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Details of Springboard 2015 Announced
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Details of Springboard 2015 AnnouncedThe Institute of Technology Carlow ( IT Carlow) is to offer 400 fully-funded college places this September across a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to job seekers and those in receipt of social welfare payments in order to increase their future job prospects. The initiative forms part of the Government’s Springboard programme, announced today, aimed at reskilling those who lost their jobs during the recession.
IT Carlow is the market leader in the provision of Lifelong Learning programmes and this year’s Springboard programme will offer more than the double the number places available in previous years. The courses on offer straddle IT Management, Digital Marketing, Energy Management, Financial Services and Tourism and range from Certificates to Higher Diploma, Degree and Masters programmes. They have been specifically designed to address the skills needs of employers in the region, according to IT Carlow, ensuring graduates will be well placed to gain future employment. The programmes on offer are delivered on a part time basis and eligible participants will gain free access to the programme of study as well as maintain their benefit entitlements.
85% of graduates from IT Carlow’s Springboard courses in 2014 were in employment within six weeks of finishing their course. Nationally, more than half of all Springboard graduates in 2013 were in employment or self-employment within six months of completing their courses.
Head of Lifelong Learning at IT Carlow, Joe Collins, said, “IT Carlow has been very successful in producing graduates from a wide range of Springboard courses over the past number of years. Hundreds of students who successfully completed our programmes have returned to the workplace with more advanced skills in their own discipline or, in a lot of cases, skills in new disciplines. Others have returned to full-time education, using their experience on their Springboard courses to apply for advanced entry. What has been most rewarding for all of us who are involved in this work is the very high numbers who successfully complete their programme of study and then go on to re-establish their careers”.
Dr. Patricia Mulcahy, President of IT Carlow said, “Up-skilling is about building on existing qualifications and experience and it gives all of us an opportunity to change careers or to move to another level in our current careers. We are ready to accept applications for courses in a number of areas that are key to growth in the economy and I would encourage people who are eligible for Springboard to contact us."
The full list of IT Carlow’s Springboard courses available are as follows:
Undergraduate Programmes
- Certificate in Marketing with Social Media Skills (Level 6)
- Certificate in Purchasing Strategy, Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma (Level 6)
- BSc in Craft Management (Level 7)
- BSc in Energy Management (Buildings) (Level 7)
- Higher Diploma in Business in Tourism Marketing (Level 8)
- Higher Diploma in Digital Media Design (Level 8)
- Higher Diploma in Financial Services in Insurance and Risk (Level 8)
- Higher Diploma in International Business (Level 8)
- Higher Diploma in International Financial Services (Level 8)
- Higher Diploma in Supply Chain Management (Level 8)
Postgraduate Programmes
- Master of Science in Medical Device & Regulatory Affairs (Level 9)
- Masters of Arts in Interaction Design (Level 8)
- Master of Science in Digital Marketing (Level 8)
- Master of Science in IT Management (Level 8)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Information Technology Management (Level 8)
For more details and how to apply www.itcarlow/springboard
Contact IT Carlow Springboard on 059-9175280 or email springboard@itcarlow.ie
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For reference: Alma Feeley, IT Carlow, Tel: 087 8204934 / 059 9175098
Pictured at the announcement are: Dr. Patricia Mulcahy, President of IT Carlow and Joe Collins, Head of Lifelong Learning, IT Carlow with students Rene Podschelni (far left) and Jorina Wittke (far right).
