
