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Springboard Courses

Places are limited – apply now!


The Springboard initiative in higher education offers free, part-time courses leading to qualifications that are in demand among employers.

CIT held a Springboard Information day on the 13 June 2012 with sessions on Careers, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Admissions/Applications, Mature Student Supports, as well as Course Specific information.

If you were unable to attend and require further information, please
E: opendoor@cit.ie or
T: 021 432 6017

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CIT Careers Services is offering one-to-one guidance sessions for applicants in June.
T: 021 433 5776.
E: careers2@cit.ie

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If you have been successful in your application for a Springboard course, and have accepted your offer, you will receive a letter in late August or early September officially confirming your place and advising you of the documentation which you should bring to your registration. Your registration and induction will take  place at CIT Bishopstown from 9.15am-4.15pm on Friday 14th September.

There are 262 places on 16 different courses available in CIT under this Springboard programme. The courses on offer include Biomedical Device Manufacturing, Cloud Computing, Computer Networking, Sustainable Energy, and Lean Six Sigma.  All are offered on a flexible, part-time basis. These are designed to help people who have lost their jobs, or were previously self-employed, and who need to up-skill or re-skill to gain sustainable employment again.


To be eligible for a place on a Springboard course a person must be:

  • Unemployed* with a previous history of employment

and Be in receipt of payment from the Department of Social Protection

or Be signing for social insurance contribution credits

or Be previously self-employed

and Be actively seeking employment

*For the purposes of determining eligibility for Springboard the term unemployed also includes people who are on short term working and in receipt of a Jobseekers payment from the Department of Social Protection.

See the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section on www.springboardcourses.ie for more information on eligibility.

 

 

CIT offers the following courses under the Springboard Initiative:


(Apply early as places are limited for these courses)

To support you in making a decision about suitable courses there is a guidance service available through the Springboard guidance line on T: 1800 303 523.

For each course on www.springboardcourses.ie there is a contact name and details where you can get further course-specific information.

> General advice is also available from a range of sources, including:
> Adult Guidance Service (www.aegai.ie)
> Local Employment Service (LES) network (www.localemploymentservices.ie), and
> Your local Social Protection facilitator (www.welfare.ie)

For more information contact CIT by E: opendoor@cit.ie or T: 021 4326017.

All of the courses have a minimum entry requirement. Please note that CIT offers a Recognition of Prior Learning system, details of which can be found here.

In CIT RPL can be used to gain:

• an exemption or mark for a module or for a number of modules;
• entry to a course in first year where an applicant may not meet the standard entry requirements;
• advanced entry to a course at a stage other than first year.


There are two main categories within RPL
1. the recognition of learning which has already had formal certification within the higher education system in Ireland or abroad, often referred to as formal learning.
2. the recognition of learning which has been gained through experiences in the workplace, in voluntary work or elsewhere, usually referred to as experiential learning.