Course Description

The Back to Education Initiative provides part-time Further Education
programmes for young people and adults. The aim is to give people an
opportunity to combine a return to learning with family, work and other
responsibilities.

Cost

Tuition is free to participants who are in receipt of one of the following:

• Medical Card
• Widow’s and Widower’s Non-Contributory Pension
• Supplementary Welfare Allowance
• Blind Person’s Pension
• Unemployment Benefit
• Unemployment Assistance
• Family Income Supplement
• Pre-retirement allowance
• Carer’s Allowance
• Old Age Non-Contributory Pension
• One-Parent Family Payment
• Orphan’s Non-Contributory Pension
• Back-to-Work Allowance
• Invalidity Pension
• Community Employment
• Disability Allowance
• Part-time Job Incentive Scheme
• Disability Benefit, where this has been held for a continuous period of at least 6 months

For unwaged participants with less than upper secondary education who are not covered by the category above, a reduction of fees will apply to a level of 30% of tuition costs.

For all remaining participants, full fees will be charged. BTEI courses are run on a modular basis. Full tuition cost for one module is €90 (may be subject to change for 2011/2012).

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