Funding An Access Course?Hi,

Oldernotwiser

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

If you were to sign on for JSA then you wouldn't have to pay your Access course fees. You would then have to tell the JCP that you'd give up the course if you find suitable employment and then, as I said before, go through the motions of being available for work and applying for vacancies. This is usually manageable for a year, particularly as there will be many jobs that you're not able to do.

I hope nobody feels that I'm encouraging benefit fraud by this advice but personally I feel that it's an acceptable way of manipulating the system.

I've just read your post on the other thread. Before embarking on a more complicated route, specifically check with your college whether their Access course qualifies for the Level 3 Entitlement Funding. if it doesn't qualify then you will find that doing 2/3 A levels definitely will.

(You're not in Scotland are you?)

Gemmzie

Doesn't the E at A Level count as a Level 3 qualification though?

Oldernotwiser

Gemmzie wrote: »

Doesn't the E at A Level count as a Level 3 qualification though?

No. You have to have 2 A levels to count as a full level 3 qualification. As the OP doesn't have this, s/he should be eligible for the Level 3 entitlement. (Same thing applies to having 4 GCSEs; a full level 2 qualification is 5.)