btea question

lplates

I have the option of doing a fas course over the summer months which will result in a minor fetac award level 5. I also want to do a plc course starting in september which is also fetac level 5. I am currently in receipt of jobseekers allowance.

my question is, come september, when i will have much further to travel and possibly accomodation, will i be entitled to btea having already done a fas course over the summer months? or would i be better off not doing the fas course and just waiting until september?

thank you.

lplates

Bump.

mniccaba

Hi there,
I'm going back to do a fetac course in September and I've done a fetac course a few years ago. it's says on citizen information that it needs to be your first ungrad course under the rules section. I did read somewhere else though that there are some circumstances where you can get it but I can't seem to find it at the moment, I think I saved it to my laptop. I'll keep looking for it though.


http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/education/third_level_education/fees_and_supports_for_third_level_education/grants_and_funds_available_for_mature_students.html

Here is a faq for the btea.
http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp7928/back-to-education-allowance/index.html