Anyone know if you can be in springboard and job bridge at the same time??

dougalbear

Would anyone be able to tell me they have or know of anyone that has been in both a jobbridge internship and undertaking a springboard course at the same time?? Maybe suggest to me where would be a point of contact to enquire.

Rorster_123

http://www.springboardcourses.ie/eligibility

People participating in the Community Employment Scheme; the Rural Social Scheme; Tús; JobBridge or in receipt of the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance or the Short Term Enterprise Allowance may apply for Springboard and, with the approval of a Department of Social Protection Case Officer, take up a Springboard course.

BonkeyDonker

As somebody who did both at the same time you can - but the Jobbridge course takes precedence over the Springboard.

dougalbear

Thank you both for taking the time to reply to my query much appreciated

kissmequick

Would it not depend though where the funding is coming from? Like would it not depend on the Course though? Would the Department not make a decision who would be better funding it..... L.E.S's sources .... T.E.S.G. Grant etc. that umbrella of funding or else B.T.E.A. If they happened to plump for B.T.E.A, - wouldn't that then mean that the Poster would end up not being eligible to hold onto their Jobseeker's / JobBridger's Payment?

Rorster_123

kissmequick wrote: »

Would it not depend though where the funding is coming from? Like would it not depend on the Course though? Would the Department not make a decision who would be better funding it..... L.E.S's sources .... T.E.S.G. Grant etc. that umbrella of funding or else B.T.E.A. If they happened to plump for B.T.E.A, - wouldn't that then mean that the Poster would end up not being eligible to hold onto their Jobseeker's / JobBridger's Payment?

Its up to the case officer to approve the Springboard course. BTEA is a different scheme to Springboard with different conditions attached. You can't do BTEA and Jobbridge at the same time.