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Post by heldraincloud on Apr 1, 2007 9:08:26 GMT
Ive got to get myself onto the ICP course, and am finding it difficult to attend the course in my area, have any of you done the course online?? how did you find it?
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Post by Pauline on Apr 2, 2007 8:02:57 GMT
I'm sure someone mentioned that they were doing it on-line, can't remember who though  Hopefully they will see this and let you know. |
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Post by Pauline on Apr 18, 2007 11:17:46 GMT
Did you find out anymore about doing this on-line Louise?
I was looking today and the DHC course (First Unit) costs about £190 to do on-line, it seems a lot of money, I wondered how much people are paying for their courses at college or do you get them free?
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Post by manjay on Apr 18, 2007 11:34:58 GMT
Mine was free. The Welsh assembly provide funding for the ICP, a mentoring session for help on completing your application, business and marketing workshop, first aid course, basic food hygiene, a contribution towards DHC and the NCMA quality first package. Not bad eh!!!!
Amanda xx
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Post by heldraincloud on Apr 18, 2007 13:18:20 GMT
Hi Pauline
Because I cant attend the course, I can get funding to do it online and only pay £30, they pay the rest...........yay thought I was going to have to fork out £170!!!!!!!
Thanks for asking x
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Post by polly2 on Apr 18, 2007 13:38:10 GMT
hiya all I am from wales like manjay so got icp free through welsh assembly. I was told that we are also entitled to some funding to finish the whole dhc course. I contacted my county council expecting them to fund maybe 2 units but they wrote back and said they will fund the whole lot!! I am doing it through the national extension college. Had all the course work through today and can't wait to get started although it looks like a lot of work  So its always worth asking for money - you never know!! My mum used to say "if you don't ask, you don't get!" |
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Post by Pauline on Apr 18, 2007 14:14:31 GMT
That's worth knowing - thanks everyone.
Good luck with the course polly, well done on getting it all funded.
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Post by shirlwith3 on Apr 18, 2007 20:15:49 GMT
Louise / Pauline
I was wondering what site you are doing your ICP course from? as I am interested in doing it from home.
If you don't mind telling me that would be great.
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Post by heldraincloud on Apr 19, 2007 5:46:38 GMT
Hi Shirl, I'll try and get you some info, I only phoned yesterday to get the info, so as soon as it comes through I'll post a message.....the way I found it was to contact my local Recruitment, Training and Quality Team, which is my city councils Early Years section.....That probably doesnt help atall, sorry
Forgive me, its very early and my brain is still zzzzzzzz are you a registered childminder already I get the funding as part of my registration, but I know everywere is different xxx
Just re-read your msg lol, and realised you were only asking which course, not about funding, told you its early ;D I'll let you know x
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Post by Pauline on Apr 19, 2007 8:51:47 GMT
Louise / Pauline I was wondering what site you are doing your ICP course from? as I am interested in doing it from home. If you don't mind telling me that would be great. Hi Shirl I'm not doing one, I was just browsing around the internet after reading Louise's post asking about them. I can't remember what site I looked at now, but I just typed Diploma in Home based childcare into Google and several came up. |
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