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Masters BTEA - Progression

noonan23 · 2013-01-29 13:58:46

In certain situations you can apply to Masters courses without an honours degree through RPL or recognised prior learning. If you don't have a degree, will that mean that the Masters is a progression and thus would count for BTEA?.

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29-01-2013 2:58pm

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In certain situations you can apply to Masters courses without an honours degree through RPL or recognised prior learning.
If you don't have a degree, will that mean that the Masters is a progression and thus would count for BTEA?.

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#2 29-01-2013 8:19pm
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noonan23 wrote: »

In certain situations you can apply to Masters courses without an honours degree through RPL or recognised prior learning.
If you don't have a degree, will that mean that the Masters is a progression and thus would count for BTEA?.

This is what DSP says

http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/A---Back-to-Education-Allowance-BTEA.aspx

Note:
The postgraduate option of the BTEA scheme is only for people who wish to take:

a postgraduate course of study that leads to any Higher Diploma (H. Dip.) qualification in any discipline, or
a postgra

duate Diploma in Education (Primary or Secondary teaching).
Other postgraduate qualifications including a Master's degree are not recognised for BTEA purposes.

You will not get the BTEA if you already hold a postgraduate qualification.

However

According to this - exceptions have been made before

http://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=76985821&postcount=9

Just found it in the operational guidelines

Just found it here

http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Back-to-Education-Allowance-Scheme.aspx

Other types of postgraduate qualifications are not recognised for BTEA purposes. e.g. Masters, MA, MSc, M.Phil etc. However, there is an exception to the eligibility rule for Masters based on ‘life experience’ whereby a person is admitted to a Masters programme without a primary degree. The person needs confirmation from the college detailing the basis of their offer of a college place and confirming that it excludes the requirement to hold a primary degree. A small number of cases have arisen where a college has granted an exemption from the requirement to hold a primary degree and has admitted a person to a Master’s course on the basis of relevant life experience. In the context of the ongoing review of the operation of the scheme, it was decided to extend entitlement to back to education allowance in these instances on an exceptional basis. Under no circumstances will BTEA be awarded to a person who already holds a postgraduate qualification

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