JSA and compulsory training courses

Hi

Im currently unemployed and claiming job seekers allowance.

I have just recieved a new job coach and she is determined to send me on a month long training course for employability work skills.

I have no objection to this, except for the fact that Avanta sent me on this same course only three months ago and I passed with flying colours.

In truth, I found this course to be of little help to me, if I was not a native english speaker or had not attended compulsary education then the course would have been of great help to me.

As it was however, I was completing coursework that an 11 year old freind laughed at and said she was doing more advanced work in middle school.

I was wondering if anyone had any information on what courses were available in the hope I can talk my jobcoach into sending me on a different course.

I have no objection to attending a training course, and would probably even enjoy it, but I find it rediculous that I be sent on the same course twice ( with the money coming out of my training budget) when the course is not teaching me helpfull skills, and to display that I have attended it on a CV amounts simply to an advertisment that I have been unemployed for too long.

My job coaches rationalisation is that she isnt sending me on the course for what I might learn but because they will report to her periodically and she will be able to assess weather I am taking my responsibilities as a job seeker seriously.

This is not good enough for me as I would rather spend my time doing somthing that will have a positive influence on my future and my prospect of finding a job.

Please give me any advice you have, I am sorry this is so long but I thank you for taking the time to read this.

Thanks again.

Kind Regards

Jonathan