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VTOS consists of a range of courses designed to give unemployed adults the opportunity of returning to full-time education without losing their benefits.
You can join VTOS if you are:
1. 21 years of age
2. Currently in receipt of one of the following Social Welfare entitlements for at least six months
• Unemployment Assistance (Jobseekers Assistance)
• Unemployment Benefit (Jobseekers Benefit)
• Lone Parent Allowance
• Disability Allowance
• Disability Benefit
• Invalidity Pension
• Blind Person’s Pension
• Dependent Spouse
• Signing for Credits
What are the Benefits?
• Returning to Education
• Payments equivalent to the maximum rate of your current Social Welfare payment
• Training Allowance of €31.80 per week if you have been receipt in of any of the above payments for twelve months or more
• No fees
• Meal Allowance
• Book Loan system and free materials
• You may be eligible for childcare support
• You may be eligible for a Travel Allowance
What Skills could I gain?
Improved reading and writing ~ Learn to type ~ Use of computers ~ Office Skills ~ Carpentry ~ Home Decorating ~ Junior Certificate ~ Leaving Certificate ~ Prepare for Third Level Education
Application Procedure
For further information and application form contact: Sylvia Caffrey, VTOS Co-ordinator, Plunket College, Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9.
Telephone: 01 – 837 1689, 837 1680.
Email: info@plunket.cdvec.ie Web: www.plunketcollege.ie
Courses on offer include:
• Home Craft Skills
• Adult Leaving Certificate
• Third Level Access Course
• Computer & Office Skills
• Foundation course in English Language, Business & Information Technology
N.B. Adults are also welcome to apply for our PLC courses
What is VTOS?
VTOS consists of a range of courses designed to give unemployed adults the opportunity of returning to full-time education without losing their benefits.
You can join VTOS if you are:
1. 21 years of age
2. Currently in receipt of one of the following Social Welfare entitlements for at least six months
• Unemployment Assistance (Jobseekers Assistance)
• Unemployment Benefit (Jobseekers Benefit)
• Lone Parent Allowance
• Disability Allowance
• Disability Benefit
• Invalidity Pension
• Blind Person’s Pension
• Dependent Spouse
• Signing for Credits
What are the Benefits?
• Returning to Education
• Payments equivalent to the maximum rate of your current Social Welfare payment
• Training Allowance of €31.80 per week if you have been receipt in of any of the above payments for twelve months or more
• No fees
• Meal Allowance
• Book Loan system and free materials
• You may be eligible for childcare support
• You may be eligible for a Travel Allowance
What Skills could I gain?
Improved reading and writing ~ Learn to type ~ Use of computers ~ Office Skills ~ Carpentry ~ Home Decorating ~ Junior Certificate ~ Leaving Certificate ~ Prepare for Third Level Education
Application Procedure
For further information and application form contact: Sylvia Caffrey, VTOS Co-ordinator, Plunket College, Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9.
Telephone: 01 – 837 1689, 837 1680.
Email: info@plunket.cdvec.ie Web: www.plunketcollege.ie
Courses on offer include:
• Home Craft Skills
• Adult Leaving Certificate
• Third Level Access Course
• Computer & Office Skills
• Foundation course in English Language, Business & Information Technology
N.B. Adults are also welcome to apply for our PLC courses
“Last August I received an invitation through the Social Welfare Office to attend Plunket College
regarding courses that were available. As a sixty two-year old who had not been near school or
college since 1954 I need not tell you that I was very apprehensive as to my capabilities regarding the courses that were available. However, I accepted the offer and began my studies at the end of September. What I did was one of the best decisions I ever made, the teachers have been absolutely great. Their patient guidance with myself and the other students with our initial slowness allowed us to slowly build up our confidence.”
Harry – VTOS student
Plunket College
Swords Road,
Whitehall, Dublin 9 Ireland.
