Mature Students: Upskill at DIT
Worried about your job prospects, recently lost your job?
The current economic downturn is affecting people in all sectors, at all levels, and across all professions. If you are worried about your job prospects, your future career or have recently lost your job, now might be a good time to reassess your goals and consider going back to study. You could update your current skills and qualifications or get a new qualification which may start you on the road to a whole new job or career.
DIT is one of Irelands largest Higher Education Institutes, we have a range of short, part-time and full-time programmes that are available to mature students, starting throughout the year. These programmes have progression links so that a short course could lead to a full degree or professional qualification.
New Programmes Now Available for September 2010
Under the Government Labour Market Activation (LMA) Fund DIT has a range of upskilling and reskilling opportunities now available for people who are currently unemployed. For full details please see the following link Upskill at DIT
DIT offers a wide range of Programmes:
What Qualifications do I need to apply to DIT ?
If you are applying as a mature student to an undergraduate programme you do not need to meet the normal leaving cert entry requirements. Details of the application process for mature students to undergradudate programmes can be found here.
What is Advanced Entry ?
Advanced Entry is where an applicant has previous work experience and/or educational achievements that are considered directly relevant to the course they wish to apply for. In such a case it is possible to gain entry to the 2nd or subsequent year of a course at DIT. For Further information please click here.
Financial Information for Mature Students
Will I loose my benefits and allowances?
If you have any questions about returning to study at DIT contact :
Cathy McCartney
Mature Student Recruitment Officer
143 Lower Rathmines Road
(01) 402 3439
ms.admissions@dit.ie
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