Springboard+ and HCI Pillar 1 courses are co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union to provide free and heavily subsidised upskilling and reskilling opportunities.
"I didn't really have the knowledge to keep going in the food industry like I wanted and that was the main reason I picked the course" Thomas Maher MSc Food Business Management & Technology
"I didn't really have the knowledge to keep going in the food industry like I wanted and that was the main reason I picked the course"
Thomas Maher MSc Food Business Management & Technology
"Being out of education for 30 years and finally being able to say I have a degree is for me a real sense of achievement" Roisin Brennan BA (Hons) Pharmaceutical Business Operations
"Being out of education for 30 years and finally being able to say I have a degree is for me a real sense of achievement"
Roisin Brennan BA (Hons) Pharmaceutical Business Operations
"For anyone considering one of these courses just go and do it" Joseph O'Donovan Post Graduate Diploma Pharmaceutical Business & Technology
"For anyone considering one of these courses just go and do it"
Joseph O'Donovan Post Graduate Diploma Pharmaceutical Business & Technology
I was able to manage my time and my work and still be able to study Goodness Biyela, Packaging Operations Technician at Grifols, BA in Pharmaceutical Business Operations Graduate
I was able to manage my time and my work and still be able to study
Goodness Biyela, Packaging Operations Technician at Grifols, BA in Pharmaceutical Business Operations Graduate
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27/04/23
Exploring Springboard+ Courses and the Human Capital Initiative (HCI)
Researching more about Springboard+ Courses or the HCI Initiative? Are you curious to know the eligibility criteria or how to apply for Springboard+? We’ve covered everything you need to know in this guide.
Are Springboard+ Courses Free? Everything You Need to Know about Eligibility Requirements
Springboard+ courses offer free education and training to qualified individuals. Find out if you meet the eligibility requirements.
Can You Do More Than One Springboard Course?
Many questions come up as you're applying for the Springboard Initiative, such as can you do more than one Springboard course? We're answering it here:
Innopharma Education Ravenscourt Campus, Three Rock Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, Ireland
Phone: +353 1 485 3346
Email: admissions@innopharmalabs.com
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Innopharma Education Springboard courses are designed to help people retrain and enter a sector of the workforce in need of qualified people. Each course offered is on a part-time basis requiring between five to six hours work per week. Springboard courses can last up-to twelve months and cover certificates up to masters level programmes.
Each course in the Springboard programme is either free or subsidised for eligible jobseekers. Currently, springboard programmes aim to help people reskill to work in financial services, business start-ups and high level manufacturing.
At Innopharma, our springboard courses provide people with the skills to start a new career in the food science, pharmaceutical or medical device sector.
We run courses across three main locations - Dublin, Cork & Limerick. The location depends on the the individual courses. Our courses have online lectures throughout the week and students are all required to attend class room based lectures 2 Saturdays a month. Course dependent these can be in Griffith College Dublin, TU Dublin, Griffith College Cork, Thomand Park and here at Innopharma Sandyford.
Returners: (formerly referred to as homemakers) May apply to all our courses if they meet the nationality/visa requirements and residency criteria. Course specific criteria may also apply. People in employment: May apply for all our courses if they meet the nationality/visa requirement and residency criteria. *Please note a 10% contribution fee will apply for those in employment applying for degree and masters courses. This is payable directly to Innopharma. The unemployed & Self employed: All our courses are open to these category of applicants.
Springboard courses are part-time courses which allows you to retain your social welfare payment and continue to look for employment while studying. Different requirements apply to full-time courses. Contact your local Social welfare Office for more information.
The quickest way to apply to a course with us is by filling out the enquiry form on the course page you are interested in. If a course is springboard funded a member of the team will guide you through the application process as required. This includes creating a springboard account and applying through springboard and Innopharma separately.
Our Springboard courses are a form of blended learning. Therefore they are a mixture of online class based lectures and typically 2 Saturdays a month face-to-face lectures. This flexible learning is hugely beneficial to all.
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