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 for:
- Full Time Reserve Officers
- Regular Officers (intending to leave the service within 5 years)
- Medically Retired Officers (or officers in the process of medical
retirement)
- Retired Officers (other than those being managed via a severance arrangement)
- RUC/PSNI Widows
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, and officers recommended for medical retirement
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:
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Tuition fees |
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Examination fees |
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Registration fees |
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Medical examinations |
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Manuals which are detailed
as an integral part of the course |
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Vat |
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Discretionary Grant
Funding will not include:
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Course materials |
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Text books |
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Recommended or essential reading material |
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Travel, Accommodation or subsistence
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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.
How to enrol
