19 year old at collage

Oldernotwiser

rammy007 wrote: »

He might be able to get an adult learning grant.

Only if it's a Level 3 course and he hasn't already got a qualification at this level.

nutty1

sunnyone wrote: »

What did he do 16-18?

He did a plastering course and first year bricklaying, theres 2 more years till fully qualified

PasturesNew

He could start his own little business, building small walls for people's gardens and BarBQs. Niche/specialise/keep it easy.

Oldernotwiser

kathrynt wrote: »

hes been at collage from being 16 applied for loads of jobs and can't get one, hes handed a cv into every store in town and take away place, and only had one interview in all that time, hes doing a collage course to get a trade to help him find a job. so he can't easily get a part time job hes tried

Get him to make an appointment with the college's Careers Adviser or Nextstep. He obviously needs to improve his CV and/or his job hunting skills if he's been looking unsuccessfully for 3 years.

Most college students work part time; college courses are nowhere near full time in work terms so he has plenty of time available to him for a part time job.

diable

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GlasweJen

The college might offer a small bursary depending on the course. This is usually to cover books and equipment but can sometimes extend to travel expenses or, very rarely, a small (and i mean small) contribution towards living costs.

If your son has never worked before he qualifies this will look awful on his CV regardless of his GCSE/A level qualifications, you should get him some help with CV building and possibly some interview practice? A part time job will bring in income as well as some work experience and will make the CV look a lot better.

Blackpool_Saver

diable wrote: »

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yes that's what they do, they make collages instead of learning how to spell lol, this is why they don't get interviews, oooh bad BS bad,.......

paddedjohn

If it was my son i'd encourage him to get round the building sites and ask for some labouring work to get a bit of experience in the real world.
Even a small site would consider him if he's any good. I'm not suggesting he work for free but if he's prepared to work cheaply for awhile in exchange for on the job training then its a case of 'two birds one stone'

nutty1

theres a post about someone wanting 'finacial help' don't see any of you correcting them on their spelling, should they not get anything for a spelling mistake

MrsManda

You won't get child tax credit/child benefit as he'll be classed as an adult.
EMA/ALG may be an option depending on whether he meets the eligibility criteria which can be found on the direct.gov.uk website:
ALG eligibility
EMA eligibility

Depending on your income and personal circumstances you may be able to claim income based benefits but you won't be able to claim anything for your son.
Your son may be able to claim income based benefits for himself as he is an adult.