An update on payslips from the Department of Education and Skills:

The Teacher Fee Refund Scheme provides funding to teachers towards the cost of in-career development courses and related exam fees.  Payment is conditional on successful completion of such courses which would be approved by the Department and school authorities. Application forms available in Circular Letter 0003/2020. Applications close 24th April 2020.

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By email - on Friday 27th March, Tuesday 31st March and Thursday 2nd April – the TUI provided updates to members in relation to our engagement with ETBI about contingency assessment arrangements in Further Education in the context of the Covid-19 public health emergency. We are now in a position to advise that, following this engagement and having regard to matters raised by the Union,  the ETBI today issued a document setting out overarching principles that will apply and to which local contingency arrangements must adhere.