Summary of Issue: Leaving The Course

Decision 74560 Full Text of Decision 74560

The claimant is appealing his disentitlement for failing to demonstrate good cause for being dismissed from his training course to which he was referred by the Commission or a designated authority. Conflict arose between the claimant and the administration. The claimant is alleged to have failed to observe the regulations of the school and the student's code of conduct. Documentary evidence suggests the claimant was reprimanded before being dismissed from the school. Finally, the college Registrar advised him he had to withdraw from classes. The record indicates there are three instances for a student to withdraw from class. One, a student's desire to withdraw; second, not maintaining a passing grade; third, misbehaviour which results in expulsion. It is behaviour which compelled the authorities to ask the claimant to withdraw. The Board found the reasons offered by the claimant for not following the rules do not amount to good cause as he did not act as a reasonable person would have acted in similar circumstances. The appeal by the claimant is dismissed by the Umpire.

Decision 25530 Full Text of Decision 25530

Claimant withdrew from the course after 5 months due to lack of funds. Student loan denied. His only funding came from UI benefits ($270 every two weeks). The Board's appreciation of claimant's knowledge of his financial circumstances (before he agreed to taking courses) appears to be reasonable.

Decision 24699 Full Text of Decision 24699

Claimant became frustrated with the way his course was being conducted and left 4 weeks before termination. Certainly, these are not grievances to be settled in UI hearings, and under the jurisprudence could be considered as personal reasons for quitting rather than as good cause.

Decision 23729 Full Text of Decision 23729

Claimant started a course in 11-91 in business procedure, computers and record keeping. The course was to end 2-3-92. She left on 3-2-92 because of frustration after unsuccessfully requesting a change in course and trying 2 more weeks. She was just not able to cope with the mathematics.

Decision 21819 Full Text of Decision 21819

Period of course: from 15-5 to 9-11-89; quits on 12-6; would have quit for lack of resources; resumed course 3-7. Three-week's exclusion maintained and extension period terminated.

Decision 17631A Full Text of Decision 17631A

Francophone having enormous difficulty finding a job in Vancouver as deficient in English language. Referred to 5-month English course, she quit halfway finding level of course not appropriate.

Decision 18653 Full Text of Decision 18653

He withdrew from the course without any discussion with the Commission prior to leaving. A simple declaration by the claimant that a course was not advantageous does not in itself constitute "good cause".

Decision 13900A Full Text of Decision 13900A

He admitted that he was learning something in what was a carpentry course and he quit without having any job to go to. For someone in his position, an opportunity for increasing skills should not be so lightly discarded when only alternative is continuation on UI rolls.

Decision 15155 Full Text of Decision 15155

Withdrawing from an approved course because of anticipated employment is not good cause as one should be ensured of the employment first. Statement that he had to establish residence somewhere else to maximize chances of employment confirmed. Disqualification reduced to 1 week.

Decision 13899 Full Text of Decision 13899

Mere statement that the course is a waste of time is not sufficient; must be evidence that insured did serious and active job search before quitting course.