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ECDL fees

adamabyss · 2010-09-17 09:09:42

Good morning. Does anyone know if you can claim back (and from where?) the cost of the ECDL skills card (EUR 40) which we need to purchase, or the fee (EUR 20) for each of the seven exams that we need to take to pass it? Apparently the whole ECDL course used to be free at Maynooth but now it adds up to EUR 180 which is no…

17-09-2010 09:09AM

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adamabyss

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Good morning.

Does anyone know if you can claim back (and from where?) the cost of the ECDL skills card (EUR 40) which we need to purchase, or the fee (EUR 20) for each of the seven exams that we need to take to pass it?

Apparently the whole ECDL course used to be free at Maynooth but now it adds up to EUR 180 which is no joke for a poor student like me!

Thanks, Adam.

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#2 17-09-2010 09:31AM

xOxSinéadxOx

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I doubt you can claim it back from anywhere. I'd like to think I would have known if you can:pac: It cost me €200 cos I failed one and had to it again the whole thing is just scandelous.

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#3 17-09-2010 09:34AM

adamabyss

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Thanks anyway Sinead (?).

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#4 17-09-2010 10:40AM

irish_goat

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Some departments might help out depending on your circumstances, give your dept an email.

I did my ECDL over the summer in the north for half the price of Maynooth so it might be worth your while checking out other places in your area. I'm pretty sure FAS run ECDL courses so you could maybe see about signing up for one of those.

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#5 17-09-2010 12:32PM

adamabyss

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Thanks for the suggestions irish_goat. I will look into them. Adam.

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#6 18-09-2010 12:41AM

BarryDoodles

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**Calls Nision**

Ecdl.. grrrr

Use the search function and find the thread titled 'computer centre'

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