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What is the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme? The Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme, which is run by the Department of Education and Skills, is operated through the VECs. Sometimes courses can take as long as two years. They can lead to qualifications such as Junior Certificate, Leaving Certificate and Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) certificates. The main objectives of the scheme are: - to give unemployed people education and training opportunities that will help them find a job, and - to prepare people to go to paid employment or to further educational opportunities leading to paid employment. VTOS courses are free; books and materials may be provided free of charge. Some VECs run sample courses to help you decide on the most appropriate VTOS course to meet your needs. Contact your local VEC for more information. How do I qualify? You can qualify for VTOS if you are: - aged at least 21 - getting Jobseeker's Allowance or Benefit or signing for credits for at least six months You can also qualify if you are getting, for at least six months: - One-Parent Family Payment, - Disability Allowance, - Illness Benefit, - Invalidity Pension, - Blind Pension, - Deserted Wife's Allowance, - Deserted Wife's Benefit, - Widow's or Widowers Non-Contributory Pension, - Widow's or Widowers Contributory Pension, or - Prisoners Wife's Allowance. Note: If you are getting Illness Benefit you must get permission from the Department before you start a VTOS course. If you are getting one of these payments you must be able to show that you have not been engaged in paid employment for at least 6 months before you start the course. Time spent on FÁS training courses, Community Employment, Job Initiative or time in prison or Youthreach may count towards the six month qualifying period. If you qualify for 'credited contributions', they will continue to be awarded while you are on the course. If you are signing for unemployment credits only, you may qualify to take part in the scheme but you will not get an allowance. Note: You must be getting one of the relevant Social Welfare payments immediately before you start the course. If you are getting an unemployment payment and you are getting an increase for your spouse or partner, they may also participate in VTOS. However, your spouse or partner will not qualify for a payment in their own right while on VTOS but they may get a small lunch and travel allowance (paid by the VEC), where appropriate. How do I apply? Apply to your local VEC for a place on VTOS. Note: As there may be some changes to the conditions for getting VTOS or the type of VTOS courses on offer, please contact your local VEC for the most up-todate information. How is VTOS paid? VTOS is paid at a standard weekly rate. So, if you are currently getting a reduced rate of payment (because you have means assessed against you), you may qualify for a higher rate on VTOS. If you are transferring from an unemployment payment to VTOS, you will be paid a training allowance similar to the highest rate of Jobseeker's Benefit, including any appropriate increases due for a qualified adult and qualified children. You will normally be paid by cheque or Paypath by the VEC each week. If you are getting a qualifying payment other than Jobseeker's Allowance or Benefit, you will continue to get the highest rate of your current social welfare payment. If you were getting one of the payments (or a combination of the payments) for 12 months or more immediately before you started the VTOS course, you can get an extra weekly training bonus of €31.80. You cannot count time spent on a Youthreach or Senior Traveller Training Programme towards getting this training bonus. However, you can get this bonus if you are moving straight from a Youthreach or Senior Traveller Training Programme to VTOS and you have been getting one of the payments for 12 months immediately before starting VTOS. The VTOS allowance is not means-tested, so you may work without it affecting your payment. You can get the allowance over the summer if you intend going back to the course in the autumn. You can also get the allowance during Christmas and Easter holidays. You may still claim any secondary benefits you may already have such as, Fuel Allowance and Diet Supplement. Contact your Community Welfare Officer to see how extra income may affect your Rent or Mortgage Interest Supplement. While on VTOS, you may get a small lunch allowance and may qualify for a travel allowance depending on how far you have to travel to the VTOS centre. You may also get some childcare support. For further information on the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme VTOS, contact your local VEC Do I still 'sign on' in the same way? If you are registered as unemployed, you will not have to 'sign on' at your local Social Welfare Office while on the course.
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E - Scéim Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais (SDOG/VTOS) - Cad í an Scéim Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais? - Conas a cháilítear? - Conas a dhéantar iarratas? - Conas a íoctar SDOG/VTOS? - An ndéanfaidh mé ‘síniú’ fós ar an gcaoi chéanna? Cad í an Scéim Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais? Is áis í an Scéim Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais atá á reáchtáil ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, agus atá á hoibriú trí na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna. Uaireanta, maireann cúrsaí tréimhse chomh fada le dhá bhliain. Féadfaidh cáilíochtaí amhail an Teastas Sóisearach, an Ardteistiméireacht agus Teastais Chomhairle na nDámhachtainí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a bheith mar thoradh orthu Is iad príomhchuspóirí na scéime ná - deiseanna oideachais agus oiliúna a thabhairt do dhaoine dífhostaithe chun cabhrú leo post a fháil, agus - daoine a ullmhú chun dul i mbun fostaíochta ar phá nó chun tabhairt faoi dheiseanna breisoideachais as a dtiocfaidh fostaíocht ar phá. Tá cúrsaí SDOG/VTOS saor in aisce; féadfar roinnt cúnaimh a chur ar fáil i dtaca le leabhair agus ábhair chúrsa. Reáchtálann roinnt Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna cúrsaí samplacha chun cabhrú leat cinneadh a dhéanamh ar an gcúrsa SDOG/VTOS is oiriúnaí chun freastal ar do riachtanais. Déan teagmháil le do Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna áitiúil chun a thuilleadh eolais a fháil. Conas a cháilítear? Is féidir leat cáiliú do SDOG/VTOS: - má tá tú 21 bhliain d’aois ar a laghad - má fhaigheann tú Liúntas nó Sochar do Lucht Cuardaigh Fostaíochta nó má tá tú ag síniú i gcomhair creidmheasanna le sé mhí ar a laghad. Ina theannta sin, is féidir leat cáiliú má tá ceann díobh seo á fháil agat le sé mhí ar a laghad: - Íocaíocht Teaghlaigh Aontuismitheora, - Liúntas Míchumais, - Sochar Breoiteachta, - Pinsean Easláine, - Pinsean na nDall, - Liúntas do Bhanchéile Tréigthe, - Sochar do Bhanchéile Tréigthe, - Pinsean Baintrí, Baintrí Fir nó Páirtnéara Shibhialta Mharthanaigh (Ranníocach nó Neamh-Ranníocach , - Liúntas do Bhanchéile Príosúnaigh. Má tá ceann de na híocaíochtaí seo á fháil agat, ní mór duit a bheith in ann a thaispeáint nach bhfuil tú gafa le fostaíocht ar phá le 6 mhí ar a laghad roimh duit an cúrsa a thosú. Féadfar am a chaitear ar chúrsaí oiliúna SOLAS, ar Fhostaíocht Phobail, ar Thionscnamh Post nó am i bpríosún nó ar Ógtheagmháil a áireamh ó thaobh na tréimhse cáiliúcháin sé mhí. Má cháilíonn tú do ‘ranníocaíochtaí curtha chun sochair’, leanfar díobh sin a bhronnadh le linn duit a bheith ar an gcúrsa. Má tá tú ag síniú i gcomhair creidmheasanna dífhostaíochta amháin, is féidir go gcáileoidh tú chun páirt a ghlacadh sa scéim ach ní bhfaighidh tú liúntas. Má tá íocaíocht dífhostaíochta á fáil agat agus má fhaigheann tú méadú do do chéile, do pháirtnéir sibhialta nó do chomhchónaitheoir, féadfaidh sé/sí páirt a ghlacadh i SDOG/ VTOS freisin. Ní cháileoidh do chéile, do pháirtnéir sibhialta nó do chomhchónaitheoir d’íocaíocht dá c(h)eart féin, áfach, le linn dó/di a bheith ar SDOG/VTOS ach is féidir go bhfaighidh sé/sí liúntas beag lóin agus taistil (arna íoc ag an mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna), i gcás ar cuí sin. Tabhair faoi deara: Má tá Sochar Breoiteachta á fháil agat, ní mór duit cead ón Roinn a fháil roimh duit cúrsa SDOG/VTOS a thosú. Conas a dhéantar iarratas? Déan iarratas ar áit i SDOG/VTOS chuig do Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna áitiúil. Tabhair faoi deara: Ní mór ceann de na híocaíochtaí ábhartha Leasa Shóisialaigh a bheith á fháil agat le 6 mhí ar a laghad roimh duit an cúrsa a thosú. Conas a íoctar SDOG/VTOS? Más iontrálaí nua thú ar íocaíocht leasa shóisialaigh, seachas íocaíocht do lucht cuardaigh fostaíochta atá bainteach le haois, a cháilíonn don SDOG/VTOS, beidh an ráta seachtainiúil is iníoctha ar chóimhéid le d’íocaíocht roimhe seo a cháiligh dáiríre thú chun páirt a ghlacadh sa scéim. San áit ar cuí sin, is féidir freisin go gcáileoidh tú do mhéaduithe do dhuine fásta cáilithe agus do gach leanbh cáilithe. Maidir le hiontrálaithe nua faoi bhun 26 bliana d’aois ar íocaíocht do lucht cuardaigh fostaíochta atá bainteach le haois, gheobhaidh siad uasráta pearsanta €160. I gcásanna inarb ann d’acmhainn, measúnófar iad i bhfianaise an ráta €160. Tabhair faoi deara: Is cóir duit teagmháil a dhéanamh le Seirbhís Leasa Phobail na Roinne seo i do Lárionad Intreo áitiúil nó i d’Oifig áitiúil chun a fháil amach conas mar a fhéadfar dul i bhfeidhm ar d’Fhorlíonadh Cíosa nó Úis Mhorgáiste. Chun a thuilleadh eolais a fháil ar an Scéim Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais - SDOG/VTOS, déan teagmháil le do Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna áitiúil. An ndéanfaidh mé ‘síniú’ fós ar an gcaoi chéanna? Má tá tú cláraithe mar dhuine dífhostaithe, ní bheidh ort ‘síniú a dhéanamh’ i do Lárionad Intreo áitiúil nó i d’Oifig Leasa Shóisialaigh áitiúil le linn duit a bheith ar an gcúrsa.