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Springboard courses. Free college courses sponsored by the Irish Government

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    #872
    mp3ireland2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭mp3ireland2


    cefh17 wrote: »
    Yeah but the 250 is more than 10% (not by much I'll admit!), I should be eligible for the 10% which is why it#s confusing

    Strange all right, my course was €6,000 as listed on website, but my fee was €530, so in my situation I was obviously not complaining that I was having to underpay by €70. Wonder what the reason for variances are.


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    #873
    oopsies
    Registered Users Posts: 89 ✭✭oopsies


    cefh17 wrote: »
    Has anyone in NUIG looked at the fees page yet? For my course it's 2060 for EU students but fees page has me needing to pay 250. Wondering has that happened to anyone else?

    The course I applied for is 4000 and I paid 500 euro as my "10%". well my employer actually paid it, but it is a bit cheeky alright!


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    #874
    bennyx_o
    Registered Users Posts: 4,054 ✭✭✭bennyx_o


    I haven't heard anything regarding payment from Sligo yet, thought it would have been done through the registration last week


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    #875
    mp3ireland2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭mp3ireland2


    bennyx_o wrote: »
    I haven't heard anything regarding payment from Sligo yet, thought it would have been done through the registration last week

    I know obvious and I'm sure you have! but have you checked spam?

    My email was from somebdoy at NIBRT requesting the fees as it seems to be run through the Sligo IT systems and infrastructure, so assuming yours isn't NIBRT I can't give you a contact.


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    #876
    bennyx_o
    Registered Users Posts: 4,054 ✭✭✭bennyx_o


    I have - usual random foreign emails but nothing from Sligo in there. I've emailed and asked but they just confirmed the registration process & that was it. It allows me to pay fees of €3,428 for the full academic year, but this doesn't seem right for a Springboard course


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    #877
    mp3ireland2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭mp3ireland2


    bennyx_o wrote: »
    I have - usual random foreign emails but nothing from Sligo in there. I've emailed and asked but they just confirmed the registration process & that was it. It allows me to pay fees of €3,428 for the full academic year, but this doesn't seem right for a Springboard course

    yeah you shoudl get a seperate email form springboard, don't pay the full amount anyway!


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    #878
    FFVII
    Registered Users Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭FFVII


    Fuzzy Logic wrote: »
    Anyone doing a course in IT Sligo know anything about getting a student card?
    https://library.itsligo.ie/get-started/online-learner/


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    #879
    mp3ireland2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭mp3ireland2


    FFVII wrote: »
    https://library.itsligo.ie/get-started/online-learner/

    Hadn't even thought of this, but now that we can't get them due to Covid I feel i'm missing out :D


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    #880
    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,002 ✭✭✭mad m


    Cant believe some are complaining about the 10% lark. It cost me 500 euro for a course which was just under 4k....Would gladly pay double.


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    #881
    shanec1928
    Registered Users Posts: 4,131 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    bennyx_o wrote: »
    I have - usual random foreign emails but nothing from Sligo in there. I've emailed and asked but they just confirmed the registration process & that was it. It allows me to pay fees of €3,428 for the full academic year, but this doesn't seem right for a Springboard course
    the email with your registration details says to choose the pay later options.

    but communication from the college has been pretty lax so far.


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    #882
    bennyx_o
    Registered Users Posts: 4,054 ✭✭✭bennyx_o


    Yeah, I selected that alright, just want to pay so its all done and sorted


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    #883
    shanec1928
    Registered Users Posts: 4,131 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    bennyx_o wrote: »
    Yeah, I selected that alright, just want to pay so its all done and sorted
    likewise that money is burning a hole in my pocket:pac:


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    #884
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭py


    mad m wrote: »
    Cant believe some are complaining about the 10% lark. It cost me 500 euro for a course which was just under 4k....Would gladly pay double.

    Everyone's circumstances are different. I'm employed so the 10% wasn't that big a deal but if you're on pup or a low earner then it's a different story.


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    #885
    cefh17
    Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭cefh17


    mad m wrote: »
    Cant believe some are complaining about the 10% lark. It cost me 500 euro for a course which was just under 4k....Would gladly pay double.

    Wasn't complaining, just wondering what was the discrepancy :)


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    #886
    Furious-Red
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 14,900 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    Just wondering, So i got accepted on a part time course and i am currently unemployed, my question is if i get a full time job during the term i presume i will have to pay the 10% fees?


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    #887
    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,002 ✭✭✭mad m


    Furious-Red wrote: »
    Just wondering, So i got accepted on a part time course and i am currently unemployed, my question is if i get a full time job during the term i presume i will have to pay the 10% fees?

    You were offered place while unemployed. It's up to you to inform them. Cant see them asking for 10% on fact your circumstances changed


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    #888
    Esse85
    Registered Users Posts: 8,238 ✭✭✭Esse85


    Furious-Red wrote: »
    Just wondering, So i got accepted on a part time course and i am currently unemployed, my question is if i get a full time job during the term i presume i will have to pay the 10% fees?

    No you won't.
    It depends on your status when you accept the course.


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    #889
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    I signed up for a springboard course, I have to pay the 10% as I'm in employment.

    I'm not long in my job and I know I can be let go anytime. They have now extended the PUP for new applications and has been extended until the end of the year. However, the PUP is not an eligible payment for a springboard course.

    So what does that mean for me if I lose my job and if I want to continue on with the springboard course?

    Do I have to apply for jobseeker's to continue on the springboard course? You get more on the PUP, so it doesn't make sense having to choose a lower payment to continue on.


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    #890
    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,002 ✭✭✭mad m


    If you are on the course you continue regardless of your employment status.


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    #891
    AngryLips
    Registered Users Posts: 2,685 ✭✭✭AngryLips


    Furious-Red wrote: »
    Just wondering, So i got accepted on a part time course and i am currently unemployed, my question is if i get a full time job during the term i presume i will have to pay the 10% fees?

    The whole point of Springboard is to get people into employment, so getting a job during your time on the course wouldn't be unexpected/unanticipated.


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    #892
    FDave
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭FDave


    Has anyone else receiving the PUP been told they have to change to job seekers allowance in order to qualify for a springboard course


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    #893
    Zeuss
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Zeuss


    I've been told to apply for BTEA and move to JSB in order to qualify for springboard course. It doesn't make sense having to choose lower payment to do the course, seems to be very complicated and no clear guidelines on this process.


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    #894
    roro1990
    Closed Accounts Posts: 317 ✭✭roro1990


    Got accepted into a postgraduate diploma in cybersecurity today. That's thrown a spanner in the works for me. I am 30 years old and looking to retrain down a new career path. Cybersecurity interests me, but the more I've read about it, the more it seems you need good coding knowledge for it.

    My bachelor's degree in actuarial science had very little coding in it. I was going to take the CompTIA Security+ cert this December to gauge whether I would actually like to work cybersecurity or not and then maybe do a higher diploma in software development next September.

    My concern if I choose this postgrad course and attain the diploma is that it won't do anything for my employment prospects in cybersecurity. There will be candidates for most jobs who have solid computer science background whereas I'll seemingly be entering into the field from this random position of having a degree in actuarial science and with just a postgrad diploma to my name. Even a cursory look at the cybersecurity job postings online seems to require coding experience and general IT experience that I lack.

    Decisions decisions...


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    #895
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Just got this email
    We regret to inform you that due to insufficient numbers, the course will not run this autumn. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

    What a disaster to find this out so late


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    #896
    kilburn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,912 ✭✭✭kilburn


    Deleted User wrote:
    What a disaster to find this out so late


    Brutal sorry to hear that what course was it and did you apply for others?

    Maybe contact springboard to reset your applications


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    #897
    Bellbottoms
    Registered Users Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭Bellbottoms


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Just got this email



    What a disaster to find this out so late

    That is awful, I am so sorry. Hopefully you can get on a similar course offered by somewhere else,


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    #898
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭py


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Just got this email



    What a disaster to find this out so late

    What college and course?


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    #899
    fast_eddie
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭fast_eddie


    roro1990 wrote: »
    Got accepted into a postgraduate diploma in cybersecurity today. That's thrown a spanner in the works for me. I am 30 years old and looking to retrain down a new career path. Cybersecurity interests me, but the more I've read about it, the more it seems you need good coding knowledge for it.

    My bachelor's degree in actuarial science had very little coding in it. I was going to take the CompTIA Security+ cert this December to gauge whether I would actually like to work cybersecurity or not and then maybe do a higher diploma in software development next September.

    My concern if I choose this postgrad course and attain the diploma is that it won't do anything for my employment prospects in cybersecurity. There will be candidates for most jobs who have solid computer science background whereas I'll seemingly be entering into the field from this random position of having a degree in actuarial science and with just a postgrad diploma to my name. Even a cursory look at the cybersecurity job postings online seems to require coding experience and general IT experience that I lack.

    Decisions decisions...

    @RoRo1990 - I've just started a PGDip in Cybersecurity, and as a (former) employer within IT, I believe that if a candidate has the mathematical ability and logical mindset required to do a degree in actuarial science, then the rest of the IT stuff (coding etc) can be taught.

    If you want to play to your demonstrated strengths then there are some interesting avenues within security, such as encryption, which are more mathematically oriented than programming oriented.

    Good luck with your decision...


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    #900
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    kilburn wrote: »
    Brutal sorry to hear that what course was it and did you apply for others?

    Maybe contact springboard to reset your applications


    Very unfair to do this to you, yes contact springboard straight away and see what they are willing to do for you!


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    #901
    roro1990
    Closed Accounts Posts: 317 ✭✭roro1990


    fast_eddie wrote: »
    @RoRo1990 - I've just started a PGDip in Cybersecurity, and as a (former) employer within IT, I believe that if a candidate has the mathematical ability and logical mindset required to do a degree in actuarial science, then the rest of the IT stuff (coding etc) can be taught.

    If you want to play to your demonstrated strengths then there are some interesting avenues within security, such as encryption, which are more mathematically oriented than programming oriented.

    Good luck with your decision...

    Thanks for your reply. Yeah, specializing in cryptography had crossed my mind. I am just worried that I might go through 12 months of this diploma and not really end up positioning myself as a good candidate for a cybersecurity role. I was considering just doing a higher diploma in computer science instead, but that would be over 2 years instead of 1.

    Are you enjoying your course, out of curiosity?


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