MomentumSkills Class

We would like to thank you for being part of the Momentum programme, you have all done so well and we are very proud of your achievements. We wish you the very best in the future and hopefully you all will keep in touch and be of great support to one another.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! :-)
Yvonne and Darren

Reminder:
Hi all, just to remind you there is a Post Course Support Workshop in Hollyhill tomorrow Monday 7th December from 9am - 1pm. We are here to support you if you need assistance and why not avail of the opportunity to meet and share experiences. The final workshop will take place on the 21st December. Let me know if you are available to attend tomorrow. Regards, Yvonne

Congratulations to you all on your recent graduation. Thank you Patsy for sharing your photograph.

Feedback: SOLAS are collecting feedback on your recent participation on the Momentum Programme. Could you please take some time to complete the survey. You will have received a text message with the link to Survey Monkey. Many thanks.

Reminder: The Momentum Workshop is taking place in Hollyhill today from 9am - 1pm if you are available to attend or need support. There are two more workshops on the 7th and 21st December before the end of the programme. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Hi all, just to remind you that Darren and I are looking forward to seeing you at tomorrow morning's Post Course Support Workshop from 9am to 1pm 5th Oct in City North College Hollyhill.The workshops will continue fortnightly until December. Hope to see you there. Yvonne

Back To Work Family Dividend (recently announced)

The scheme aims to help families to move from social welfare into employment by allowing them to keep the child element of their social welfare payment for up to 2 years.

It will give financial support to people with children who were getting jobseeker and one-parent family payments who take up employment, increase their hours of employment or become self-employed. If you qualify for the scheme you will get a weekly payment for up to 2 years. You will be paid the equivalent of any Increases for Qualified Children that were being paid on your jobseeker or one-parent family payment (up to a maximum of 4 children) for the first year in employment. Half that amount will be paid weekly for the second year. BTWFD is based on the standard Increase for a Qualified Child (IQC) rate of €29.80. There is a ceiling of €119.20 per week (4 children).

To qualify, you and all members of your family (including your adult dependant) must sign off all social welfare payments. The Back to Work Family Dividend cannot be paid with any other social welfare payment – with the exception of Child Benefit and Family Income Supplement.

You may be eligible for the Back to Work Family Dividend (BTWFD) if you have at least one qualified child and are getting one of the following payments:
Jobseeker’s Allowance or Jobseeker’s Benefit for at least 12 months (312 days of unemployment) of which at least 6 months (156 days of unemployment) must have been in the last year;
One-Parent Family Payment (OFP);
Jobseeker’s Allowance Transition (this is only paid to certain former OFP recipients with children aged between 7 and 13 years)

You can combine time on a jobseeker’s payment with time spent on education, training or employment schemes to meet the eligibility requirements. If you went from a qualifying payment to an education, training or employment scheme and then find work you can go directly onto the BTWFD scheme without having to sign back onto your original payment. Full information on http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/BTWFD.aspx and http://gettingback2work.ie/

Benefit of Work Ready Reckoner: The Ready Reckoner is a user friendly tool for those in receipt of a Jobseeker's Payment. It gives an indication of the difference between the potential in-work and current out-of-work payments based on information provided by the user. This is available on the Welfare.ie website at http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Benefit-of-Work-Ready-Reckoner-Introduction.aspx

Medical Card: At present, when a person who has been in receipt of a Jobseeker's Payment for at least 12 months takes up full-time employment, s/he may retain their Medical Card for a period of up to three years from the date on which the employment commenced.Full details are on welfare.ie or on the citizens information website citizensinformation.ie. The Intreo office or DSP can answer specific queries.

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MomentumSkills Class during our recent site visit to meet with the Airport Police and Fire Officers at Cork Airport. It was a wonderful opportunity and invaluable experience. A sincere thank you to the staff and management of Cork Airport.

Door Security Procedures & Guarding Skills FETAC Level 4 Training Commencing Tuesday The 7th Of April