We have just opened applications for the following programmes, so get your application in fast! 

For people who are receiving the various accepted Social Welfare payments (as listed on the Springboard+ website), the following FREE courses are available (part-time);

• Springboard+ Diploma in Big Data for Business
• Springboard+ Certificate Digital Marketing
• Springboard+ Certificate in Fund Accounting
• Springboard+ Certificate in Programming

The following FREE courses are also available full-time only for people receiving the various Social Welfare payments accepted by Springboard;

• Higher Diploma in Science in Data Analytics
• Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Software Development  Stream)
• Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Web & Cloud Technologies Stream)
• Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (IT Infrastructure & Networking Stream)

The following courses are available both full-time and part-time to people currently in emploment;

• Higher Diploma in Science in Data Analytics
• Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Software Development  Stream)
• Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Web & Cloud Technologies Stream)
• Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (IT Infrastructure & Networking Stream)

Classes will begin, depending on the course, between the last week of March & the first week of April.


As places are limited, please be aware that applications are accepted on a first-come first-served basis and your place is not secure until you complete the Springboard application process in full and accept your place after you receive your offer.

For further information on Springboard+ DBS course offerings, entry requirements, eligibility criteria and application procedures visit the DBS Springboard+ page or the Springboard+ website.

Please complete the following steps in order to be considered for your FREE Springboard+ course place;

• Visit www.springboardcourses.ie
• Choose Dublin Business School as the provider (NOTE: if applying for ICT courses only – click box ‘Show only ICT conversion courses’ as this will narrow down results)
• Choose the course(s) of your interest (NOTE: You can apply for more than one course)
• Create an account with a password and fill out your profile details
• Apply for chosen course(s)
• We will follow up with an email requesting that you email the following documentation to julie.culhane@dbs.ie.

1. All Academic Transcripts and certificates from any previous studies/courses attended
2. CV (outlining your education and experience to date)
3. Copy of your passport or driver’s license
4. Verification of a social protection payment.  **

For example a recent payment slip, a copy of an application for PTEO/BTEA; a letter from DSP confirming your social protection status (signing for credits, any other form of social welfare etc.)

** Please note this is not required for the Higher Diploma ICT courses

5. For applicants whose first language is not English or where full-time study has been conducted in a language other than English, an IELTS score of a minimum of 6.0 or equivalent is required.
6. A copy of your Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB ) Card for Non-EU applicants currently residing in Ireland

(Alternatively you can post the documents to Dublin Business School, Admissions Office, 13/14 Aungier St, Dublin 2.)

Please note that there are limited places available on all programmes. Those applicants who provide all the relevant supporting documents will be allocated places on their chosen programme on a first-come first-served basis, subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria. 


If we do not receive all of the above information, your application will not be progressed and you could potentially miss out on an offer of a place

To be eligible for a place on a Springboard+ programme a person must be:

• Unemployed with a previous history of employment
• Actively seeking employment

 AND

•  Satisfy one of the following three criteria:

1. Be in receipt of one of the following payments from the Department of Social Protection:

Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance, One Parent Family, Disability Allowance, Qualified Adults of Working Age, Carers Allowance, Farm Assist/Fish Assist, Widow(er) s Contributory or Non-contributory Pension, Blind Pension, Deserted Wives Allowance

There is no requirement to be in receipt of a payment for a particular period of time prior to the commencement of the programme. Participants in receipt of an eligible payment at the time the Springboard+ course commences are eligible to apply for a place on that course. However, providers will be required to give priority to applications from people who are long term unemployed OR

2. Be signing for social insurance contribution credits OR

3. Be previously self-employed

People participating in the Community Employment Scheme; the Rural Social Scheme; Tus; JobBridge or in receipt of the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance or the Short Term Enterprise Allowance may apply for Springboard+ and, with the approval of a Department of Social Protection Facilitator, take up a Springboard+ course.

Full details of eligibility criteria are available under the ‘Am I eligible’ section on the Springboard+ website www.Springboardcourses.ie

For the one-year full-time ICT Conversion courses you may be eligible irrespective of your employment status (i.e. whether you are employed or unemployed) and regardless of whether you are in receipt of income support from the Department of Social Protection.

For the two year part-time ICT Conversion courses you may be eligible if you are employed. If you are unemployed and in receipt of a jobseekers payment (including Farm Assist and Qualified Adults of Working Age) you are not eligible for the two year ICT Conversion courses. However, if you are in receipt of other social protection payments, e.g. One Parent Family or Disability Allowance, you may be eligible for the two year part-time Conversion programmes