Second Career Program Deemed a Success

The McGuinty Government is celebrating the success of the Second Career program in the North.

Just over 32 hundred Northern Ontario workers have particapated in the program, which offers financial assistance to laid off workers to retrain for a second career.

A recent survey shows 74 percent of Second Career students have found employment in less than a year after completeing the program.

The Second Career program was launched in 2008 by Employment Ontario.