JSA and collage corses help !!

namarshall298

Hi 20years old and curently on JSA I havent got good gcse (as you can proble see by my spelling lol) I was thinkin about doing a maths and english part time corse at my local colage am woundering how it will effect my JSA ???

thorsoak

Use a spell-checker for heaven's sake ! Bad spelling is nothing to be proud of when there is a tool that you can use to correct it.

cashbackproblems

It shdnt effect yer JSA at orl and inpact the job center will probobly even pay for the cors.

namarshall298

Wow sory ......

namarshall298

Thanks for the info cashback

Blackpool_Saver

seriously use chrome browser it corrects your spelling as you go and teaches you at the same time

libra10

I don't think it's helpful to make fun of the OPs spelling. At least he knows the problem and wants to rectify his mistakes.

Good luck, hope you find a suitable course.

Blackpool_Saver

I was being helpful, chrome really does underline mistakes, if you then right click on the word it gives you the correct spelling

What does upset me today though, is that youngsters can't spell the word college, surely when they get to the last year at school college is talked about and they see the word many times in print, why can't teachers at least make sure they can spell that word ??????

Please OP I am not being unkind but also look up the difference between effect and affect, it really will help you in the future.

KimYeovil

A collage course may well be a suitable foundation that would allow you to settle yourself in before progressing to an academic faculty.

It's a sticky subject and the DWP have a patchy record - different regions have different policies. It is difficult to describe the national policy without noticing all the cracks - there is certainly no joined-up thinking. Keep your eyes glued to the notice-boards of community centres.

soupdragon10

Both of these GCSE's could be done part time at evening classes and as I understand it shouldn't affect your availability for work (check with JC to be sure this is still the case).

Have you thought about taking the Adult Literacy and Numeracy qualifications at level 2 as an alternative? Although not GCSE's these are a level 2 qualification which demonstrates that you have the ability to use English and maths at a reasonable level.

There are free courses in many areas that the Jobcentre should be able to put you in touch with. The advantage of taking these is that you are not tied in to the exam cycle and can take the tests when you are ready so could gain the qualifications before next summer.

DeeMarie89

KimYeovil wrote: »

A collage course may well be a suitable foundation that would allow you to settle yourself in before progressing to an academic faculty.

It's a sticky subject and the DWP have a patchy record - different regions have different policies. It is difficult to describe the national policy without noticing all the cracks - there is certainly no joined-up thinking. Keep your eyes glued to the notice-boards of community centres.

Very clever