Should people on Jobless benefits use this occasion to go back to school and get training?
February 21st, 2011 | 
Author: Question by Dreadlock Rasta: Should people on Jobless benefits use this occasion to go back to school and get training?
My uncle (46 years old) got laid off at the start of the recession in 2008, first thing he did was go back to school with his unemployment and finished his degree that he didn’t finish when he was in his 20′s. He went full time and graduated in April with a Bachelors in Marketing, now he has a job.
Makes me wonder if those people who are currently on unemployment if they should go back to school or get some training.
I know another family member, my sister in law who’s a nurse that is milking the unemployment benefits for all its worth and refuses all the offers that’s given to her so her husband can continue to work while she just sits at home and shops.
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Answer by Colonel Reb
Not everyone can afford that, especially if they’re not making money. For the people who can, it’s a good opportunity, but it’s not quite that simple.
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if education is attainable, i say go for it
no, because the cons assure us that there are PLENTY of jobs out there and the only reason people are not at work is because they are lazy
Yes, if they can afford it.
But then again, what jobs are out there when they graduate?
Even with training there is still no work but I do agree people need to start being responsible for their own pitfalls and go back to school at least instead of sitting around doing nothing.
And take their crack-smoking and beer-drinking time away? Please.
In Kentucky (in most cases), people on unemployment are blocked from attending college. They must be available and seeking full time work to get benefits.
If they can. Most of the unemployed can’t just finish up a degree by going back to school for a few months, though. Not to mention school costs money, which most of the unemployed don’t have, and time, which most of them would rather use actually looking for work.
HAHAHA!! you = prove that most people in ( )ew York live in a different world
Most of the people were going back to school to get training, but what will they do next semester?
righteous is a republican put-down of others, while holding the gun
Indeed, I am an accountant but switched to operating heavy equipment
Only 4% of people with a degree are unemployed. So hell yes.
you’re assuming many of those on the unemployment ranks do not have degrees or advanced degrees.
There is no school to go back to for them, just another degree, which is cost prohibitive if many are still trying to pay the loans off for the first degree(s).
America doesn’t need more people to change for the few jobs that are there, it needs more jobs for its diverse citizens.
This has been one suggestion for further extension of unemployment benefits. The individual must be enrolled in some type of job training program. Not a totally bad idea, in my opinion.
Schooling and education are rackets. Why would someone want to take on 50k in debt to get some degree that will likely end in them competing for a job with teenagers, or getting paid like a teenager?
It depend
In most cases you must be available for full time work in order to draw unemployment.
You ALSO MUST be willing to accept employment if offered to draw unemployment.
It would appear that BOTH of these relatives are committing, or did commit, fraud in order to draw unemployment.