GMIT AWARDED €2.9m TO DELIVER 21 SPRINGBOARD+ AND HCI UPSKILLING COURSES

GMIT has been awarded funding of €2.9m under the HEA’s 2021 Springboard+ and Human Capital Initiative (HCI) to deliver 21 upskilling programmes from September this year (2021) including four new undergraduate Springboard and two new HCI postgraduate courses.

The GMIT offerings are part of an overall national package announced recently by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins.

GMIT President Dr Orla Flynn says: “We welcome the Minister’s recent announcement and are delighted with the outcome of the 2021 call. The success highlights the importance of this type of programme provision to learners and industry within our region and nationally. I would like to acknowledge the hard work of colleagues across GMIT who developed and will deliver the programmes; their continued partnership with numerous external stakeholders is a hallmark of our success.”

Dr Ian O’Connor, GMIT Head of Department of Graduate Studies and Professional Development, says: “I am delighted GMIT will be able to provide opportunities for learners across a wide range of programmes; from undergraduate to postgraduate, short course to full award, part-time to full-time, many with online or blended modes of delivery.  These programmes were devised in collaboration with industry partners, supported by our Regional Skills Forum and informed by student feedback.  Participants will benefit from the applied nature of our programmes to prepare for a new career or refresh their knowledge and skills aligned to existing employment”.

GMIT’s Springboard+/ICT Skills courses in 2021/22 include:

Higher Certificate in Culinary Arts – Professional Chef Programme (L6), Blended. Galway Campus (NEW)

Certificate in Culinary Skills (L6), Blended, Galway Campus

Certificate in Drones and SMART Agri Sensors, (L6), Blended, Galway Campus (NEW)

Certificate in Network Cybersecurity (L7), Blended, Mayo Campus

Certificate in Industrial Automation, (L7) Blended, Galway Campus

Bachelor of Engineering (Add-on) in Manufacturing Engineering, (L7), Blended, Galway Campus

Certificate in Engineering in Building Information Modelling (BIM) (L8), Blended, Galway Campus (NEW)

Certificate in Digital Mapping and GIS, (L8), Blended. Mayo Campus

Certificate in Building Digital Healthcare Communities, (L8) Blended, Mayo Campus

Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Add-on) in Industrial Engineering (L8), Blended, Galway Campus

Higher Diploma in Science in Computing in Software Development (L8) Online

Higher Diploma in Science in Computing in Data Analytics, (L8), Online

Certificate in Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship (L9), Blended, Galway Campus

Certificate in Digital Media & Marketing, (L9), Online

Certificate in Business Sustainability Leadership, (L9), Blended, Mayo Campus (NEW)

GMIT’s six HCI Pillar 1 graduate conversion courses include:

Higher Diploma in Business Analytics (L8), Online

Higher Diploma in Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance (L8), Blended, Mayo Campus

Higher Diploma in Advanced Analytical Chemistry (L8), Blended, Galway Campus

Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Biopharmaceutical Science (L9), Blended, Galway Campus

Postgraduate Diploma in Circular Economy Leadership for a Sustainable Built Environment (L9), Online (NEW)

Postgraduate Diploma in Building Information Management (BIM) and Digital Construction (L9), Blended, Galway Campus (NEW)

546 places in total will be available on GMIT’s 21 Springboard+/ICT Skills courses with 160 of these courses fully online. 118 places will be available on six HCI Pillar 1 programmes with 50 of these programmes fully online. Applications can be made through www.springboardcourses.ie

For further information on the courses available, email Springboard@gmit.ie

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Issued by Regina Daly, GMIT Communications & Press Officer, GMIT, Dublin Road, Galway.
0879618355 (m) regina.daly@gmit.ie   www.gmit.ie/news

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