Incredible ATW charge

50Twuncle
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I have just been offered 6 - 2 hour sessions of, presumbly one to one, Memory Strategy Training - 100% paid for by ATW.....
The company, selected to carry out the training is charging DWP almost £1200 for these 6 sessions !!
Thats almost £100 per hour
I feel that this amount is slightly excessive - but what options do I have, except to reject the whole idea ?

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  • w06
    w06 Posts: 917 Forumite
    Not saying it's right but £100 an hour for a professional (?who would be providing the sessions) and their infrastructure expenses isn't that outrageous
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
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    w06 wrote: »
    Not saying it's right but £100 an hour for a professional (?who would be providing the sessions) and their infrastructure expenses isn't that outrageous

    I think that it is taking the pi55 - ripping off the taxpayer !!
  • 50Twuncle
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    Even more amazing - one of the companies tells me that driving 3 1/2 hours each way is too far for the money offered and has put itself out of contention !!
  • BorisThomson
    BorisThomson Posts: 1,721 Forumite
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    Given that these skills can be largely self taught, and given the massive cuts in other areas of ATW, I would refuse this funding.
  • 50Twuncle
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    BorisThomson wrote: »
    Given that these skills can be largely self taught, and given the massive cuts in other areas of ATW, I would refuse this funding.
    Self taught for/by whom ?
  • w06
    w06 Posts: 917 Forumite
    50Twuncle wrote: »
    Even more amazing - one of the companies tells me that driving 3 1/2 hours each way is too far for the money offered and has put itself out of contention !!

    If that £200 a session includes travel I'm not surprised. Even at 40mph that would equate to a travel expenses claim of £126 for each two hour session and make 2 hours work into 9 hours work and so they'd be earning just over £8 an hours, ignoring any preparation time, non travel overheads and administrative staff involved.

    Agree this sort of thing lends itself well to online self teaching
    https://www.mindtools.com/memory.html
    https://www.udemy.com/courses/personal-development/memory/
  • 50Twuncle
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    BorisThomson wrote: »
    Given that these skills can be largely self taught, and given the massive cuts in other areas of ATW, I would refuse this funding.
    w06 wrote: »
    If that £200 a session includes travel I'm not surprised. Even at 40mph that would equate to a travel expenses claim of £126 for each two hour session and make 2 hours work into 9 hours work and so they'd be earning just over £8 an hours, ignoring any preparation time, non travel overheads and administrative staff involved.

    Agree this sort of thing lends itself well to online self teaching
    https://www.mindtools.com/memory.html
    https://www.udemy.com/courses/personal-development/memory/
    The company that I have agreed to - uses local staff - so much less driving (perhaps an hour) still way too high costs though !!
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
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    DWP expect me to fork out almost £1200 to pay for the memory coping strategy training and rely on DWP reimbursing me - I DON'T THINK SO !!
    Any one had any experience of this ?
    This is almost 20 weeks net pay !
  • batg
    batg Posts: 295 Forumite
    net pay? ...............................................................................
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
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    batg wrote: »
    net pay? ...............................................................................
    Correct - I only work 10 hours per week !
    but in any case - the issue has been sorted..
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