Springboard Courses
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Springboard+ courses are free for people who are unemployed, those who were previously self-employed and returners to the workforce. Courses at NFQ Level 6 are also free for those in employment. For employed participants on courses NFQ level 7 – 9, 90% of the course fee is funded by the Government, with participants required to contribute just 10% of the fee.
Staff will be available over the coming weeks to advise potential students looking at a return to education.
*Details on available courses, eligibility and the application process are available at www.springboardcourses.ie
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See the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section on www.springboardcourses.ie for more information on eligibility.
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 MTU Cork Campus by E: springboard@cit.ie or T: 021 433 5040.
All of the courses have a minimum entry requirement. Please note that MTU Cork Campus offers a Recognition of Prior Learning system, details of which can be found here.
In MTU Cork Campus 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
- 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.
- the recognition of learning which has been gained through experiences in the workplace, in voluntary work or elsewhere, usually referred to as experiential learning.
