Back to education allowance (BTEA) approved courses

JessieJames

Does anyone know where i can find the above? i have tried studentfinance.ie but the link for approved courses does not seem to work for me i have also went into both citizens information and Dub city council and both told me its all available on studentfinance.ie.

deelite

have you tried qualifax.ie I'm sure they have a list of colleges and the BTEA VTOS courses good luck

JessieJames

deelite wrote: »

have you tried qualifax.ie I'm sure they have a list of colleges and the BTEA VTOS courses good luck

this site completely slipped my mind i will have a look thank you

JessieJames

no luck with qualifax, was just another link to student finance.ie where the link wont work, is it just me or is this link http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp7474/my-chosen-course-is-in-a-university-institute-of-technology-or-other-higher-education-college-in-ireland/index.html not working for anyone? it just seems like important information that should be available

mickell

Can anyone out there tell me why a ICT full time course I recently started does not qualify for BTEA. It's full time for one year to get a level 8 and for some reason I can not get BTEA purely because of its title??
If it were a 3 year full time course starting in septemeber there would be no problem !!!

cee_jay

mickell wrote: »

Can anyone out there tell me why a ICT full time course I recently started does not qualify for BTEA. It's full time for one year to get a level 8 and for some reason I can not get BTEA purely because of its title??
If it were a 3 year full time course starting in septemeber there would be no problem !!!

What is the course?

mickell

it's a H Dip in Computers.

cee_jay

H.Dip. In Computers are covered for BTEA.
However the courses that are currently being run under the ICT Skills programme are not eligible for BTEA. You stay on Jobseekers payment instead.

Fin2

JessieJames wrote: »

Does anyone know where i can find the above? i have tried studentfinance.ie but the link for approved courses does not seem to work for me i have also went into both citizens information and Dub city council and both told me its all available on studentfinance.ie.

Hi, you can get information on BTEA courses on WWW.Welfare.ie.

manunited99

Hi,

I'm thinking of applying for the H.Dip in Software Development in UL, starting this September. Its covered under this ICT Skills initiative so the fees are waived. I am currently working in the UK but would give up my job and move home if I got accepted into the course.

My question is as follows. Would I be eligible to apply for Jobseekers Allowance while completing this course? I know that those people already claiming JSA are entitled to keep this allowance.

Any advice/help greatly appreciated!

cee_jay

From the Bluebrick website:

Participation in the programmes will not create an entitlement to receive any income support payment, a student grant or the Back to Education Allowance.

If you are unemployed with an entitlement to a Jobseekers allowance or Jobseekers benefit payment from the Department of Social Protection you may retain such payments, if you have been on the Live Register for at least 3 months in the 6 months prior to the commencement of the programme. If you are in receipt of a Jobseekers payment you must contact your local social welfare office to make an application to retain your payment under an atypical pilot basis of the Part Time Education Option (PTEO). This will necessitate the completion of a special PTEO form entitled ‘PTEO – ICT Skills Programme 2012’. Under the PTEO you may only retain such payments for the duration of time that an underlying entitlement to a payment exists. You can download the PTEO (Part-Time Education Option) form here.

http://www.bluebrick.ie/ICTSkills/IncomeSupports.aspx

manunited99

Thanks cee-jay!

Reading between the lines, that pretty much seems that I can't apply for JSA so? Seems to suggest that only those already in receipt of JSA can continue to receive it but not new applicants, yes?

Thanks again.

Annasopra

JessieJames wrote: »

Does anyone know where i can find the above? i have tried studentfinance.ie but the link for approved courses does not seem to work for me i have also went into both citizens information and Dub city council and both told me its all available on studentfinance.ie.

I think the approved courses are the same for the BTEA and student grant system

You can find approved institutions on this list

http://www.studentfinance.ie/downloads/Student%20Support%20Regulations%202011.pdf

Densino

Does anyone know if GTI fetac level 5 courses are approved?

DRose1

cee_jay wrote: »

H.Dip. In Computers are covered for BTEA.
However the courses that are currently being run under the ICT Skills programme are not eligible for BTEA. You stay on Jobseekers payment instead.

Hi cee_jay,

Would you happen to know if I would be eligible for the BTEA; the course I have been accepted into is the following:

Course Link - Msc Computer Science (Conversion) UCD

The 90 credits of Semesters 1 and 2 are core credits. 70 of the 90 credits are at Level 4, and 20 at Level 3. Students must obtain more than a 50% average in order to continue in the MSc stream in Semester 3. Thus, students may exit at this point with either a Graduate Certificate (30 ECTS) or a Higher Diploma (60 ECTS), provided they have obtained the appropriate number of credits.

So I could leave the course with a higher diploma... Or would I be done over due to a technicality? (i.e The course title is a MSc)

The other issue I have is that I think my undergraduate degree would be classified as level 8 (honours bachelers degree) and I am fairly sure that the higher diploma I listed above is also classified as level 8 - Would that make me ineligible? Would it be best to complete the application form, fill in the details of my undergraduate course, but don't list what level it was at and hope I wont run into an issue?

Any advice would be appreciated...

DRose1

^ Anyone?