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Springboard+

The Springboard+ upskilling initiative in higher education offers free and funded courses at certificate, degree and masters level leading to qualifications in areas where there are employment opportunities in the economy.

Whether you are seeking to change career, wanting to upskill or need to retrain, ATU’s expert lecturers, support staff and innovative online course delivery, will ensure you succeed.

Springboard+/HCI 2023 is open for applications.

See below for the full list of 2023 funded courses that are still accepting applications from ATU:

 

Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction

Course Title Award Campus Delivery  Level Applications

Mechanical and Electrical Quantity Surveying

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 9 Closed

Geotechnical Structural Engineering

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 9 Closed

Marine Spatial Planning

Postgraduate Certificate ATU Galway-Mayo Blended 9 Closed

Fire Safety Engineering

Bachelor of Science (Honours) ATU Donegal Blended 8 Closed

Construction Contracts Management

Bachelor of Science (Honours) ATU Donegal Blended 8 Closed

Industrial Engineering
(Add-on)

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) ATU Galway-Mayo Blended 8 Closed

Electric Vehicle Technology

Bachelor of Science ATU Donegal Blended 7 Open

Manufacturing Engineering
(Add-on)

Bachelor of Engineering ATU Galway-Mayo Blended 7 Closed

Revit & 4D BIM*

Certificate ATU Donegal Online 7 Open

Lean Sigma Quality (Six Sigma Green Belt)

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 7 Closed

Mechatronic Engineering

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 7 Closed

Validation Technologies

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 6 Closed

Water and Wastewater Operations

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 6 Closed

Information & Communication Technologies

Course Title Award Campus Delivery  Level Applications

Computing in Cloud Technologies

Postgraduate Diploma ATU Donegal Online 9 Closed

Computing in Cybersecurity 

Postgraduate Diploma ATU Donegal Online 9 Closed

Computing in DevOps

Postgraduate Diploma ATU Donegal Online 9 Closed

Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Postgraduate Diploma ATU Donegal Online 9 Closed

Supply Chain Analytics

Postgraduate Diploma ATU Donegal Online 9 Closed

Computing (ICT - 1 year)

Higher Diploma ATU Donegal Online 8 Closed

Computing (ICT - 2 year)

Higher Diploma ATU Donegal Online 8 Closed

Contemporary Software Development

Bachelor of Science ATU Donegal Online 8 Closed

Computing Data Analytics*
(1 year)

Higher Diploma ATU Galway-Mayo Online 8 Open

Computing Data Analytics*
(2 years)

Higher Diploma ATU Galway-Mayo Online 8 Open

Computing Software Development*
(1 year)

Higher Diploma ATU Galway-Mayo Online 8 Open

Computing Software Development*
(2 years)

Higher Diploma ATU Galway-Mayo Online 8 Open

Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance

Higher Diploma ATU Galway-Mayo Online 8 Closed

Computer Networks and Cloud Infrastructure

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 8 Closed

Computing (2 Years)

Higher Diploma ATU Sligo Online 8 Closed

Digital Mapping & GIS (Geographical Information Systems)

Certificate ATU Galway-Mayo Blended 8 Open

Applied Data Technologies

Diploma ATU Donegal Online 7 Closed

Business/Management  

Course Title Award Campus Delivery Level Applications

Digital Media & Marketing*

Certificate ATU Galway-Mayo Blended 9 Closed

Business Analytics*

Higher Diploma ATU Galway-Mayo Online 8 Closed

Social Media and Web Marketing
for the Tourism Sector

Certificate ATU Donegal Online 7 Closed

Management and Leadership

Certificate ATU Donegal Online 7 Closed

Social Media Marketing*

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 6 Closed

Digital Marketing Practice*

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 6 Closed

Digital Skills

Certificate ATU Donegal Online 6 Closed

Biopharma /MedTech

Course Title Award Campus Delivery Level Applications

Commissioning, Qualification and Validation for Biologics Manufacturing

Certificate ATU Sligo/NIBRT** Online 9 Closed

Biopharmaceutical Validation and Digitalization 

Postgraduate Diploma ATU Sligo/NIBRT** Online 9 Closed

Advanced Biopharmaceutical Science

Postgraduate Diploma ATU Galway-Mayo Blended 9 Closed

Entrepreneurship and MedTech*

Postgraduate Diploma ATU Galway-Mayo Blended 9 Open

Entrepreneurship and
Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing*

Higher Diploma ATU Galway-Mayo Blended 9 Open
Medical Technologies, Regulatory Affairs and Operations Certificate ATU Sligo/University of Galway** Online 8 Closed

Medical Technologies, Regulatory Affairs and Quality

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 8 Closed

Biopharmaceutical Science

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 8 Closed

Medical Technology Regulatory
Affairs Professional

Higher Diploma ATU Galway-Mayo Blended 8 Closed

Biopharmaceutical Processing

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 7 Closed

BioProcess Engineering

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 7 Closed

Biopharmaceutical Processing 

Certificate ATU Sligo/NIBRT** Online 6 Closed

Aseptic Biopharmaceutical Operations 
 

Certificate ATU Sligo/NIBRT** Online 6 Closed

Health & Welfare

Course Title Award Campus Delivery Level Applications

Health Project Management

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 9 Closed

Building Digital Healthcare Communities

Certificate ATU Galway-Mayo Blended 8 Closed

Practices in Health Informatics

Certificate ATU Sligo Online 6 Closed

Culinary Skills & Arts

Course Title

Award

Campus

Delivery

Level

Applications

Culinary Skills

Certificate

ATU Donegal

On-Campus

6

Open

Culinary Skills*

Certificate ATU Galway-Mayo On-Campus 6 Open

Culinary Arts - Professional Chef Programme*

Higher Certificate ATU Galway-Mayo On-Campus 6 Open

 

*Indicates courses with a January 2024 start. 
**Applicants must apply to NIBRT or University of Galway as the service provider on Springboard+

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Register your Interest in a Springboard+ Course

How to Apply

All applications must be made through the Springboard website www.springboardcourses.ie

Fees & Funding

All applicants hoping to avail of Springboard funding must apply through the Springboard website. Unemployed participants continue to receive 100% funding while those in employment will receive 100% funding for programmes at level 6 and 90% funding for programmes from level 7 to level 9.

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.

  • Returners – Those who have a previous history of employment but may require upskilling, reskilling or cross-skilling to transition back to the workforce.
  • People in Employment – A 10% course fee contribution for Level 7, 8, and 9 courses is applicable for employed participants. This is payable directly to the provider.
  • The Unemployed or formerly Self Employed – May apply to all courses with the exception of the two-year part-time ICT conversion courses. Unemployed applicants will also be required to meet additional criteria.

Further details are available: springboardcourses.ie/eligibility

If you have further questions, please contact the relevant campus below. 

ATU Galway-Mayo – springboard.galwaymayo@atu.ie
ATU Donegal – springboard.donegal@atu.ie
ATU Sligo – springboard.sligo@atu.ie

 

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