On Wednesday, 25 August 2021 from 6.30-7.30pm, Waterford Institute of Technology is running an online open evening for Springboard and part-time courses
Neil Quinlan, Head of the Department of Lifelong Learning at WIT says: “The online open event will give adults considering a course to meet WIT subject experts and discuss the best Springboard, July Stimulus and part-time course opportunities available in 2021/22 and find the best option for them.”
More than 80 part-time courses available
“This September there are more than 80 part-time courses available to adult learners at WIT including Springboard+ programmes in areas of identified skills needs,” he says. “These include places that are substantially funded by the Government through a number of initiatives including Springboard and the ‘July Stimulus’ package.”
Springboard+ programmes
The 17 Springboard+ programmes on offer at WIT for 2021/22 span business, science, computing, engineering and the culinary world. They include: Diploma in Supervisory Practice, Higher Diploma in Business Systems Analysis, Certificate in Introduction to Automation Engineering, Certificate in Biomedical Engineering, Certificate in International Regulatory Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts.
Short modular courses across a range of social enterprise, digital, business, and technology skills will be available this September under the Government’s ‘July Stimulus’ initiative.
Upskill
Many of the courses focus on future-proofing the skills of those in employment. Altogether 193 places are available across the following courses: Certificate in Social Enterprise Management, Certificate in Business Intelligence, Certificate in Cloud Architecture, Certificate in Agile Software Development, L6 Certificate in Project Management, Payroll and Computerised Accounts, Digital Marketing & Social Media, Blended Learning, and Digital Literacy.
Details are over on the WIT events page.