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BTEA - secondary school

  • 17-06-2011 3:45pm
    #1
    Godot.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭


    Basically when fifth year finished, I (19) left school for two years doing FAS courses and after a lot of thought and reflection, I've realised it was stupid leaving school. I was very short-sighted at that time of my life.Recently, I was talking to Citizen's Advice and said I'd like to go back to school, but probably wouldn't because of the financial hit and they said I can apply for BTEA. I wasn't expecting that to say the least! I mean, money for just going to school? I would of course jump at the opportunity, but it seems too good to be true. Plus, I'm leaving at home with my parents. Then I got on to my local secondary school and the principal said she never heard of it before and although she knows I'm a 'good lad', she was afraid it would set a 'dangerous precedent'. I might have to get Garda vetting. She also needs to consult with the CAO apparently.I should have a reply before next Friday from the school, but I can't wait that long - the waiting is killing me. I need to be put out of my misery, what is everyone's opinions? Do you think I'll get it?


Comments

  • #2
    Godot.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Godot.


    Grrrrr....apologies for the lack of paragraphs, the messageboard won't let me for reasons best known to itself.


  • #3
    Trish2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Trish2007


    You can get BTEA to go back and do your leaving but I don't think you can go to a secondary school, you would do your leaving through the VEC. I know a number of people who did the leaving cert this way. Check your local VEC website for more details.


  • #4
    Godot.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Godot.


    Thanks for the reply, Trish! My local school is under VEC management. Am I looking good for it?


  • #5
    Trish2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Trish2007


    I think the majority of secondary schools are under the management of the VEC. What I was talking about were specific leaving cert courses for adults run in adult education centers.


  • #6
    Bloody Nipples
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 916 ✭✭✭Bloody Nipples


    Yeah you can. One of my friends (22) did a pretty crap leaving first time around and then did a film FETAC course. However he got sick of that and dropped out and spent the last few years doing part-time work and going on the dole in between times.

    He then went from the dole to resit his leaving at a PLC and switched from the dole over to the BTEA and is just finished his LC this week. Apparently it went way better this time and he's pretty optimistic about getting into college now. I'm not sure if he's entitled to claim the BTEA in college though as he'll still be 22 starting and not actually a mature student.

    Still, long story short is you can definitely get it for the LC.


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