To support services to meet their regulatory requirement of having one staff member trained in First Aid Response (FAR) by November 2021; the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth (DCEDIY) 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.
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 between January 1st, 2019 and October 31st, 2021.
- 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.
PLEASE NOTE:
- The FAR requirement comes into place in November 2021, therefore, to be eligible for the FAR reimbursement fund, your course must be completed by 31st October 2021. Certificates dated after 31st October 2021 will not be eligible for the FAR reimbursement fund.
- All forms must be fully completed and returned to your local 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 2021
All forms must be fully completed and returned to Sinéad at Laois County Childcare Committee with
- a copy of the receipt for payment and
- the PHECC Accredited FAR Cert
Emailed applications are welcome.
Download application form here: LCCC Final FAR Reimbursement Application Form 2021