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  • #252
    nibtrix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭nibtrix


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Many people never go for the PMP & as you need 4,500 study hours before you can sit the exam having an official qualification shines you in a good light.

    I think you're confusing experience hours with study hours. The PMP is designed for those who have already been working as Project Managers for a minimum of 3 years. There are two options for eligibility:


    A four-year degree
    36 months leading projects
    35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification

    — OR —

    A high school diploma or an associate’s degree (or global equivalent)
    60 months leading projects
    35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification


  • #253
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭py


    Kiith wrote: »
    Three i went with for now.

    Postgraduate Diploma in Cybersecurity in Letterkenny
    Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Cyber Security NCI
    MSc in Software Design with Cybersecurity in Athlone IT

    All online or with limited time in the college, so distance isn't really a problem.

    You hear anything back from AIT? I'd emailed with a couple of questions about the course but heard nothing back. No progress on Springboard either.


  • #254
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,153 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    nibtrix wrote: »
    I think you're confusing experience hours with study hours. The PMP is designed for those who have already been working as Project Managers for a minimum of 3 years. There are two options for eligibility:


    A four-year degree
    36 months leading projects
    35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification

    — OR —

    A high school diploma or an associate’s degree (or global equivalent)
    60 months leading projects
    35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification

    Sorry, that was a typo, I meant to say experience hours/leading projects time


  • #255
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Med101007 wrote: »
    Looking to do a post grad course in BIM. A colleague of mine has done the Level 9 BIM course in TU Dublin. It sounds like a great course but unfortunately it is classroom based (2 evenings per week). This wouldn't suit me as I am based in Galway city.
    The Level 9 Cert in BIM & Lean Construction in Sligo IT looks good. Has anyone done this course? It is available on the Springboard website.

    Applied for this course as well but I see the one in Dublin.
    IT Sligo has a good reputation for construction courses.

    I don't even know if I'd like BIM to be honest, the scope for climbing the ladder is short enough, once you finish being a BIM co-ordinator or assistant, you're the BIM Manager and that's it?


  • #256
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    py wrote: »
    You hear anything back from AIT? I'd emailed with a couple of questions about the course but heard nothing back. No progress on Springboard either.

    No, haven't heard back yet, though i am waiting on a copy of my degree to upload as per the requirements. Letterkenny emailed me to ask for my CV and degree, so they are the only ones who actually got back to me yet.


  • #257
    zweton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭zweton


    Just wanted to add this here.

    https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/06/30/microsoft-launches-initiative-to-help-25-million-people-worldwide-acquire-the-digital-skills-needed-in-a-covid-19-economy/


  • #258
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    dinneenp wrote: »
    So the only Project Management course is blended (mainly class) delivery in UCC, full Friday & half day Sat.
    There's one in Sligo but it's Health PM. Any other courses that people have spotted that would be helpful for transitioning to PM?
    The Postgrad in Exec Management looks good but I'm looking for as much PM focused as possible.

    Thanks,
    Pa.

    Noticed this as well, was searching for project management courses and this would have been perfect if all online. The every 2nd friday in cork would rule me out also as in dublin.

    Any other PM courses look to be starting in January 2021 which is annoying!


  • #259
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    zweton wrote: »
    Just wanted to add this here.

    https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/06/30/microsoft-launches-initiative-to-help-25-million-people-worldwide-acquire-the-digital-skills-needed-in-a-covid-19-economy/

    Great link, thanks.

    So they've pretty much identified what they believe will be the top 10 jobs there in the next 5 years.

    LinkedIn learning tool looks great, I see you can get one month, to say, become a financial analyst.

    However, I wonder will this "digital certificate" or whatever you get for passing an exam hold much substance in the real world with employers. It does have Project Management Institute accreditations noted on the first module there...


  • #260
    Med101007
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭Med101007


    CBear1993 wrote: »
    Applied for this course as well but I see the one in Dublin.
    IT Sligo has a good reputation for construction courses.

    I don't even know if I'd like BIM to be honest, the scope for climbing the ladder is short enough, once you finish being a BIM co-ordinator or assistant, you're the BIM Manager and that's it?

    Yeah that's the path alright. In saying that a BIM Manager is on a fairly decent wedge. Have you been using BIM software programs like Revit & Navisworks for long? The Level 9 courses in BIM would require you to have good experience in these programs.


  • #261
    FFVII
    Registered Users Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭FFVII


    zweton wrote: »
    Just wanted to add this here.

    https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/06/30/microsoft-launches-initiative-to-help-25-million-people-worldwide-acquire-the-digital-skills-needed-in-a-covid-19-economy/
    I beat you!

    1,500 free courses available here

    http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses



    450 free Ivy League university courses you can take online

    https://qz.com/1821327/450-free-ivy-league-university-courses-you-can-take-online/?utm_source=pocket-newtab


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  • #262
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Are these of any substance / recognition? Udemy are free but I wouldn’t be going and putting them on my cv.....


  • #263
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Med101007 wrote: »
    Yeah that's the path alright. In saying that a BIM Manager is on a fairly decent wedge. Have you been using BIM software programs like Revit & Navisworks for long? The Level 9 courses in BIM would require you to have good experience in these programs.

    No none at all. Just know how to get my way around revit/ some of the autodesk suite.
    It didn’t say that in the entry requirements ? It says open to graduates across the built environment- architects, QS, project managers, engineers etc...
    if that were true I would have went for a level 8 in BIM.
    IT Sligo and TU Dublin both level 9 but say they’re open to all of the above. I doubt you’d need to be competent in the above? I was emailing the course contact earlier and she didn’t say anything either apart from the documents needed to upload.


  • #264
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭py


    CBear1993 wrote: »
    Are these of any substance / recognition? Udemy are free but I wouldn’t be going and putting them on my cv.....

    I've used a number of Udemy based courses to help me achieve actual IT certifications. Whilst I don't put the Udemy courses on my CV, they have contributed to the overall growth in my career.

    Edit: This is the updated course which I used to get my CCENT and subsequent CCNA a good few years back. It wasn't the only learning materials I used for the exams but it was valuable. This is next on my list on there but doesn't contribute specifically to any one IT Certifcation.


  • #265
    taytobreath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,792 ✭✭✭taytobreath


    those 450 free ivy league courses, i clicked on a few of them and they are free for the 1st week and after that €43/month to continue learning after 7 day trial ends

    i signed up to ecollege and am in the middle of doing a excell expert course with them, theres a tutor emailing me every week to get my sht together coz im draggin my heels on it, theres access to moodle and a discussion forum and the exam is on site in cork or dublin.

    theres about 30 courses available all free coz of covid

    http://www.ecollege.ie/course


  • #266
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Yeah the Microsoft one above - free for one month through LinkedIn learning but not sure after that.


  • #267
    taytobreath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,792 ✭✭✭taytobreath


    CBear1993 wrote: »
    Yeah the Microsoft one above - free for one month through LinkedIn learning but not sure after that.

    http://www.ecollege.ie/course

    these courses are really good


  • #268
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    taytobreath wrote: »
    http://www.ecollege.ie/course

    these courses are really good

    That’s brilliant. Some of those would be good prep before a springboard / full on Postgrad


  • #269
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Anyone see any courses to become a financial analyst? I’m really interested in that but I can’t see anything on springboard like it starting in 2020. Only one is in Waterford IT full time in Jan 2021 which isn’t possible location wise for me


  • #270
    AngryLips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,761 ✭✭✭AngryLips


    CBear1993 wrote: »
    Anyone see any courses to become a financial analyst? I’m really interested in that but I can’t see anything on springboard like it starting in 2020. Only one is in Waterford IT full time in Jan 2021 which isn’t possible location wise for me


    Don't bother pursuing this unless you're willing to become a qualified accountant.


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  • #271
    the whole year inn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,113 ✭✭✭the whole year inn


    AngryLips wrote: »
    Don't bother pursuing this unless you're willing to become a qualified accountant.

    Alot of negativity on this forum!


  • #272
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Anybody on the Covid19 payment? What proof are you using for springboard eligibility?


  • #273
    Esse85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭Esse85


    the whole year inn wrote: »
    Alot of negativity on this forum!

    DP


  • #274
    Esse85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭Esse85


    the whole year inn wrote: »
    Alot of negativity on this forum!

    It's an Irish forum, what do you expect? :D


  • #275
    FFVII
    Registered Users Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭FFVII


    the whole year inn wrote: »
    Alot of negativity on this forum!

    This sort of comment is really starting to piss me off.

    Get off those insta quote pages.


  • #276
    theboss80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,838 ✭✭✭theboss80


    Can you do more than one course? As in the two I am looking at are both part time and online


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  • #277
    AngryLips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,761 ✭✭✭AngryLips


    the whole year inn wrote: »
    Alot of negativity on this forum!


    Sorry, maybe I should have gone into more detail, but I'm speaking from experience as someone in that role who is not qualified. If you get into a big company with plenty of opportunities elsewhere, coming from a finance background is always a strong position to move into other areas ...but apart from that, it's quite limiting to be in that field without either an accountancy qualification or the intention to study further along those lines.


  • #278
    Officer Giggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,677 ✭✭✭Officer Giggles


    theboss80 wrote: »
    Can you do more than one course? As in the two I am looking at are both part time and online

    No you can only do one course per academic year


  • #279
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,684 ✭✭✭This is it


    theboss80 wrote: »
    Can you do more than one course? As in the two I am looking at are both part time and online

    I doubt it's possible. They're part time to allow you take up full time employment should the opportunity arise. Not ideal if someone looking to do a course and doesn't get a place when you've someone else doing two. And then they're about €4-5k a pop from the ones I've looked at. It's a government initiative so I'm sure they'll want it spread out


  • #280
    tolow
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭tolow


    Heard back from the NIBRT on one of the courses I applied for and sent in relevant docs. What does the 10% usually equate to? €1200 for the course I'm applying for ran by TU Dublin and NIBRT. It's a L9 post grad diploma with 60 credits. The masters course that the diploma seems to be linked to is €6000.


  • #281
    Kamu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 511 ✭✭✭Kamu


    tolow wrote: »
    Heard back from the NIBRT on one of the courses I applied for and sent in relevant docs. What does the 10% usually equate to? €1200 for the course I'm applying for ran by TU Dublin and NIBRT. It's a L9 post grad diploma with 60 credits. The masters course that the diploma seems to be linked to is €6000.

    Is the one you're looking at over two years? Perhaps they're charging your €600 per year of course?


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  • #282
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    tolow wrote: »
    Heard back from the NIBRT on one of the courses I applied for and sent in relevant docs. What does the 10% usually equate to? €1200 for the course I'm applying for ran by TU Dublin and NIBRT. It's a L9 post grad diploma with 60 credits. The masters course that the diploma seems to be linked to is €6000.

    If you aren’t already working in pharma will these courses just essentially get you in the door to be a shift worker in their labs/plants?


  • #283
    twentysomething
    Registered Users Posts: 135 ✭✭twentysomething


    I applied for a professional diploma in UCD that's due to start in a couple of weeks. Closing date is today, so I'm assuming they'll notify quite quickly!


  • #284
    Illium
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭Illium


    Has anybody done a course with Innopharma education? Just looking for some feedback. Thanks.


  • #285
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Illium wrote: »
    Has anybody done a course with Innopharma education? Just looking for some feedback. Thanks.

    You can be sure of one thing: they'll absolutely hound you. I just applied last year and told them I wasn't following through. I must have got rang by 3 different innopharma ladies last summer right up until september when the courses were to start.


  • #286
    Esse85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭Esse85


    CBear1993 wrote: »
    You can be sure of one thing: they'll absolutely hound you. I just applied last year and told them I wasn't following through. I must have got rang by 3 different innopharma ladies last summer right up until september when the courses were to start.

    They are looking for sales at the end of the day, and if you showed some interest in the course you were a qualified prospect.

    I'm sure colleges love get people via springboard as the government pay the fees.


  • #287
    Kamu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 511 ✭✭✭Kamu


    Esse85 wrote: »
    They are looking for sales at the end of the day, and if you showed some interest in the course you were a qualified prospect.

    I'm sure colleges love get people via springboard as the government pay the fees.

    It's guaranteed money for them, they can be sure that the students won't need financial help, they will be paid on time, and even if the student drops out, they'll keep the 10% fee.


  • #288
    tolow
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭tolow


    CBear1993 wrote: »
    If you aren’t already working in pharma will these courses just essentially get you in the door to be a shift worker in their labs/plants?

    Some of the IT Sligo and NIBRT ones are useful to get into the manufacturing side of the biopharmaceutical industry. If you've already a science degree you should pick up a QC lab job handy enough. The biggest help seems to be for people who done work experience as part of their undergrad. They will walk into a QC job or entry level manufacturing roles.

    I have been working in QC for the last few years but want to do the Validation Technology Post grad diploma to try move into the validation side of things.


  • #289
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    tolow wrote: »
    Some of the IT Sligo and NIBRT ones are useful to get into the manufacturing side of the biopharmaceutical industry. If you've already a science degree you should pick up a QC lab job handy enough. The biggest help seems to be for people who done work experience as part of their undergrad. They will walk into a QC job or entry level manufacturing roles.

    I have been working in QC for the last few years but want to do the Validation Technology Post grad diploma to try move into the validation side of things.

    How do you generally find it and what's the pay like at entry level?

    Girlfriend's sister is QA/QC at manager level and she finds it incredibly repetitive (didn't want to use boring as it's a lazy descriptive).


  • #290
    tolow
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭tolow


    CBear1993 wrote: »
    How do you generally find it and what's the pay like at entry level?

    Girlfriend's sister is QA/QC at manager level and she finds it incredibly repetitive (didn't want to use boring as it's a lazy descriptive).


    QC lab work is quite boring after a couple of years to be honest. If you do like lab work I'd say being involved in a development lab would probably be a better option and less repetitive.

    Entry level QC roles seem to be getting close to €40k now from what I have heard from recent graduates. When i started 6 years ago now the pay started at €30k. I left the lab work last year and work in a more IT lab support role now.

    There is good money to be made though moving into validation roles and especially as a contractor. €45 per hour for cleaning validation engineers would be normal enough with not a whole lot of experience. This is what I would like to move towards after the course.


  • #291
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭py


    How are people's applications progressing at this stage? Of the four courses I've applied to, just one has actually downloaded my application.


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  • #292
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,684 ✭✭✭This is it


    py wrote: »
    How are people's applications progressing at this stage? Of the four courses I've applied to, just one has actually downloaded my application.

    Applied for 3. One accepted (an IT college), another (private college) is reviewing my application and I'll know in the next week or so. They requested documents, etc. And the last (TUI) hasn't downloaded the application yet. It's the second I'm most interested in and I think I'll get it so I'll cancel the other two if I'm accepted.


  • #293
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Posted this on another thread, might be useful for anyone considering what courses to take on

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058084440&page=12


  • #294
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Anyone competed -

    L9 Postgraduate Certificate in BIM and Lean Construction Management through IT Sligo (1 year)
    https://www.itsligo.ie/courses/certificate-bim-lean-construction-management-online/

    OR

    L9 Postgraduate Certificate in BIM Technologies through TU Dublin (1 year)
    https://springboardcourses.ie/details/8270

    ??


  • #295
    SSr0
    Registered Users Posts: 299 ✭✭SSr0


    py wrote: »
    How are people's applications progressing at this stage? Of the four courses I've applied to, just one has actually downloaded my application.

    How can you tell if they have downloaded your application?


  • #296
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,684 ✭✭✭This is it


    SSr0 wrote: »
    How can you tell if they have downloaded your application?

    Log in to the website and click the hamburger button on the right, see attached.


  • #297
    SSr0
    Registered Users Posts: 299 ✭✭SSr0


    This is it wrote: »
    Log in to the website and click the hamburger button on the right, see attached.

    Thanks a million. I take it that they have downloaded my application so?


  • #298
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,684 ✭✭✭This is it


    Don't think so unfortunately, it should say in the comments section "Application downloaded as a PDF document." Or Word Document. I've one of each on an application


  • #299
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭py


    I also received an email earlier stating that my application was now "pending". I'm up to 3 out of 4 applications pending now.


  • #300
    rev2.0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭rev2.0


    Received & accepted an offer of a place on the course i applied for (an IT College) Wasn't expecting to hear anything so quick


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  • #301
    FrDougal
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭FrDougal


    Hi Guys,

    In December 2018, I was advised by a course provider that Springboard will only pay your fee for an additional course if the NFQ level of that course is greater than that of the course that you previously attended.

    If you wish to do multiple courses for free, you will need to complete them in ascending order of NFQ level.

    (The NFQ level is listed in the bottom left hand corner of course description. Advise is as of December 2018. I am late to join this thread. Apologies if already covered)


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