Funding for Professional Learners

Where will your curiosity take you?

UL and the Government of Ireland collaborates closely to ensure that organisations and learners are fully supported in the quest for lifelong learning. Below you will find a full listing of all our funded programmes and micro-credentials and their funding source. Browse now to find a course that suits your needs and see available funding.

Part-time Funded Programmes & Micro-credentials

Professional Diplomas/ Diplomas/ Certificates

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Artificial Intelligence for Computer Vision	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Artificial Intelligence - Certificate	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Artificial Intelligence - MSc	9	2-years	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Data Analytics	9	7 weeks	Online	Spring	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Digitalisation of Business and Industry Process	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	90%-100%	Springboard+/HCI
Law and Technology	9	1-year	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Natural Language Processing	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Operational Technology (OT) Security	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Micro-credentials

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	9	7 Weeks	Online	Spring	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Cybersecurity Law and Regulations	9	12 Weeks	Online	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Data Analytics	9	7 Weeks	Online	Spring	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Data Analytics with R	9	6 Weeks	Online	Spring	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Digitalisation of Process	9	13 weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Digital Test and Measurement	9	15 weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Introduction to Scientific Computing in Artificial Intelligence	9	7 Weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Introduction to Data Communications	9	6 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Introduction to Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things	9	13 weeks	Blended	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Introduction to Data Analytics/Visualisation and Machine Learning	9	13 weeks	Blended	Spring	80% -100%	HCI Learner Subsidy/ EAGLE
Machine Vision and Image Processing	9	6 weeks	Online	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Natural Language Processing: An Introduction	9	7 Weeks	Online	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Professional Diplomas/ Diplomas/ Certificates

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Airworthiness	9	1-year	Online	Spring	90%-100%	Springboard+/HCI
Aviation Leasing and Finance	9	1-year	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Micro-credentials

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Air Transportation Characteristics	9	9 Weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Corporate Airline Finances	9	11 Weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Integrated Risk Management	9	11 Weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Professional Diplomas/ Diplomas/ Certificates

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Digitalisation of Business & Industry Processes	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	90% - 100%	Springboard+/HCI
Human Resource Management & the Digital Workplace	6	1-year	Online	Autumn	100%	Springboard+/HCI
Management for Service Business	6	1-year	Online	Autumn	100%	Springboard+/HCI
Management Practice	8	1-year	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Management	7	1-year	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Management	6	1-year	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Project Management	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Strategic Leadership	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Sustainable Work	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	90% - 100%	Springboard+/HCI
Supply Chain Management	9	1-year	Online	Spring	90% - 100%	Springboard+/HCI
Supply Chain Management (Production & Inventory Control)	7	1-year	Online	Autumn, Spring	90% - 100%	Springboard+/HCI

Micro-credentials

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Advanced Practices of Classification (Global Trade)	7	4 Weeks	Online	Spring	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Applications of Security Controls (Global Trade)	7	4 Weeks	Online	Spring	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Business Negotiations	9	6 Weeks	Online	Summer	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Digitalisation of Process	9	12 Weeks	Online	Autumn	50% - 100%	HCI Learner Subsidy/ EAGLE
Export in the Context of Global Supply Chain	7	4 Weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Introduction to Emerging Technologies	9	6 Weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Importing in the Context of Global Supply Chain	7	4 Weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Managing Change and Conflict	6	4 Weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Management	7	7 Weeks	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Management and Leadership	6	6 Weeks	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Management of Change	7	7 Weeks	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Organisational Behaviour 1	7	7 Weeks	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Principles 2: Custom Control	7	4 Weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Public Procurement Compliance and Support Systems	8	8 Weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Strategic Management	7	7 Weeks	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Supply Chain Management and CRM	8	8 Weeks	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Project & Programme Management Science & Principles	9	6 Weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Professional Diplomas/ Diplomas/ Certificates

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Communications and Digital PR for Enterprise	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Data Communications	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Digital Content Development	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Transferrable Skills for the 21st Century Workplace	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Micro-credentials

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Digital PR for Enterprise	9	7 weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Enhancing Critical and Innovative Thinking and Problem Solving	9	6 Weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Professional Writing	9	6 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Learning Design	9	6 weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Identifying Communications Strategies for Enterprise	9	7 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
An Chóitseáil Teanga san Ionad Oibre – Language Coaching in the Workplace	9	12 weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Translating Organisation Aspirations Into Organisation Goals	8	15 weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Professional Diplomas/ Diplomas/ Certificates

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Contemporary Tax	9	1-year	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Micro-credentials

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
The Global Economy	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Contemporary Issues in Economics and Policy	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
The National Economy	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Data Analytics for Tax	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Data Exploration and Analysis	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Risk, Ethics, Governance and Artificial Intelligence (Coming Soon)	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Applied International Tax Law	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Health Economics and Evaluation (Coming Soon)	7	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Revenue Law and Negotiations	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Decision Making with Scarce Resources	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Applied Economics and Public Policy Issues	9	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Micro-credentials

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start		Funding Available
Leading Organisational Culture in Education	9	6 weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Building leadership capacity in education	9	6 weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Professional Diplomas/ Diplomas/ Certificates

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Digitalisation of Business & Industry Process	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	90%-100%	Springboard+/HCI
Engineering Practice - MSc	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Engineering - Principal Engineer	10	4-years	Blended	Spring	70%-90%	Apprenticeship Ireland
Equipment Systems Engineering	9	1-year	Online	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Equipment Systems Engineer - MEng	9	2-years	Blended	Autumn	70%-90%	Apprenticeship Ireland
Health & Safety	9	1-year	Blended	Spring	90%-100%	Springboard+/HCI
Lean Sigma Manager	9	2-years	Blended	Autumn, Spring	70%-90%	Apprenticeship Ireland
Quality Management, Lean Systems	9	1-year	Online	Autumn, Spring	90%-100%	Springboard+/HCI
Quality Management, Six Sigma	9	1-year	Online	Autumn, Spring	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Regulatory Affairs (Bio) Pharmaceuticals	9	1-year	Online	Spring	90%-100%	Springboard+/HCI
Supply Chain Manager - MSc	9	2-years	Online	Spring	70%-90%	Apprenticeship Ireland
Supply Chain Specialist - Degree	8	2-years	Online	Autumn	70%-90%	Apprenticeship Ireland
Supply Chain Associate	7	2-years	Online	Autumn	70%-90%	Apprenticeship Ireland
Supply Chain Management - Professional Diploma	9	1-year	Online	Spring	90%-100%	Springboard+/HCI
Supply Chain Management - BSc	8	2-years	Online	Autumn	20%-40%	Skillnet Ireland
Supply Chain Management (Production & Inventory Control)	7	1-year	Online	Autumn, Spring	90% - 100%	Springboard+/HCI

Micro-credentials

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Accident Investigation	9	6 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Behaviour Based Safety	9	6 weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Biocompatibility and Device Design	6	12 weeks	Blended	Spring	50%
Frameworks for Supply Chain Management	9	5 weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Health & Safety Management System Integration	9	6 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Health & Safety: Legislative Context	9	6 weeks	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Introduction to Supply Chain Management	8	5-12 Weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Medical Device Design	6	12 weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Professional Diplomas/ Diplomas/ Certificates

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Climate Adaption & Sustainability	9	1-year	Online	Spring	90%-100%	Springboard+/HCI

Micro-credentials

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Climate Hazards	9	6 Weeks	Online	Autumn	80%	Yes
Environmental Impact Assessment	9	8 Weeks		Autumn	50%	Yes
Environmental Geospatial Data Analysis	9	6 Weeks	Online	Spring	80%	Yes
Urban Ecosystems Services	9	6 Weeks	Online	Autumn	80%	Yes
Sustainability	9	6 Weeks	Online	Spring	80%	Yes

Professional Diplomas/ Diplomas/ Certificates

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Advanced Clinical Practice	9	1-year	Blended	Autumn, Spring	90%-100%	Springboard+/HCI
Posture, Seating and Wheelchair Mobility Across the Life Course	9	1-year	Blended	Autumn	90%-100%	Springboard+/HCI

Micro-credentials

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Advanced Assessment in Respiratory Nursing	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Communication and Interpreting in the Irish Health Care System	7	6 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Health Professional Leadership	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Health Promotion in Healthcare Practice	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Health Research Methods and Methodology	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Ideation and Representation	9	6 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Infection Prevention and Control in HealthCare	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Intercultural Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Leadership in Health Professional Education	9	6 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Leading and Managing Infection Prevention and Control	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Leading and Managing Practice	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Management and Co-Ordination of Gerontology Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Perinatal Bereavement and Loss	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Philosophical Underpinnings of Gerontology Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Practical and Research Psychology 2	7	12 weeks	Online	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Principles of Palliative Care Practice	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Principles of Primary and Community Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Principles Underpinning Dementia Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Principles Underpinning Perioperative Nursing	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Promoting Quality and Safety in Healthcare	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Psychosocial Intervention in Mental Health Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Safety Planning and Risk Management in Mental Health Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn & Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Supporting Perinatal Mental Health	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Sustainable Wheelchair Provision	9	12 weeks	Blended	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Theoretical Underpinnings of Practice Based inquiry	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Theories of Psychosocial Assessment and Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Therapeutic Engagement	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Therapeutic Interventions in Dementia Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Therapeutic Interventions in Palliative Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Therapeutic Interventions in Respiratory Nursing	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Tracheostomy Care	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn & Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy
Translational Research	9	12 Weeks	Blended	Autumn	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Professional Diplomas/ Diplomas/ Certificates

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Law & Technology	9	1-year	Online	Spring	50%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Micro-credentials

Course	NFQ Level	Duration	Delivery	Start	Funding Available	Funding Source
Cybersecurity Law and Regulations	9	12 Weeks	Online	Autumn	80%	HCI Learner Subsidy

Funded Routes for Professional Learners

At UL we have a range of course that are partially and fully funded by the Government of Ireland. The courses are designed specifically to address the skills gaps in the economy and employability is key focus for the course offerings. Full time, part time or short in duration, there is a course to suit you.