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Unemployed or recently redundant: LMA course funding available

  • 18-01-2011 04:51PM
    #1
    BlueCarla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    Some of the users on this forum might be interested in the Labour Market Activation Scheme (LMA) which is currently funding up to 100% of the cost of some 3rd level courses.

    For those of you that like to know what the catch is before going through the trouble of clicking on a link - the eligibility notice for applications states:

    "Eligible participants must have been unemployed and on the live register for at least 6 months prior to starting the course or have an entitlement to statutory redundancy."

    I was quite surprised by the range of courses (management through to electronic engineering to computer gaming courses to hospitality management): http://www.bluebrick.ie/lma/
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  • #2
    HigsBoson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭HigsBoson


    I applied for the medicinal chemistry course in DIT and was told by admissions that I had to apply through the CAO. I also couldn't find any information about the courses on the DIT website, not sure if these are for real, or maybe they aren't available yet. Strange to have them open for application on blue brick when you cant apply.


  • #3
    SuperTyper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭SuperTyper


    Its say unemployed but people on One Parent Family Allowance cant apply from what I'm told:(


  • #4
    BlueCarla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭BlueCarla


    HigsBoson wrote: »
    I applied for the medicinal chemistry course in DIT and was told by admissions that I had to apply through the CAO. I also couldn't find any information about the courses on the DIT website, not sure if these are for real, or maybe they aren't available yet. Strange to have them open for application on blue brick when you cant apply.

    Did you get any further responses here or have you decided to go another route? Would be interested to know what came out of this in the end.


  • #5
    HigsBoson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭HigsBoson


    The new courses will be announced in May on bluebrick.ie, they have been renamed springboard. Doing a short OU module at the moment, hoping to get on one of the new courses.


  • #6
    mad_shopaholic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭mad_shopaholic


    hi everyone just to let ye know the Springboard courses were launched on bluebrick.ie this morning


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  • #7
    paperclip2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭paperclip2


    mad_shopaholic wrote: »
    hi everyone just to let ye know the Springboard courses were launched on bluebrick.ie this morning

    Linky: http://http://www.bluebrick.ie/Springboard/
    :)


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