Funding for Returning to School for Self-Employed Professionals, Freelancers, and Business Owners - Studying

Funding for Continuing Education for Self-Employed Professionals, Freelancers, and Business Owners

Several accredited skills development organizations (OPCOs) are responsible for supporting and funding vocational training.

Self-employed individuals (professionals, farmers, artisans, merchants, independent contractors, etc.) may have their training funded by the OPCO to which they are affiliated—the OPCO for local businesses—subject to the provisions of their collective bargaining agreement.
Business owners, self-employed executives, and their spouses who are business partners or collaborators, on the other hand, fall under the jurisdiction ofthe Association for the Management of Training Funding for Business Owners (AGEFICE).
More specifically, owners of small businesses (in the food, construction, manufacturing, and service sectors) can turn to the Training Insurance Fund for Small Business Owners (FAFCEA).

Published on 11 July 2025
Updated on 25 June 2026

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