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Student with FETAC level 6 qualify for TLT Grant?

  • 10-10-2010 9:00pm
    #1
    IMC042
    Registered Users Posts: 183 ✭✭


    I have completed an Advanced Certificate level 6 fetac last year and was getting a PLC grant. This year i am doing a level 6/7 degree in computing in CIT. I wanted to know if i am eligible for a TLT grant because i know you cant get grants for repeating the same level. But they ARE two different schemes

    Anyone shed some lite?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    implausible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    IMC042 wrote: »
    i know you cant get grants for repeating the same level. But they ARE two different schemes

    Are they? As far as I know there is not a distinct PLC grant. All third level grants are administered by VECs or County Councils and cover from Level 5 up. If you received your grant for Level 6, then you cannot get it again until you progress onto Level 7.

    I'm open to correction though.


  • #3
    IMC042
    Registered Users Posts: 183 ✭✭IMC042


    I really hope that is not the case, they are two different schemes though.

    Maintenance Grants Scheme for Students attending European Social Fund-Aided Post Leaving Certificate Courses (PLC Scheme)
    (This is the one I was on for FETAC)

    Third Level Maintenance Grants Scheme for Trainees (TLT Scheme)
    (This is the one I am going on to now for CIT)

    Higher Education Grants Scheme (HEG Scheme)

    Vocational Education Committees’ Scholarship Scheme (VEC Scheme)


    A bill was created in 2008 to make them one unified grant but it has not passed yet. What I have is an advanced certificate from fetac, but im doing a three year degree now. Im just worried because year 1 and year 2 are at level 6 AFAIK.


  • #4
    IMC042
    Registered Users Posts: 183 ✭✭IMC042


    The man at the desk in Co Cork VEC assured me that because I have gone from PLC scheme to TLT scheme that I am entitled to the grant regardless of the fact I have a fetac level 6 cert!


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