VTOS Carrick on Suir

VTOS in Carrick-on-Suir
Here in Carrick-on-Suir we provide:
Pathways to Employment Course
QQI Level 4
Two Year Course Full Time
Subsidies
Meal Allowance
*Travel Allowance
*Free Childcare
*Full payment for under
26 years
*(may apply)
Course subjects include:
Customer Care
Mathematics
Computer Applications
Retail and Office Skills
Work Experience
Career Planning
Barista Skills

The Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)
• Provides training and education courses to unemployed
people.
• Is run through local Education and Training Boards.
Benefits of taking part in a VTOS Course
There are many benefits to taking part in a VTOS
course when you are unemployed. These benefits
can include:
• Improve your level of education
• Develop your skills
• Prepare for employment or self-employment
• Gain a certificate
Course Information
• Courses range from basic education training to advanced vocational
training.
• Courses are usually full time (30 hours a week), and can last up
to two years.
• At the end of a course, you may receive a qualification such as
the Junior Certificate, Leaving Certificate, and Awards at QQI
Level 3, 4, 5 and 6.
• If you are receiving Jobseeker’s Allowance and are under 26,
you may receive a bigger payment.

Who can take part in VTOS?
• You must be aged 21 or over to participate in VTOS.
• You must also be in receipt of one of the following social
welfare payments for at least 6 months:
Jobseeker’s Benefit
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Getting One-Parent Family Payment
Disability Allowance
Illness Benefit* or Invalidity Pension (*You will need
to contact your local social welfare office about
starting VTOS if you are on Illness Benefit)
Getting Blind Pension
Deserted Wife’s Allowance/Benefit
Widow's, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s
Contributory Pension
Widow's, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s Non
-Contributory Pension
Prisoner’s Wife’s Allowance
If you do not receive any of the above social welfare
payments, you may still qualify for VTOS if you are
one of the following:
A dependent spouse, civil partner or cohabitant of
an eligible person
A person who received statutory redundancy

Contact Information
Further Education and Training Centre
Carrick-on-Suir
For further Information:
Call Fiona on 051649932
Email: fhennessy@tipperaryetb.ie
Or drop into the Centre