To support services to meet their regulatory requirement of having one staff member trained in First Aid Response (FAR) by February 2021; the Department of Children & Youth Affairs (DCYA) has extended and altered the FAR Reimbursement Fund which will fund one FAR first aid training place per registered early learning and care services / registered childminders to a maximum of €225 per full course or €175 per refresher course.

Please see below the timeframes for Q3 & Q4 for FAR reimbursement applications.

Timeframe for applications:

To apply for the FULL FAR Reimbursement Fund, a registered service or registered childminder must:

• Have an employee who has completed or have themselves completed either the full 18 hours FAR course or the 12 hours Refresher FAR course since January 1^st, 2019.
• Have paid for the employee / registered childminder to participate in the training.
• Submit a copy of the receipt for training and a copy of the PHECC accredited FAR certificate.

 To apply for the PARTIAL FAR Reimbursement Fund, a registered service or registered childminder must:

• Have an employee who has completed or have themselves completed either the two day online theory element of the full FAR course or the one day online theory element of the refresher FAR course since the Public Health restrictions have been put in place
• Have paid for the employee / registered childminder to participate in the training.
• Submit a copy of the receipt for training and a copy of the letter from the PHECC accredited trainer guaranteeing that the employee has secured a place for the practical element of the FAR course. In this instance a maximum of 2/3 of the Bursary will be paid with the remaining paid on receipt of a copy of the PHECC accredited FAR certificate

Attached please find the application form for this bursary here: FAR Reimbursement Application Form including part funding

PLEASE NOTE:

• All forms must be fully completed and returned to Laois CCC
• Incomplete application forms will not be accepted.
• All required documents must be attached to the application form.
• Information provided by the applicant will only be used for the purpose it was intended and will be retained by the CCC for recording purposes.
• The CCC will make the decision on funding and all decisions are final.
• Funding will cease in 2020

If you require more information on the above please do not hesitate to contact Sinead on 057 86 61029 or email s.brophy@laoischildcare.ie