Springboard+ Courses - FREE* 

Springboard+ March 2023

Dublin Business School (DBS), in conjunction with the Higher Education Authority (HEA) as part of the Springboard+ 2022/23 initiative, is offering a number of Government funded Springboard+ programmes. 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.

These programmes are in the area of Digital Marketing, Big Data for Business, Fund Accounting, Business and Digital Skills and Social Care Skills.

Under the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Pillar 1, DBS is also offering incentivised places for graduates to reskill in areas of skills shortage and emerging technologies such as Digital Marketing, Aviation Finance and Financial Analytics via graduate conversion courses.

These courses are available to people receiving the various accepted Social Welfare payments, homemakers, those currently working and recent graduates, subject to meeting the eligibility and academic entry requirements as listed on www.dbs.ie/springboard. 

All DBS Springboard+ programmes are fully accredited by Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI) and span Levels 6, 7 and 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), to suit applicants with a range of prior qualifications and experience.

Further Information

Applications are currently being accepted.  Due to the limited number of places available, early application is recommended.

Please submit your application via the Springboard website here.

Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Office directly on (01) 4177500 or by email to 

HCI Pillar 1 Programmes Free* | Full-Time

• Higher Diploma in Science in Digital Marketing

• Higher Diploma in Aviation Finance

• Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Analytics