If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Hi all,
Vanilla are planning an update to the site on April 24th (next Wednesday). It is a major PHP8 update which is expected to boost performance across the site. The site will be down from 7pm and it is expected to take about an hour to complete. We appreciate your patience during the update.
Thanks all.

Doing a course on invalidity pension

Whiplashy · 2021-04-09 14:36:25

I signed up to do a SNA level 5 course online. It's only 3 hours a week for 10 weeks. It cost me about €125. It was only after I paid that I thought I might need permission from social welfare to do it. I emailed the invalidity section and they said I need to apply for an exemption to do the course, and I needed to have…

09-04-2021 3:36pm

#1

Whiplashy

Registered Users Posts: 2,097 ✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2011

Posts: 1873

I signed up to do a SNA level 5 course online. It's only 3 hours a week for 10 weeks. It cost me about €125. It was only after I paid that I thought I might need permission from social welfare to do it. I emailed the invalidity section and they said I need to apply for an exemption to do the course, and I needed to have all the info confirmed by the course provider. I've emailed the course provider and am waiting to hear back. Just wondering if this is all a formality, or are they actually likely to say I can't do it?

0