DkIToffering 124placeson newcourses underthe Springboard

THE East Border Region Ltd met in Drogheda recently, with Millmount providing a perfect backdrop.

It is a Local Authority led organisation which comprises six Local Authorities namely; Newry, Mourne & Down District Council, Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, and Ards and North Down Borough Council in Northern Ireland and Louth, Monaghan and Meath County Councils in the Republic Of Ireland.

Its aim is ‘ To work with stakeholders throughout the East Border Region to ensure balanced and sustainable development on a cross border basis’.

Pictured at the meeting in Drogheda were Donnacha MacRaghnaill, Ald. Alan McDowell (Ards/N.Down Borough Council), Ald. Arnold Hatch (Craigavon Borough Council), Dette Hughes (East Border Region), Cllr Sharon Keoghan (Meath Co. Co.), Ald. Jim Fletcher (Ards/N.Down Borough Council and Chairman of the EBR), Mayor Frank Godfrey, David Hyland (Newry and Mourne Council), Cllr. Joanna Byrne (Drogheda Borough Council), Cllr. Jackie Crowe (Monaghan Co. Co.), Lorraine Stewart (East Border Region) and Emer O’Gorman (Louth Co. Co.). DKIT will be offering a suite of new upskilling courses for the academic year 2018-2019 as part of the new Springboard+ 2018 initiative.

The institute are offering 124 places on a variety of part-time Springboard+ courses to applicants who qualify under the government scheme. The upskilling and reskilling courses are free for the unemployed and for homemakers while the employed can avail of a 90% discount.

DkIT Springboard+ courses are fully accredited and are available in NFQ Levels 6, 7 and 8. Courses include: Certificate in Digital Marketing and Digital Media Management, Diploma in Food and Agri-business, Diploma in Food Supply Chain Operations, Higher Diploma in Science in Data Analytics Certificate in Data Analytics for Business. Also being offered is a Higher Diploma in 3D Computer Animation, and a Certificate in Applied Electrical Engineering, and a Certificate in Sound Design and Implementation for Interactive Media.

Contact the Lifelong Learning Centre at DkIT, springboard@dkit.ie at (0)42 9370290) or by visiting www. dkit.ie/springboard