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egf funding problem

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  • 03-09-2010 2:15pm
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    kerrylad1
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    hi guys,my nephnew qualifies for egf funding as he used to work down in limerick for dell for 3 years.he,s starting college soon and the yearly fee is 3000e,as ul is catorised bye fas as a private college, fas will only pay half the fee 1,500e upfront and the remaining of it when he finishes the course next year.in the meantime my nephnew cant get the loan to pay rest of fee upfront so he,s kind of left in limbo.as the funding is coming from europe and was supposed to help retrain worker,s does any1 know why fas are being so unwilling to pay the fee upfront,surely they realise anyone unemployed wont get a loan from the bank.has any1 else had problems with the funding being released to them?


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    xsiborg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭xsiborg


    i take it he's spent all his redundancy money then?


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    Insect Overlord
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    Thread moved from Limerick City Forum.


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    Annasopra
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    Is this a fulltime course in UL?

    The following sources of finances may be an option

    Vincent dePaul
    Credit Union Loan
    Local Partnership Organisation in Limerick

    Also I know that Alan Kelly MEP did a lot of work to help out the Dell workers through the EGF - might be an idea to just contact him and see if he can help

    http://www.alankelly.ie/

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    Alltherage
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭Alltherage


    I'll send you a PM with a few phone numbers to call.
    I haven't read the Edu charter on posting office numbers so I'm not going to, but if anybody else is in a similar situation google will turn up the contact information for the redundant workers association.

    Remember the fund runs out in June so be careful signing up for long term courses.
    Edit: The Dell Fund, the Waterford one and the other companies having separate dates.


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    kerrylad1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 610 ✭✭✭kerrylad1


    xsiborg wrote: »
    i take it he's spent all his redundancy money then?
    paid of his debts i think,sure he was only there 2 or 3 years,id say he didnt get much.also thanks for all the privete messages,be great help in resolving this issue.thanks again guys.


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