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Leave my job to go to college?

Mccabe96 · 2016-06-28 14:22:05

Hi, I'm 19 and have been working for about 5-6 months. But I really want to go to college and study about first aid and all things that kind and fire fighting as I want to become a firefighter in the coming years. Just wondering if I was to leave work and join a college, how would the payment work etc? Could I get a grant…

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28-06-2016 3:22pm

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Mccabe96

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Hi, I'm 19 and have been working for about 5-6 months. But I really want to go to college and study about first aid and all things that kind and fire fighting as I want to become a firefighter in the coming years. Just wondering if I was to leave work and join a college, how would the payment work etc? Could I get a grant to join a college or would I have to pay for it? I live in the Wicklow area. Thanks

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#2 28-06-2016 9:07pm
randylonghorn

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Mccabe, if your eventual goal is something like fire-fighting, you might want to have a browse in the Emergency Services forum as well, as there should be discussion there about what training and qualifications are necessary for a role like that, you might also find some people talking about their own experiences of going that route.

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