Can an employer reclaim training course costs if you leave within 2 years of the course?

Grumpy_chap

Hoenir said:

itsthelittlethings said:

Grumpy_chap said:

itsthelittlethings said:

I think if I was told I would have to repay a first aid at work course I would decline to be a first aider. Other courses are worth it.

That varies between roles though.

An office-based employee where the requirement is to have a certain ratio of First Aiders to total staff, the course might be entirely optional.

A site based employee may be in an environment where everyone is required to hold a First Aid qualification or not work.

FWIW, I would always take an opportunity for First Aid training.  It might mean I can really help someone one day in a way that is proper life-changing for them.  It might be a stranger.  It might be a dear friend or loved one.

I am biased as I have been first aid trained and hate doing it. I don’t think employers should be claiming back first aid training as it’s really for their benefit.

I doubt that this wil fall under the guise of recoverable training.  

Well, it depends on industry sector.
In my industry, FAaW would be one that the employer would seek to recover.  If you don't have valid FAaW, you don't work, so that make it very much a transferable skill / qualification.

Tabieth

In a previous role I had a Masters degree fully funded and I signed a document to say I’d pay back the costs if I left within a certain time. It seemed totally reasonable to ask that for diploma / degrees / master degrees. But not for short courses like first aid, that’s totally unreasonable imo.