VTOS Carrick on Suir

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The Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)• Provides training and education courses to unemployedpeople.• Is run through local Education and Training Boards.Benefits of taking part in a VTOS CourseThere are many benefits to taking part in a VTOScourse when you are unemployed. These benefitscan include:• Improve your level of education• Develop your skills• Prepare for employment or self-employment• Gain a certificateCourse Information• Courses range from basic education training to advanced vocationaltraining.• Courses are usually full time (30 hours a week), and can last upto two years.• At the end of a course, you may receive a qualification such asthe Junior Certificate, Leaving Certificate, and Awards at QQILevel 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 socialwelfare payments for at least 6 months:Jobseeker’s BenefitJobseeker’s AllowanceGetting One-Parent Family PaymentDisability AllowanceIllness Benefit* or Invalidity Pension (*You will needto contact your local social welfare office aboutstarting VTOS if you are on Illness Benefit)Getting Blind PensionDeserted Wife’s Allowance/BenefitWidow's, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’sContributory PensionWidow's, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s Non-Contributory PensionPrisoner’s Wife’s AllowanceIf you do not receive any of the above social welfarepayments, you may still qualify for VTOS if you areone of the following:A dependent spouse, civil partner or cohabitant ofan eligible personA person who received statutory redundancy
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