Claiming JSA - apprenticeship refusal

gettingready

saintjammyswine wrote: »

No ifs or buts, with a degree, there will be NO funding for an apprenticeship. Therefore, if the employer wants to take them on for this, they would have to pay for the training in full or pay her full wage but with no qualifications (not an apprenticeship).

Thank you.

Dunroamin

alwaysonthego wrote: »

I have just qualified as a social worker after completing a MA, there is a lack of social work positions for newly qualified social workers so I have got a support work role, paying well above the minimum wage but I figured while I find a job that I qualified for I would get a job to keep up to date with my practice skills and learning. I live in a rural location but was invited to attend 20 job interviews for support worker jobs, I did not attend many of them as I had accepted my current job. I am also volunteering a day a week as a social worker to gain more experience. Your daughter should do something similar, in her desired work area. I am sure that she should be able to secure a temp job living in London, if not then she wants to check out her CV or job applications.

Unfortunately, unlike Social Work, Criminology is one of those degrees that doesn't have a specific career aim in mind, although the course providers will tell you otherwise. Apart froom entering the Police or Prison Service, I haven't come across anybody who's used it vocationally.

(Whoever thought there'd be a shortage of jobs for qualified social workers - the universities couldn't churn them out quickly enough a few years ago.)

alwaysonthego_2

Dunroamin wrote: »

Unfortunately, unlike Social Work, Criminology is one of those degrees that doesn't have a specific career aim in mind, although the course providers will tell you otherwise. Apart froom entering the Police or Prison Service, I haven't come across anybody who's used it vocationally.

(Whoever thought there'd be a shortage of jobs for qualified social workers - the universities couldn't churn them out quickly enough a few years ago.)

I know, one local authority nearby are making social workers redundant, and all voluntary services are being cutback, madness!

My first degree was useless (Educational Studies) so I had to go onto do an MA

Lieja

gettingready wrote: »

Just to repeat:

Your question has been answered. Yes she can be sanctioned for turning down work that will leave her better off financially than JSA. She probably won't be offered the job.

gettingready

Lieja wrote: »

Your question has been answered.

Yes, several times - unfortunately in contradicting ways

Still, her "interview" is on Wednesday I think so will see.

Her interview with the employer is an hour before her sign on time - she needs 45 min to get from one place to the other, how they worked that out/set this up I have no idea.....another wonder...

Because , as we all know one can be "sanctioned" for being late to their sign on appointment even if this happens because of a job interview :rotfl:

Treevo

Dunroamin wrote: »

Actually, it's 26 weeks.

It's definitely 13 weeks. I interviewed someone a few weeks ago who was clearly not interested in the job in question (or even the wider field!) and I spoke to the Job Centre who demanded he apply and they confirmed that after 13 weeks, claimants must apply for every job presented to them.

gettingready

Any official link to that info? I was told it was 26 weeks for contribution based when one can limit applications to "relevant" and after 26 weeks has to apply for "any" - can not find any official info on that though. Just remember what I was told at JC.

gettingready

Or perhaps I am getting confused and 26 weeks for contribution based and after that income based and that was nothing to do with what jobs one has to apply for. Can not remember now - so a link to info would be great. Thanks.

gettingready

While searching, came across this link - very interesting and the first bullet point may become very relevant..

http://birminghamagainstthecuts.wordpress.com/2013/07/13/a-selection-of-especially-stupid-sanctions/

You get a job interview, it’s at the same time as your JCP appointment, so you re-arrange your JCP appointemnt. Or at least, that’s what you think. You attend your rearranged appointment then get a letter saying your benefits will be stopped because going to a job interview isn’t a good enough reason for missing an appointment. (Source: Daily Mail)

Treevo

gettingready wrote: »

Any official link to that info? I was told it was 26 weeks for contribution based when one can limit applications to "relevant" and after 26 weeks has to apply for "any" - can not find any official info on that though. Just remember what I was told at JC.

It's 13 weeks regardless of which type is claimed.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dmgch21.pdf