Rapid Response Assistance
When the Dislocated Worker Unit in a state is alerted to the possibility of a layoff and/or a plant closing, it responds quickly with on-site services. They will make employees aware of their eligibility to apply for the NAFTA-TAA program and enroll them in it. Once in the program, workers receive an assessment of their individual skills and abilities as well as financial and personal counseling to prepare for job transition. Learn more about Rapid Response.

Reemployment Services
Once the U.S. Department of Labor has certified eligibility, workers are offered a broad range of reemployment services, including:

Training
Training is also available once eligibility is certified. Training is offered to prepare a worker for another job or career. Workers may receive up to 104 weeks of approved training in occupational skills, basic and/or remedial education, and/or training in literacy and/or English as a Second Language (ESL).

Income Support
Income Support is otherwise known as Trade Readjustment Allowances which are weekly payments which may be available for up to 52 weeks after the worker's Unemployment Compensation benefit is exhausted and during the period in which the worker is participating in an approved full-time training program. Income Support is a combination of Unemployment Compensation and Trade Readjustment Allowance benefits for a maximum of 78 weeks (26 weeks for UC and 52 weeks for TRA).

Job Search
Job Search provides reimbursement for approved expenses while job hunting.

Relocation Allowances
Relocation Allowances provide for approved expenses while job hunting. It can also be used for relocation to a new job.