Courses
Springboard+
Welcome to our Springboard+ hub
Now accepting applications for September 2025!
Each year, the Higher Education Authority (HEA) approves courses for Springboard+. This initiative provides free and heavily subsidized courses to meet industry-skills demands in key growth areas in the domestic economy.
Majority of the available courses are flexible and part-time and have been specifically tailored to suit the personal and professional commitments of learners.
Springboard+ is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union.
Those interested in studying a Springboard+ approved course must apply directly through the Springboard+ website and must meet eligibility criteria. Search for your courses using the providers, ATU Sligo, ATU Galway-Mayo or ATU Donegal.
Free and Funded Courses
For employed candidates completing an approved Level 7, Level 8 or Level 9 course, you pay only 10% of the tuition fee, with 90% of the fee funded by Springboard+.
For Unemployed candidates completing an approved Level 7, Level 8 or Level 9, the course tuition fee is free, with 100% of the fee funded by Springboard+.
Level 6 courses are free under these initiatives.
The fees for Micro-Credential courses are 50% funded through the Springboard+ initiative.
Springboard+ Quick Guide 2025
Download a digital copy of our Springboard+ Quick Guide for courses commencing September 2025
Search for courses by discipline
Business
Higher Diploma in Business in Analytics
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Galway City | €620
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Analytics
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 9 | Galway City | €600
Certificate in Digital Marketing Practice
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 6 | Sligo | Free
Certificate in Management and Leadership
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 7 | Letterkenny | €445
Certificate in Social Media & Web Marketing for the Tourism Sector
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 7 | Letterkenny | €220
Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Construction Contracts Management
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Letterkenny | €540
Bachelor of Science in Electric Vehicle Technology
Part-Time | Blended | 1 year | Level 7 | Letterkenny | €680
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Fire Safety Engineering
Part-Time | Blended | 1 year | Level 8 | Letterkenny | €515
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Industrial Engineering (Add- On)
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Galway City | €660
Certificate in Lean Sigma Quality (Green Belt) – Micro-Credential
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 7 | Sligo | €800
Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering (Add-On)
Part-Time | Blended | 1 year | Level 7 | Galway City | €660
Postgraduate Certificate in Mechanical and Electrical Quantity Surveying
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 9 | Sligo | €360
Certificate in Revit & 4D BIM
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 7 | Letterkenny | €285
Certificate in Validation Technologies
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 6 | Sligo | Free
Computing
Diploma in Applied Data Technologies
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 7 | Letterkenny | €730
Postgraduate Diploma in Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 9 | Letterkenny | €670
Higher Diploma in Computing (1 year)
Full-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Letterkenny | €745
Higher Diploma in Computing (Software Development)
Full-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Galway City | €675
Postgraduate Diploma in Computing in Cloud Technologies
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 9 | Letterkenny | €670
Postgraduate Diploma in Computing in Cybersecurity
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 9 | Letterkenny | €670
Postgraduate Diploma in Computing in DevOps
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 9 | Letterkenny | €670
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Contemporary Software Development
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Letterkenny | €660
Higher Diploma in Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Galway City | €620
Certificate in Digital Skills
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 6 | Letterkenny | Free
Bachelor of Science in Network Cybersecurity
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 7 | Mayo | €600
Postgraduate Diploma in Supply Chain Analytics
Part-Time or Full-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 9 | Letterkenny | €690
Environmental Science
Master of Science in Applied Marine Conservation
Part-Time | On-Campus | 1 year | Level 9 | Galway City | €1,200
Postgraduate Certificate in Data Analytics for Offshore Wind Energy Management
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 9 | Letterkenny | €338
Coming soon!
Postgraduate Certificate in Marine Spatial Planning
Part-Time | Blended | 1 year | Level 9 | Galway City | €400
Certificate in Water and Wastewater Operations
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 6 | Sligo | Free
Postgraduate Certificate in Water Services Management
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 9 | Sligo | €440
Life Science
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Biopharmaceutical Science
Part-Time | Blended | 1 year | Level 9 | Galway City | €620
Certificate in Aseptic Biopharmaceutical Operations
In collaboration with NIBRT.
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 6 | Sligo | Free
Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Science
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Sligo | €360
Certificate (Level 6) in Biopharmaceutical Processing
In collaboration with NIBRT
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 6 | Sligo | Free
Certificate (Level 7) in Biopharmaceutical Processing
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 7 | Sligo | €365
Certificate in BioProcess Engineering
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 7 | Sligo | €365
Postgraduate Certificate in Commissioning, Qualification and Validation for Biologics Manufacturing
In collaboration with NIBRT
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 9 | Sligo | €550
Certificate in Medical Device Regulatory Affairs and Operations
In collaboration with the University of Galway
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Sligo | €350
Certificate in Medical Device Regulatory Affairs and Quality
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Sligo | €365
Health
Certificate in Building Digital Healthcare Communities
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Mayo | €300
Postgraduate Certificate in Health Project Management
Part-Time | Online | 1 year | Level 8 | Sligo | €250
How to Apply
All applicants hoping to avail of Springboard+ funding must apply through the Springboard+ website. Search for your courses using the providers, ATU Sligo, ATU Galway-Mayo or ATU Donegal.
Am I Eligible?
Springboard+ applicants must meet all residency and nationality/visa requirements, including the applicant has been ordinarily resident in an EU/EEA/Swiss state for at least three of the five years preceding their entry to the programme. Springboard+ applicants must meet all of the Springboard+ eligibility requirements relevant to the category of application.
My Career Path
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Springboard+ Contacts
Peter Butler
Springboard+ Coordinator – ATU Galway-Mayo
Catherine O’Reilly
Springboard+ Coordinator – ATU Sligo
Steven O’Donnell
Springboard+ Coordinator – ATU Donegal
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