IT Diploma aimed at unemployed people

thecaw76

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

If your on social welfare can you get the btea when doing this course?

I think you have to be on a social welfare payment for 9 months or more to get the B.T.E.A, i could be wrong. www.welfare.ie should have the relevant info.

Xantia

Great course and great to see stuff like this happening.
Pity I already have a job!!

JeremyH

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Do you have to do an interview for this course?

There will be aptitude tests and interviews in late July/early August.

JeremyH

The deadline for applications for this year is July 31st.

tracert

JeremyH wrote: »

The deadline for applications for this year is July 31st.

I emailed e.quinn@ucc.ie yesterday after seeing this, with no reply so far. It seems like a great opportunity. I'll grab some credit asap and ring the college- hopefully it won't be too late to apply.

Cheers for the heads up, pity I didn't see the thread earlier!

JeremyH

tracert wrote: »

I emailed e.quinn@ucc.ie yesterday after seeing this, with no reply so far. It seems like a great opportunity. I'll grab some credit asap and ring the college- hopefully it won't be too late to apply.

Cheers for the heads up, pity I didn't see the thread earlier!

If you PM me your email address, I'll have an application form sent out to you.

tracert

JeremyH wrote: »

If you PM me your email address, I'll have an application form sent out to you.

Thanks a million, PM sent.

JeremyH

44,500 new job openings predicted for ICT workers in Ireland in the next six years

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/item/34703-44-500-new-job-openings-pre

The Diploma in Applied Business Computing will run again in October 2014. It represents a massive opportunity to upskill and to prepare people to fill some of the vast amount of vacancies that will exist in IT in Ireland in the coming years.

JeremyH

http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/unemployment-oecd-warning-1183365-Nov2013/

THE OECD HAS told the Irish government that its priority should be getting people back to work.
In its latest economic forecast, the body said there is a risk that high unemployment could become structural.
“In particular, workers previously employed in the construction sector should be encouraged to acquire the skills and competencies demanded by jobcreating sectors,” it added.

The Diploma in Applied Business Computing offers excellent opportunities for upskilling into a sector where jobs are plentiful.

http://bis.ucc.ie/Diploma_in_abc.aspx

JeremyH

Application forms are now available for the next run of the course, beginning September 2014.

If anyone is looking for a form, PM me your email address and I'll send on on.

More information about the course is available here:

http://bis.ucc.ie/Diploma_in_abc.aspx

JeremyH

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JeremyH

Closing date July 31st

JeremyH

http://www.courses4u.ie/Diploma_in_Applied_Business_Computing_course-c6358.html

Category Computers & IT (Information Technology) » Information Technology
Type Full Time
Description .The Diploma in Applied Business Computing is offered by University College Cork in conjunction with Cork Institute of Technology and in association with the Cork City Partnership Ltd.

The programme aims to provide valuable IT skills to students in the development and operation of IT infrastructures.The courses will also address basic concepts and issues relating to e-commerce and e-business.This course will be offered subject to a minimum enrolment of twenty.
Location Cork City
Secondary Location Cork County
Company UCC Adult Education
Course Fee No fees applicable.
Course Duration 2 years full-time from September/October - May.
Qualification Earned NUI Diploma (NFQ Level 6)
Entry Requirements This is a two year full-time programme and runs every two years.Participants should be at least 21 years of age by 1 January of the year of application.There are no formal educational requirements but participants should have an interest or involvement in the area Computing and Information Systems. The Diploma is specifically aimed at the long term unemployed.

English Language Requirement: All applicants whose first language is not English must have attained IELTS Level 6 or the equivalent TOEFL score.
Course Administrator Mr John McAvoy

cerastes

Anything like this in dublin? free fees?

JeremyH

cerastes wrote: »

Anything like this in dublin? free fees?

Not that I know of, unfortunately. Have a look at http://www.bluebrick.ie/

Lots of courses listed on there.

Also:

http://courses4u.ie/

cerastes

JeremyH wrote: »

Not that I know of, unfortunately. Have a look at http://www.bluebrick.ie/

Lots of courses listed on there.

Also:

http://courses4u.ie/

Thanks, nothing free it seems, but it gives a good starting point for certain courses.
If anyone else knows of something similar perhaps they could reply,
Im also looking for suggestions, so I hope this is still the right place.

I'm also interested in courses also along the lines of solidworks, CAD, for drawing out potential projects (or open source versions but non open source where there might be access for training might be preferable) but also to model ideas to see if they work or what they would hold up to, to supplement me before Id do a course where such a thing isnt done in detail but where someone like me who had no background would get a bit of a head start.

Im also interested in something like doing matlab? i think it is used to do more mathematical modeling? Ive done a very little of it, but really I didnt know how it worked and I thought a tutorial in the use of matlab would have been more valuable instead, ended up just been given scripts to write out but having no real idea how to use it or develop my own ideas or implement it into a real world scenario or to use to model/prove/disprove some engineering problem.

JeremyH

The deadline for applications for this year is July 31st.

JeremyH

JeremyH wrote: »

The deadline for applications for this year is July 31st.

The deadline has been extended by one week so there is still time to get your application in for this course beginning in September.

PM me if you need more details or would like to arrange a chat about the course.

JeremyH

This course will begin again in September 2016.

Details here: http://bis.ucc.ie/Diploma_in_abc.aspx

and here:

https://www.facebook.com/DipAppliedBusinessComputing

If anyone has any questions, I'm happy to take them via PM

JeremyH wrote:

UCC and CIT offer a Diploma in Applied Business Computing to unemployed individuals in the Cork region. The course is offered free to students, as well as a variety of supports such as free books. It is a two year full time course, and runs on the Northside of the city. As an example of its success, previous students have gone on to further education in degrees and even PhD. Previous students are also in employment locally and internationally. There are no formal education requirements to do the course, just an application form and interview.
For further information, contact Ed Quinn in UCC at e.quinn@ucc.ie or by phone at 021-4300028

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If you successfully complete the 2 years, what year could you enter in the BIS undergrad course at UCC?

JeremyH

1st year in BIS in UCC, 2nd year in BIS in CIT

retweet wrote: »

If you successfully complete the 2 years, what year could you enter in the BIS undergrad course at UCC?

Rhys Essien

Are there many jobs going in this line at present?.What position would you start as.What are the potential starting earnings?

JeremyH

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Are there many jobs going in this line at present?.What position would you start as.What are the potential starting earnings?

IT sector is very strong at the moment. People start in all kinds of positions but we don't have data on their starting salaries. Some job titles of recent graduates include:

Technical Support Engineer - EMC
IT Admin, It Global Command Center at EMC
Technical Analyst at OpenText
Supply Chain Analyst at EMC
Technical Officer at Film and Screen Media - UCC
Web Developer at Marine Applications Ltd
Technical and Customer Support at VoxPro

A lot of graduates progress to degree level also.