AST College provides excellent skills development Certificate Courses for those who obtain financial aid from HRDC. Our counselors are prepared to discuss with you the programs we offer, and assist you in the application process for financial support.
Often due to the difficult economic environment in which job opportunities are limited or simply out of personal interest, unemployed individuals may decide to take courses or training programs, rather than remaining inactive.
As a general rule, to be entitled to regular benefits, you must show that you are unemployed, able and willing to work and actively looking for suitable work. Therefore, if you are taking a training course on your own initiative, without being directed to do so by a  designated authority, you must show, without a doubt, that taking a course is not an obstacle to your active job search or to your acceptance of appropriate employment.