Now open to applications regardless of your employment status. Entry & eligibility criteria apply on all courses.

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 are scheduled to start in January or March 2019 and are now open for applications through the Springboardcourses.ie website (entry & eligibility requirements apply for all courses). 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, so get your applications in fast!

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 free full-time and part-time 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 Level 7

Certificate in Digital Marketing Level 7

Certificate in Fund Accounting Level 7

Certificate in Regulatory Technology (RegTech) Level 8 (Start date to be confirmed)

Full Time Programme

Springboard+ Higher Diploma in Science in Data Analytics - Full-Time

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

Higher Diploma in Data Analytics (Part time) [2 Years Part-time] Level 8

Higher Diploma in Science in Financial Technology (FinTech) [2 Years Part-time] Level 8

Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Software Development) [2 Years Part-time] Level 8

Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Web & Cloud Technologies) [2 Years Part-time] Level 8

Higher Diploma in Science in Computing in Development Operations (DevOps) [2 Years Part-time] Level 8*  (Start date to be confirmed )

*Subject to validation

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