Expand+Costs:
Approximately €800 to cover the costs of grooming kit and tunic, textbooks, examination fees and educational trips throughout the year.

Additional Training:
There are a number of additional courses offered throughout training such as a Ca...

Hide-Costs:
Approximately €800 to cover the costs of grooming kit and tunic, textbooks, examination fees and educational trips throughout the year.

Additional Training:
There are a number of additional courses offered throughout training such as a Canine First Responder Course and Animal Nutrition. Guest lectures are a feature of the course and learners can avail of the opportunity to participate in educational trips that include whale watching and falconry.

Costs
There are no tuition fees payable to the college by EU nationals. However there are costs associated with each course. These include a Participant Contribution Charge, a registration fee and examination fees.

Applicants are also encouraged to take note of the approximate cost of course materials, equipment, short specialist courses and field trips associated with each of the courses detailed in this prospectus.

Participant Contribution Charge
A participant contribution charge of €200 was introduced by the Department of Education and Skills in 2011 and applies to all learners who enrol on an approved Further Education/Post Leaving Certificate programme.

Eligible participants on FE/PLC courses of more than one year’s duration must pay the contribution for each year of that course. This levy is payable on registration.

Exemption from Participant Contribution Charge
The following are exempt from paying the Participant Contribution Charge:

Full medical card holders in their own right and their dependent children.

Those who are eligible under the student grant scheme.

Those in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) or Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) allowances.

Student Registration Fee
A student registration fee of €160 is payable on registration. This fee contributes to resources, canteen subsidies and miscellaneous services to learners. This fee is non-refundable. Those who are offered places after the first round of interviews are asked to pay a deposit of €50 to secure their places. The balance of the Student Registration Fee is then payable on registration.

General Budgeting
Learners should budget for the cost of examinations, textbooks and materials. These costs may vary between programmes but the college will endeavour to provide as accurate information as possible on the costs that apply to each programme throughout this prospectus.

Expand+Maintenance Grants

Learners attending Further Education/Post Leaving Certificate programmes may apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Renewals of existing grants will be handled by the authority that issued them initially.

All appl...

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Learners attending Further Education/Post Leaving Certificate programmes may apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Renewals of existing grants will be handled by the authority that issued them initially.

All applications for grants in respect of new enrolments will be made online for 2017/18 academic year.

It is not necessary to have received an offer of a college place or to be enrolled at Ormonde College of Further Education in order to apply. The closing date is the end of August each year but you should apply as soon as possible once the 2016-17 applications are open. Early application is advised.

These grants are means-tested and payable monthly. Payment of grants may be subject to attendance in accordance with the Department of Education and Skills regulations. The college is required to make reports on attendance monthly reports on your attendance to the grants authority.

Applications for maintenance grants can be made online through www.studentfinance.ie

Expand+Admissions Schedule 2017/18

Applications will be accepted from January 9th 2017

First Round

The closing date for the receipt of applications for the first round of interviews is Friday 7th April 2017.

Interviews for those who apply at thi...

Hide-Admissions Schedule 2017/18

Applications will be accepted from January 9th 2017

First Round

The closing date for the receipt of applications for the first round of interviews is Friday 7th April 2017.

Interviews for those who apply at this time may take place during the week beginning Monday 8th May 2017.

A pre-registration process for successful candidates is scheduled for 30th and 31st May 2017.

Second Round
l Applications received after Friday 7th April will be processed subject to places being available. Interviews for these applicants will take place in late August / early September 2017.