Who can participate in NWLB?

  • Any person currently unemployed, or
  • Any person who has received a notice of termination or layoff from employment, or
  • Any employed person with a family income of $40,000 or less.
  • Participants must be at least 18 years old, must not have graduated from high school in the last 2 years, and must not be a full-time college student.
  • Participants will receive up to two years worth of free tuition at any Michigan community college, university or other approved training program.
  • Participants must complete a skills assessment administered by the Michigan Works! Agencies (MWAs).