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Springboard+ offers free / 90%-funded courses in areas of high skills need including Science, Hospitality, Engineering, Computing and Business. Courses are typically up to one-year and are open to employed, unemployed and returners.
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To be considered eligible for a place on a Springboard+ course, you will need to:
You are an EU/EEA/UK/Swiss national or:
You have Stamp 4/Stamp 4 EU FAM, Stamp 5, or Stamp 6 on your Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card. This includes those resident here on Stamp 4 on the basis of:
If you are a Stamp 4/Stamp 4 EU FAM, Stamp 5, or Stamp 6 holder, residency is calculated from the date you first received this stamp. Any residency before this time cannot be counted.
If you have Refugee/Subsidiary Protection status in Ireland, residency is counted from the date you applied for International Protection.
Employed applicants must upload documentation proving residency
Please see example of acceptable documentation at: https://www.wit.ie/images/uploads/Education_School_PDF/Appendix_1_-_Updated_List_of_Acceptable_Documents_(Version_19_August_22).pdf
Acceptable docs include your P60 for years up to 2018 or Employment Detail Summary from 2019 onwards / mortgage statements if you own your home / tenancy or rental agreement if you are renting / bank statements for at least 3 months of each year showing day-to-day transactions or Direct Debits for utility bills / Utility Bills – Phone, Gas, Electricity / an employment letter from your current employer, which includes your name, address, date you commenced work, as well as current payslips.
More on proof of residence documentation: https://www.gov.ie/en/service/e2fab-requesting-proof-of-residence/
Unemployed applicants do not need to upload further documents here as your DSP payment establishes eligibility.
Returner applicants do not need to upload further documents here as this is stated in the sworn declaration
When applying for a course through Springboard+ you will also need to apply on the basis of either being:
Your eligibility is assessed based on your status on the date your course first starts. You will need to meet the eligibility criteria on that date. Documentary evidence of this will be requested during the course before a fee payment is made on your behalf.
Documents you will need to Upload to Prove your Employment Status
Please see example of acceptable documentation at: https://springboardcourses.ie/pdfs/ListAcceptableDocumentation.pdf
Employed people: a recent payslip showing your name, PPSN, employers name and date [ salary details etc. can be redacted if you wish ]
Jobseekers & People on other Social Welfare Payments: a recent DoSP payment receipt showing your name, PPSN and date; or a recent Bank Statement showing receipt of a different eligible DoSP payment plus a further document showing your PPSN.
Formerly Self-Employed: a letter from your accountant confirming that you are self-employed and including evidence of your PPSN such as Revenue documents. [ People in the 'Formally Self-employed' category will not typically be in receipt of a DSP payment ].
Returners: a Springboard Returners Declaration Form signed by you and the appropriate third-party confirming that you are a returning to the workplace ( for e.g. after stepping away from formal employment to take on caring responsibilities). Please also include evidence of your PPSN - for example your Social Services Card.
The Higher Education Authority (HEA), who run the national Springboard+ initiative, has comprehensive eligibility information at https://springboardcourses.ie/faq
Images of all of your academic certificates and transcripts. [ simply take a photo of the documents with your phone ]
These will demonstrate that your either (1) meet the academic entry requirements, or (2) they will support an application made on a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) basis.
You will upload the documents to the Springboard website as part of the application process. Where you wish to have multiple documents considered you will need to merge them into a single file.
No offers of Springboard places can or will be made without the documentaion in place.
Academic eligibility criteria for SETU Waterford Springboard+ courses are set out on each course page.
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 SETU Waterford Springboard RPL 6 Form
Applicants whose first language is not English may be required to submit documentary evidence of competency in English. Please see Click Here for SETU English Language Requirements.
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