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Back to education requirements?

  • 10-09-2014 6:26pm
    #1
    GerBear93
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭


    I am 21 years old.
    Out of school since 2011
    Unemployed since December

    I was told by a girl in the welfare that you need to be 23.

    So confused and without this I cannot afford to go.

    Help needed asap

    I still got the form and have it filled in
    Tagged:


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  • #2
    eastbono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭eastbono


    http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/353_Back-to-Education-Allowance.aspx Have a look at this link. The age is 21 unless its a post graduate course and you have to be in payment 234 days prior to the third level course starting.

    Have you applied an been turned down or just told by someone? If just told then apply.


  • #3
    salamanca22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭salamanca22


    The over 23 requirement is for those registering as a mature student and not through the CAO.


  • #4
    GerBear93
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭GerBear93


    salamanca22 wrote: »
    The over 23 requirement is for those registering as a mature student and not through the CAO.

    The course is a PLC.
    Vtos has no more room for me to be put on so I was going to try this but it looks like I am not entitled to it....


  • #5
    GerBear93
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭GerBear93


    I have not yet applied because I was trying to sort vtos first


  • #6
    eastbono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭eastbono


    GerBear93 wrote: »
    I have not yet applied because I was trying to sort vtos first

    Apply for BTEA. You are doing a PLC course which is regarded as second level so you only need to be signing for 78 days and you are over 21.


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  • #7
    GerBear93
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭GerBear93


    eastbono wrote: »
    Apply for BTEA. You are doing a PLC course which is regarded as second level so you only need to be signing for 78 days and you are over 21.

    Thanks a million for the replies. Filling it out now and will meet with the vtos Co ordinator tomorrow about btea


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