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[andypaul]

I had tears of joy when my boss sent email me yesterday stating that I will receive 900£ training grant (no Tax) and can work 40-60 or above from home.
My eyes is sore now
How I wish to share my job to my friend here but she has no idea about PC.

Thats good i guess work 40 to 60 percent from home which sounds good but do you have to use your Internet connection and do you have to phone people? I know a lot of people who worked from home have now gone back to visting the office a lot more.

Also others may know more on the subject but be careful about having an office at home.

http://www.voa.gov.uk/council_tax/ex..._from_home.htm

Can also effect insurance if any more than you just catching up with work.


So more importantly what training do you intend to take?

Also when you say training do you think classroom based or are you going to look into CBT's and books?

A lot of I.T you can self teach with good material and the money goes far further than paying tutors and classrooms etc.

[pennybarry]

Thats good i guess work 40 to 60 percent from home which sounds good but do you have to use your Internet connection and do you have to phone people? I know a lot of people who worked from home have now gone back to visting the office a lot more.

Also others may know more on the subject but be careful about having an office at home.

http://www.voa.gov.uk/council_tax/ex..._from_home.htm

Can also effect insurance if any more than you just catching up with work.


So more importantly what training do you intend to take?

Also when you say training do you think classroom based or are you going to look into CBT's and books?

A lot of I.T you can self teach with good material and the money goes far further than paying tutors and classrooms etc.

Thanks Andy,
It was the advise from Jobcentreplus to be trained in their office. Jobcentreplus here has office for training. I don't call anybody, I get 30£ / week for my expenses. They have also checked the room for safety reason etc.

[andypaul]

Thanks Andy,
It was the advise from Jobcentreplus to be trained in their office. Jobcentreplus here has office for training. I don't call anybody, I get 30£ / week for my expenses. They have also checked the room for safety reason etc.

So the grant came from the Job centre

Im guessing they send you on a learn direct course?
From others make sure the course you go on is of the right level for you some i know ended up on courses which were to basic for what they needed and there was no qualification at the end

For 900 quid what do they offer? Just intrested as sometimes i send or recomend others to go on courses in th eline fo my work.

Heres a useful place for training Videos and all these are free if you login

http://www.cbtnuggets.com/webapp/videos

Many of the web bods i meet have taken some of these exams

http://www.ciwcertified.com/

[joebloggs]

i think you would know andy, can the cost of training thru work, be claimed back by knocking it off the taxes the company pays?

i'm sure it can be..

[andypaul]

i think you would know andy, can the cost of training thru work, be claimed back by knocking it off the taxes the company pays?

i'm sure it can be..

Dont know all the details, but yeah training helps with the tax bill.

But need to be careful the training is good for you not just the company as you know Joe.

Real world certs, on subjects which have skills and knowledge you can take with you

Also worth in any assement to think before going about what training you need and then make sure its mentioned in the assement.

Im amazed how many people dont want training and the training department are almost forcing people to go