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Unemployed soon--wanna go do a post graduate degree

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  • 17-11-2012 6:52pm
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    banditmorris
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    Hello All,

    Just enquiring whats the story with returning back to college after working on and off for the last 5 years.

    In January i will be signing on and i have read up on a bit about returning to college but to qualify for back to education allowance i have to be unemployed 9 months this is a very long time and be means tested. Does any one know if i do a job bridge in April will this affect my chance of getting the BTEA as i dont think i could survive long in college without an income and part time jobs dont come by easily.

    Is there much fees ect involved in doing a post grad i know a masters program your on your own, so much for trying to progress your education.


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    tony81
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    Simplest option is to see if there are any suitable springboard courses.

    Masters courses are usually not recognised for btea if you already have a degree, only h.dips or grad dips are.


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    banditmorris
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭banditmorris


    If i was allowed keep my 188 a week, i would be content but instead you feel sitting around doing nothing offers better options finacially. I did do a distance learning module with spring board but they dont really let you specialise in an area of interest , there courses are just very generic as in they are for people from many different backgrounds thrown into together.:eek:


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