IT Sligo offering 20 Springboard-funded courses to help people upskill or get back to work
- Courses designed for unemployed and those wishing to upskill in the workplace
- All courses delivered online and completed within one year
- Programmes to commence September 2020
IT Sligo is offering 20 courses in the areas of Science, Technology and Engineering funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) under the Springboard+ 2020 programme.
The courses are free for unemployed participants and for all participants on level 6 programmes, with 90% funding for those in employment on programmes from level 7 to level 9. These are delivered part time online and are completed within one year.
The 2020 Springboard allocations were launched today (Wednesday, June 17) by Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD, Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor and Minister of State for Training Skills, Innovation, Research and Development John Halligan.
Springboard courses are tailored to meet key growth areas such as Biopharmaceutical Science, Information Technology, Lean Sigma and Quality.
IT Sligo has received funding for Springboard courses from Springboard every year since 2011, and its courses are designed for those actively seeking employment or those already in employment who are wishing to upskill.
IT Sligo is a national leader in developing and delivering online education. Its online learning programmes are designed for students who want to study part time at a pace that matches their work/life balance. Course delivery is flexible and includes web-cast classes, which are also recorded so that students who are unable to take part in the live sessions can access them at any time.
All content is delivered online with either limited or no attendance requirement.
The Springboard-funded courses at IT Sligo are accredited programmes and confer Certificates on graduation from levels 6 through to Postgraduate level 9.
This year’s courses are:
| Faculty of Engineering & Design | |||
| Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering | |||
| Certificate in Quality Assurance | Level 6 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Validation Technologies | Level 6 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Lean Sigma Quality (Six Sigma Green Belt) | Level 7 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Department of Civil Engineering & Construction | |||
| Certificate in Science in Water and Wastewater Operations | Level 6 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in BIM and Lean Construction Management | Level 9 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Department of Computing and Electronic Engineering | |||
| Higher Diploma in Science in Computing | Level 8 | Online | 2-Years Part-time |
| Certificate in Computer Networks & Cloud Infrastructure | Level 8 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles | Level 9 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles | Level 9 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Automotive Artificial Intelligence | Level 9 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Faculty of Science | |||
| Department of Environmental Science | |||
| Certificate in Health and Safety Representation | Level 6 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health | Level 6 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Department of Life Sciences | |||
| Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Processing* | Level 6 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate Biopharmaceutical Aseptic Operations* | Level 6 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Processing | Level 7 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Bioprocess Engineering3 | Level 7 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Science in Medical Technologies Regulatory Affairs & Quality | Level 8 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Science* | Level 9 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Processing* | Level 9 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Quality Analytics for Biopharma* | Level 9 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Masters in Biopharmaceutical Processing | Level 9 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Department of Health and Nutritional Science | |||
| Certificate in Health Data Analytics | Level 7 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Health Project Management | Level 9 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Faculty of Business & Social Sciences | |||
| Certificate in Social Media Marketing | Level 6 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
| Certificate in Remote Working Supervision | Level 8 | Online | 1-Year Part-time |
*Joint programme delivery with National Institute for Bioprocessing Research & Training (NIBRT). Apply on Springboard with NIBRT as the Provider.
To find out more about the courses, visit www.itsligo.ie/springboard
Applications will open 25th June on the Springboard+20 website www.springboardcourses.ie
Springboard+ is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Social Fund as part of the ESF programme for employability, inclusion and learning 2014-2020