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Fees for part time courses

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  • 26-06-2012 3:02pm
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    cmixer2104
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi,
    I am currently unemployed and I was hoping to start a three year ,third level part time course. I have been told that there are no grants available for this. Just wondering if this is the case, or does anyone know who I could contact about assistance for the course fees.


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    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Start here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/back_to_education/


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    missmyler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭missmyler


    Depends what type of course you are looking to do. Have you looked at Springboard?

    http://www.springboardcourses.ie/


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    purplepapillon
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭purplepapillon


    www.studentfinance.ie I think it's the centralised service for grants, tuition payments, maintenance etc.


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    cmixer2104
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭cmixer2104


    Thanks for the replies,
    Checked out all the websites you mentioned but hit a dead end, Also looked into springboard, but nothing in my region in the line of I T which is what I want to do. I spoke to a jobs facilitator yesterday and she told me that they gave up the grants for part time courses about four years ago.
    There are grants for full time courses which means another four years unemployed, which is the last thing I want.
    I cant see why they wouldnt give assistance for part time courses which would give you the very same qualification as the full time course, and still give you the opportunity to get employment, taking you off social welfare, and saving the state some money.
    Just have to start saving I suppose.


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    cee_jay
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 7,920 Mod ✭✭✭✭cee_jay


    If you want to do IT, have you looked at the ICT Skills courses?
    www.bluebrick.ie/ictskills


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    christmas2012
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    who told you there were no grants available,was it the tutor,if not i think its better to ask the course co ordinator they can put you in the right direction..

    if you have to pay thousands - you can always take out a small loan at the credit union..


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    missmyler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭missmyler


    DCU do an online IT dilpoma through Springboard - not a degree but might be a start?

    http://www.springboardcourses.ie/Diploma-in-Information-Technology/Science-Mathematics-and-Computing/Computing/Computer-Science/ViewItem.aspx?ItemTypeID=2&ItemID=1349


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    mattjack
    Registered Users Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    cmixer2104 wrote: »
    Hi,
    I am currently unemployed and I was hoping to start a three year ,third level part time course. I have been told that there are no grants available for this. Just wondering if this is the case, or does anyone know who I could contact about assistance for the course fees.

    Depending on what type of course you are looking to do and your own status there may be scholarships which may offer funding/expenses you could avail of.

    There are definitely no grants available as such for part time third level education.


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