Incredible ATW charge

50Twuncle

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 ?

w06

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

net pay? ...............................................................................

50Twuncle

batg wrote: »

net pay? ...............................................................................

Correct - I only work 10 hours per week !
but in any case - the issue has been sorted..