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Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva
"You can get JSA while studying part-time if you can combine your course with a job, or are willing to give up your course for a job.". What's the point in that? But like Vicky states above, a 20 hour weekly college course is deemed unacceptable as the claimant will not be available for work. Go figure.
There may well be some free courses available, for instance in numeracy and literacy, however, I know that there are far less options now than before. I use the SIA example as my nephew did this training for free, sat his exams, gained his certificates, and got his licence. This is not possible any more funding wise, and a 3 year licence costs £245. I don't understand how they expect people to pay such fees?
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I actually got my SIA license through the Job Centre. I was offered a full time job but needed the qualification, so they paid. It was £170 for the training and £245 for the license. I had been signing on for about 6 weeks. Felt like I was getting something I didn't deserve to be honest but it led to a full time job so I just swallowed my pride and got on with it.
The welfare system is in need of a change but what's been suggested isn't the way to go IMO. Sending people on CV courses is just a complete waste of time, especially when you consider that you can't refuse the courses because you get sanctioned. Yet it's taking up time you could have looking for work.
It's just something they do to move you along. I never found the Job Centre useful. They just call you up, sign you on and that's that. Of course my experience wasn't quite like that, they did pay for my course for which I got a valuable qualification and I'm extremely grateful.
Making people do the equivalent if community service for their benefit is ludicrous. Not everyone who signs on is a waste of space down and out. It's not going to solve unemployment. If there's no jobs out there what are they to do?