https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 05 May 2026 23:21:57 +0000 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:41:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=41002 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408658&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408658 Author: james
Subject: 41002
Posted: 17 November 2011 at 1:41pm

i never expected them to pay in a way when you go for a student loan you are borrowing from the tax payer all i wanted was a hand up NOT A hand out i dont mind getting a student loan but if the goverment want us off the benefit(which i will be after i graudate) then they should surport (not just money) us to do so just like Adventres_nz and have better front line case mangners to surport people in to training (or work) not talking down to people there is alot of horrable talk about single mums maybe its just easyer to talk down about people insted of helping them
]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:41:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408658&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408658 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408583&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408583 Author: Adventres_nz
Subject: 41002
Posted: 17 November 2011 at 10:15am

No not bitchy at all!
I wasn't expecting WINZ to pay, but because now that i was on a benefit and am new to the system, i needed to know how going back to study was going to affect my payments and would have liked some form of advice.

And as far as the government making it hard to get a head?? as i am new to this, from what i have seen and experienced so far, they are making it very hard to change circumstances. They need to first of all look at how they are training the first call of assistance which is in my case is case managers, a training course in how to treat and speak to people would be a start. Just my opinion :)

Thanks for your reply.]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:15:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408583&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408583 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408561&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408561 Author: AandCsmum
Subject: 41002
Posted: 17 November 2011 at 9:20am

james wrote: Thats about right winz wont help you. If you have some degree or a way to get a job, they wouldnt help me with study as i have my caregiving cert and as the case manger said i should just do that. Sorry to be negtive but the goverment have made it harder to try to get ahead. I am studying again next year and have to take out a student loan try to get a loan and study anyway hun its the only way

Sorry don't mean to be bitchy but I think you'd find that the majority of students have student loans to be able to study. So if you want to study you have to have one, it's just a way of life now. I've done study for on & off over the last 15 years & every step of the way I've had to borrow my tuition fees. Yet I didnt' get anything else to help me study as my parents earnt too much, although though they couldn't afford to pay my fees. I had to stop studying & work for a year so I could then go back with a student allowance.

There is help out there, it's not much but student allowance, accom pmts that you get via your student loan if you can't get them through winz & your books & tuition paid by student loan, will help you get through your study. ]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:20:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408561&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408561 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408558&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408558 Author: james
Subject: 41002
Posted: 17 November 2011 at 9:11am

is ok hun its hard but so worth it ]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:11:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408558&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408558 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408545&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408545 Author: Adventres_nz
Subject: 41002
Posted: 17 November 2011 at 8:35am

Wow, thank you so much Hopes. I will be checking out all the above options ...so helpful :)]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:35:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408545&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408545 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408540&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408540 Author: Adventres_nz
Subject: 41002
Posted: 17 November 2011 at 8:31am

Hi James
Thanks for that, i won't let some case manager put me off, i will be going in to see study link and if i am accepted into teachers college i will just have to get a student loan :)

Thanks]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:31:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408540&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408540 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408537&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408537 Author: Hopes
Subject: 41002
Posted: 17 November 2011 at 8:23am

StudyLink's the place to go. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of support out there - although you can borrow some living expenses and might be eligible for an allowance, it can be hard going. But talk to them, they'll give you what help they can.

Check out scholarships, too. It takes a lot of work to find them, there's not just someone who can tell you 'you need to apply for a, b and c', but there really is money out there that might not be enough to get you through by itself but can help all the same. And don't give up if your first application is unsuccessful, keep trying.

Here's some websites which might be helpful (I've included lots which might not be helpful depending on your ethnicity, but since I don't know they *might* help):


TeachNZ (this could be the best site for you - if you happen to meet their criteria you could be home and hosed for money. They are quite specific about subjects etc, but it's worth a shot)
BreakOut*
Universities NZ (these guys mostly do the big ones like the Rhodes, but have a few random ones too, well worth checking out)
MaoriEducation
FOMA (links to iwi and hapû sites)
Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs
Pacific Islands Polynesian Education Foundation

All the Universities will have scholarships pages on their websites, too, check out the one for the Uni you're studying at (if it's Waikato, check out my gorgeous photo while you're at it )

I work in schols (at Waikato as you'll have gathered from the above), and we do a monthly newsletter summarising everything we've heard about (because even though we don't administer a lot of the ones we advertise in it, people do let us know about them). Obviously, we're only going to put awards in it that Waikato students are eligible for - but a lot of the ones we advertise students from anywhere else are eligible too, and we don't mind if you sign up while you're at another Uni . Just email scholarships@waikato.ac.nz if you want to get it sent out.

*ETA that BreakOut is a subscriber site - costs $50 an hour from home, but is free from public libraries or places with a subscription (like Universities). DON'T use it at home!!!

Edited by Hopes]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:23:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408537&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408537 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408527&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408527 Author: james
Subject: 41002
Posted: 17 November 2011 at 7:22am

Thats about right winz wont help you. If you have some degree or a way to get a job, they wouldnt help me with study as i have my caregiving cert and as the case manger said i should just do that. Sorry to be negtive but the goverment have made it harder to try to get ahead. I am studying again next year and have to take out a student loan try to get a loan and study anyway hun its the only way ]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:22:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408527&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408527 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408504&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408504 Author: Adventres_nz
Subject: 41002
Posted: 16 November 2011 at 10:23pm

Hey everyone.
Sheesh where do i start?! Ok so have been separated for 5 years, have worked for my ex husband for the last 2 years and i have just met someone else. Up until now we have had a pretty good relationship. The job was perfect, we live rural where there is no child care after school programs etc so to work for him was perfect for flexibility with the kids etc, he would help me out with this and that fire wood and car maintenance etc, i really had it pretty good. people would tell me he was controlling and he has put me in a position where it suited him. Anyway long story short, i met someone else, he fired me and now i am financially struggling to make mortgage repayments, car repayments and to pretty much buy food.
So this is where i need your help...i went into WINZ today to ask about study options in regards to start my teaching degree? I was given absolutely no help what so ever, he told me that i would never get in as the bar had been raised and the intake drop, and winz dont help so if i must study go and knock on study links door?! Is this right? i have just researched study links website and they said the first step was to have an appointment with a case manager???? well, im kinda struggling to know where to from here? i have sent in my enrollment and feel as though i have as good a chance as anyone.
Can anyone give me any advice on where to from here???]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:23:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41002&PID=1408504&title=lost-my-job-wanting-to-study-help#1408504