At the Springboard+ and Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Pillar 1 launch is Springboard+ participant Cian Kelleher, who recently completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship.

Thousands of courses available to Westmeath people

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Thousands of free and subsidised higher education places will be available to people in Westmeath and across Ireland this coming year.

A total of 11,400 places on 355 courses are being made available nationwide to people who are unemployed, returners, recent graduates or in employment and looking to upskill or change career.

The courses are available under Springboard+ and the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Pillar 1 Graduate Conversion Programmes for the academic year 2024/25.

Managed by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, 37% of all the courses nationwide will run entirely online, and 61% through blended learning.

This means people in Westmeath will have access to hundreds of courses across the country.

Springboard+ and HCI Pillar 1 courses are available across different sectors, with a particular focus on areas of critical skill shortages and emerging technological demand. The offering includes courses in cybersecurity; virtual reality; health innovation; logistics; climate, sustainability, and energy; and many more.

Applications opened on May 21, and applicants will find full details on the approved courses on the dedicated information and applications website www.springboardcourses.ie.

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