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    Re: How many FAS courses can be taken before an actual job?

    Did an ANCO course once in the ESB building in Fitzwilliam St - they did very nice sausage rolls in the canteen !

    So it wasn't a complete waste of time....
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    Re: How many FAS courses can be taken before an actual job?

    Quote Originally Posted by Catalpa
    Did an ANCO course once in the ESB building in Fitzwilliam St - they did very nice sausage rolls in the canteen !

    So it wasn't a complete waste of time....
    I now know two things about Fás - they lose Safepass applications and serve nice sausage rolls on some of their courses.
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    Re: How many FAS courses can be taken before an actual job?

    A better system would be you get accepted for the job first, then be sent on a suitable fas course subsidized partly by the goverment, partly by the employer if the employer feels it useful. This would ensure relevance of courses and stop waste of resources training people for non existent jobs.
    20 hours per week of more general education or work for the minimum wage should be made a condition of receiving job seekers allowance

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