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Wanting to do courses
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I am about to study understand health in march, and then hopefully doing the sort of course that i want to do in october as i am wanting to work with young people. I find open uni allright, but they never really do the courses that i want to do.
I have been wanting to study GCSES or a-levels for ages but cant do it at college as would lose benefits and would struggle to survive, and all the home ones require payment
I have been wanting to study GCSES or a-levels for ages but cant do it at college as would lose benefits and would struggle to survive, and all the home ones require payment
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Sounds like you are currently thinking through your study options which is great. What course are you hoping to do in October to help you work with young people?
Have you thought about studying for your GCSEs in the evenings or around your other studies? There are lots of courses you can do whilst receiving benefits that are free. You don't mention which benefits you are receiving, but this article on direct.gov might help and show what free courses you are eligible for.
LauraO
If youre on benefits you could still do part time courses as long as you were prepared to give them up should a job come up and you were still actively looking.
You would also likely get your course subsidised, depending on what it was
If you're wanting to study full time, speak to your college about what funding opportunities are available. There is sometimes help available for you to study, depending on the college. Your college's advice centre will be able to assist.
I am doing open uni at the moment but is not what i am wanting, i am hoping to do a better better home learning course if i can get a grant to pay for me, I have adult education programme in place where i live but none starting untill september, cant do part time courses as cant afford it.
Firsty i would not need childcare costs as i dont have a child as how does my name apply that i do
i tried to a college course and applied and got the place on a course that was 16 hours, and told the job centre i was willing to still look for work but could not do it as the college classesd it as full time which 16 hours is not
Sorry i meant that it would imply that you were under 20 not necessarily that you had children.
For education it is.
childcare costs are if you have children to help pay for thier nursery, and 16 IS NOT fulltime in edcuations espically if only 3 days, 30 hours+ is fulltime
16 hours IS full-time for education.