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Springboard course I want out of

  • 03-06-2016 12:08pm
    #1
    StereoSound
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,155 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone give me any of their experiences on this one. I have been out of a job for the past few months and I decided to start a springboard course part time. I thought cool, it wont cost me anything I'd love to do it. No problems getting on it but I'm very sorry I chose the course subject I did. I really didn't think about it properly, I find it very difficult to keep up with it. Its just way above my head and it has a lot of mathematical problems and problem solving and I am useless at it. I'm two months into my course now and I want out of it as it is depressing me at this stage. I cant keep up with it, this is just not for me at all.

    My main number 1 concern is DSP having a problem with me quitting it? As much as I appreciate being able to do this course at no cost I wish I had chosen more wisely a subject I could manage better. I don't know what else to do about it as I'm effing miserable in this course, I would swap over to another springboard course in another subject if they would allow me but I just want out of this one.


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


    12 - If I do not complete a Springboard+ course, will this affect my Social Protection payment?

    Social Protection entitlements are not connected to the outcome of a Springboard+ course.

    https://www.springboardcourses.ie/faq

    I don't know if you are allowed to switch courses but it seems from the above that DSP shouldn't have a problem with leaving the present course.


  • #3
    Cactusmania
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭Cactusmania


    It shouldn't affect your payment becuase while you are on a Springboard course, you are still claiming jobseker's allowance accoring to citizensinformation.ie


  • #4
    Tombi!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,689 ✭✭✭Tombi!


    You don't need to tell the welfare anything afaik.
    But you could also go through the college and ask if they can help you get tutoring or something.


  • #5
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    If you leave the course it will be the last one you're allowed do.
    I've done 5 over the years, the 4th one was a mistake and a waste of time.


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