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Help please - non FAS course

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  • 20-08-2012 10:46pm
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    redearth15
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    Hello all, just wondering could any of ye give me some help. I am on job seekers the past few months and as I know plenty of you understand it is very demoralizing. Anyone I am looking to do a new course which isn't FAS ran, It is a private course. Does anyone know if I will lose my dole or if I am entitled to anything regarding money towards the cost of the course. Thank you


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    edellc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭edellc


    Yes your social welfare stops as you are no longer available for work however you may be eligible for back to education allowance or do the course through vetos


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    Balagan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    If you are not signing long enough to qualify for BTEA and VTOS for full time courses, you may well be able to do a part time course and still retain your payment. Check out eligibility here http://www.welfare.ie/EN/OperationalGuidelines/pages/bte_pteo.aspx
    As soon as you have secured place on part time course, you would need to apply for same at the Social Welfare Office and have advance permission to take the part time course. Money would remain the same, no cost of education allowance is paid, money still collected from Post Office and you still sign on but they would facilitate you with making sure that sign on time would not clash with course times.
    Sometimes, the Jobs Facilitator (odd name but that is the person to ask for) at the Social Welfare might be able to give a bit of financial help with the cost of the course also, but funds are limited.


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