Open to all, regardless of your employment status. Entry & eligibility criteria apply.

Dublin Business School (DBS), in conjunction with the Higher Education Authority (HEA) is delighted to announce, that as part of the Springboard+ 2018/19 initiative, we will be offering more Government Funded Springboard+ programmes in the areas of ICT, Data Analytics, Digital Marketing, IT & FinTech among others.

Our programmes are fully accredited by Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI) and span Levels 7 & 8 on The National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), to suit applicants with a range of prior qualifications and experience.

All programmes have commenced, we are taking final applications through Springboardcourses.ie. Most programmes are part-time, delivered in the evening and weekends, with some also available full-time. Courses are delivered in our City Centre campuses.

Places are awarded on a first come - first served basis, subject to meeting entry and eligibility criteria.

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.

The Springboard+ initiative offers Government funded courses at Certificate and Degree level.

All courses lead to qualifications in enterprise sectors which are growing and need skilled personnel, including information and communications technology (ICT); international financial services; and cross-enterprise skills such as digital marketing. 

The programmes listed below are open to anyone, in employment or unemployment, subject to meeting the entry and eligibility criteria

Part-Time Programmes

Diploma in Big Data for Business

Certificate in Cloud Platform Development

Certificate in Fund Accounting

Certificate in Regulatory Technology

Full-Time Programme

Higher Diploma in Science in Data Analytics

The below 2 year part-time programmes are open to people in employment, subject to meeting entry & eligibility criteria

Higher Diploma in Data Analytics

Higher Diploma in Science in Financial Technology

Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Software Development)

Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Web & Cloud Technologies)

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

"In a professional capacity it was really beneficial - we got a basic grounding in almost every aspect of IT. The coding languages that we studied in DBS are   

current and there is lots of demand for developers with the skillset we acquired there. Being so well-grounded, it made the transition into the workplace much easier." - Susan O'Beirne, Higher Diploma in Science in Computing          

"I applied for a number of colleges and I got accepted to every course I applied to and was eligible for. I chose DBS.

This led to one of the most enjoyable times of my life. I met new friends, learned so much and at the end of it got a placement in the same company I work in now, in a job that I love and feel I’m very good at." - John O'Sullivan, Springboard+ Higher Diploma in Computing.

Read more from John's interview here.

DBS offers a range of full and part-time courses under Springboard+, some of which are designed for people in receipt of social welfare, and some are open to people who are currently working.

Click here for all eligibility criteria, and if you have any questions our Admissions Team are available on (01) 4177500.

Places fill fast, so apply as soon as you can.