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Back to education allowance (with higher degree)

sullivlo · 2016-10-05 06:08:43

Good morning lovely people. I have a question that I can't seem to find the answer to. I would like to go back to college to study for the equivalent of the hdip as I'd like to get into teaching. However I have two degrees already - one level 8, one level 10. The guidelines suggest that if you already have a postgraduate…

05-10-2016 6:08am

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sullivlo

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Good morning lovely people.

I have a question that I can't seem to find the answer to.

I would like to go back to college to study for the equivalent of the hdip as I'd like to get into teaching.

However I have two degrees already - one level 8, one level 10.

The guidelines suggest that if you already have a postgraduate qualification that you are not eligible for the allowance, but I suppose I'm clutching at straws that this might not apply to level 10 courses!

(Unlikely I know)

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#2 05-10-2016 1:55pm

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There have been a few posters on boards who mentioned using the Part Time Education Option and training via Hibernia College. I know one person doing the PME Primary with them at the moment who was approved for this. Previous postgrad degrees wouldn't rule you out from this.

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