Courses for employed

Seanachai · 2015-11-11 15:26:59

Hi, I realise that there are great courses available for unemployed people through Springboard etc at the moment. I work full time but in a low paid job and I can't really afford the €2 - 3 k for IT courses, I'd have to leave my job, sign on for six months and then apply. It's a catch 22 situation, does anybody know of any…

11-11-2015 04:26PM

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Seanachai

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Hi, I realise that there are great courses available for unemployed people through Springboard etc at the moment. I work full time but in a low paid job and I can't really afford the €2 - 3 k for IT courses, I'd have to leave my job, sign on for six months and then apply. It's a catch 22 situation, does anybody know of any options where I can up-skill for free or for lower fees while still working?.

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#2 11-11-2015 04:52PM

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Do you have an idea of the exact course you want do and is it in a sector you have knowledge on?

Perhaps keep an eye the free Udemy online courses that are in the BA thread, you might get a good introduction to something that you may then decide is or isn't what you want to get in to...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057198335&page=115

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Would your employer pay towards your course? Some do specify that you have to stay with them for a certain amount of time after the course ends (or pay back fees) but it doesn't cost anything to ask!

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#4 12-11-2015 11:13AM

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xfactorfan23 wrote: »

Would your employer pay towards your course? Some do specify that you have to stay with them for a certain amount of time after the course ends (or pay back fees) but it doesn't cost anything to ask!

They do, but they have to specifically relate to your own role now, I think people might have been getting free training in IT and then hightailing it after six months.

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#5 12-11-2015 05:03PM

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+1 for springboard,but as you said its catch with being in full employment.Even if you get into course springboard example it might state 2-3 days max per week,but catch is depending on course you might be spending 20-30h easily just to study material at your own pace.
There are few good websites thou,one of them is called coursera plenty to choose from and courses aren't pushed,hard on you thus leaving room to go at your own pace since its online,if you find something that your interested after year or so you can try to pursue full time,saving funds meanwhile..

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