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 1^st, 2019 and October 31^st, 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 31^st October 2021. Certificates dated after 31^st 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