WIT Springboard+2018 Courses
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Diploma in Supervisory Practice
Level 7 | 60 Credits
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MSc in Global Financial Information Systems
Level 9 | 90 Credits
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Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing
Level 9 | 60 Credits
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Certificate in Economics & Finance
Level 9 | 30 Credits
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Certificate in Data Protection & GDPR
Level 6 | 10 Credits
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HDip in Computer Science (2-year online)
Level 8 | 90 Credits
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HDip in Business Systems Analysis (1-year evening)
Level 8 | 60 Credits
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HDip in Business Systems Analysis (2-year evening)
Level 8 | 60 Credits
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HDip in Agri-food ICT Systems (2-year blended)
Level 8 | 60 Credits
Eligible applicants for Springboard+ 2018
This year, for the first time, Springboard+ courses will be extended so that all courses will now be open to people irrespective of their employment status.
- Level 6 courses will remain free to all participants.
- Returners and those in receipt of certain allowances, including Jobseekers Benefit, will continue to be able to access courses free of charge.
- For employed participants on courses NFQ level 7 – 9, 90% of the course fee will be funded by the Government, with participants required to contribute just 10% of the fee.
Free Adult Education Guidance Services in Your Area
Expert, free and impartial advice is available from your local Adult Education Guidance service office including offices in Waterford/Wexford, Kilkenny/Carlow, Tipperary and Cork. If you are struggling to choose the best option for you then make an appointment for a discussion about course choice, funding etc. with the experienced adult education experts in these centres.
If I'm Not Eligible Are There Other Funded Courses Available?
There are funded course opprotunities available from other organisations such as Skillnets - for example the Waterford Chamber Skillnet. The Citizen's Information website maintains a list of funded programmes available. Again, the best source of imopartial advice is your local Adult Education Guidance service as listed above.
Restrictions
Those who have completed a Springboard+ course within the past two years (i.e. graduated from a 2016 or 2017 Springboard+ call course ) are not eligible to apply in 2018 (unless the participant is seeking to progress their qualification level in the same discipline, e.g. level 7 to level 8).
Participants who enrolled in more than one Springboard+ course since the inception of Springboard in 2011, and did not complete any course, are not eligible to apply in 2018.
Participants who enrolled in just one course, since the inception of Springboard+ in 2011, but did not complete, are eligible to apply in 2018, but will be required to meet all eligibility criteria.
Your eligibility for Springboard with regards to social welfare benefits issues is best discussed with your INTREO case officer.
For more information on eligibility, please Click Here
Academic Entry Requirements
Please see information on entry requirements on each course page. Please note that we cannot make any offers until applicants upload the required documentation - e.g. copies of qualifications certificates or transcripts. If you don't have a scanned copy of your degree parchment or transcript then simply take a photograph of it with your phone and upload that.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Where candidates do not currrently meet the formal academic entry requirements (set out on each course information page) they may be able to advance their application using the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) mechanism. RPL allows candidates to make a case that they do meet entry requirements through a combination of formal certified learning and learning through experience (most typically work experience). RPL applications must be made by filling out (please type) the Springboard RPL form and submitting it along with supporting documents such as academic certificates and transcripts etc.
Download WIT Springboard RPL Form 2018
English Language Competency
Applicants whose first language is not English must submit documentary evidence of competency in English. Please see Click Here for WIT’s English Language Requirements.
Computing courses: Martina Mullally – [email protected] / 051 834137
Other subject areas: Lorraine Quirke – [email protected] / 051 834137