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25 Y/o offered course today..Help needed!

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  • 20-09-2011 5:12pm
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    eire-kp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭


    So heres the story.

    Im a 25 year old electrician I got offered a place on a level 7 degree course starting in year 2 today in Sligo it.

    The course coordinator said to drop in and start in the morning..:)

    Here's the problem..

    I came home from a years travelling in December but didn't sign on until February.
    (I was waiting for a job that didn't go ahead)

    By my reading of the BTEA I don't qualify for that a I'm about 50 days short of the required time to be unemployed.

    Is there other grants/available to me as I cant really afford to live on fresh air!
    The course fees are no problem but is there any other weekly payment/ maintenance grant available?

    I don''t really want to wait around until next year if it can be avoided.

    Any advise would be great!


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    #2
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    You might try to see the facilitator in your local social welfare office, they may waiver the days required to qualify for BTEA, worth a shot.


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    Lenmeister
    Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Lenmeister


    Yeah I'd go straight into your local welfare and see what the deal is. Tell them look, I've got this course and I NEED funds or I can't do it and I'll have wasted all this time waiting and a place that could have went to someone else yada yada. They should help you with something.


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    astonaidan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭astonaidan


    Also mention the fact youd rather spend a year in college instead of sitting around on the dole for a year instead


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    Lenmeister
    Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Lenmeister


    Exactly, say to them that you can sit around doing nothing on the dole or be on dole or some scheme where you get paid the same and be able to go to college in the meantime. It's stupid for them to refuse you if they look at it that way. Exceptions are usually made, just push them about it.


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