DISCRETIONARY GRANT FUNDING
Discretionary grants may be available to clients who wish to pursue a particular course of study or training course which is not provided as part of the current PRRT offering.
This course of study or training course must be such that it underpins a future career plan. A discretionary grant application should be completed at an assessment interview with a Training Assessor or by a careers advisor if the client is engaged in a careers advice process
Discretionary Grant Funding may be available to:
- Full Time Reserve Officers (other than those engaged in severance programme)
- Regular Serving Officers (with at least 20 years service and an intention of leaving the service within 5 years)
- Medically Retired Officers (other than those in full-time or part-time permanent employment)
- Retired Officers (other than those managed via a severance arrangement or those in full-time or part-time permanent employment)
To check your eligibility or discuss individual circumstances regarding Discretionary Grant funding please contact the Training Department on 028 90 427788.
There is an annual maximum contribution available from the Discretionary Grant arrangement
* Serving or retired officers may receive 50% of the total cost of the course of study/training course, to a maximum of £800 in one year Evidence of course completion will be required and a staged payment system will operate
* Medically retired officers may receive 75% of the total cost of the course of study/training course, to a maximum of £1,000 in one year
Evidence of course completion will be required and a staged payment system will operate
Applications for Discretionary Grant Funding may include:
- Tuition fees
- Examination fees
- Registration fees
- Medical examinations
- Manuals which are detailed as an integral part of the course
- Vat
Discretionary Grant Funding will not include:
- Course materials
- Text books
- Recommended or essential reading material
- Travel, Accommodation or subsistence
Funding is not available for training/education courses that have received funding from any other funding body or for training/education courses provided or presented outside the UK.
Funding may be available for eligible clients living outside Northern Ireland, and will be considered on an individual basis by the Discretionary Grant Review Panel.
To discuss funding arrangements or individual circumstances related to funding please contact PRRT Training Department.
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