CPE at UL is delighted to be part of the Springboard initiative. Springboard offers free, part-time courses at certificate, degree and post-graduate level that aim to help get people back to work. The objective of these programmes is to provide training and learning opportunities for jobseekers to up-skill in areas where skill deficits currently exist, so that jobseekers may achieve sustainable future employment. UL currently has over 100 students across nine different programmes and is planning to accept 135 applications next year.

Springboard Courses change every year depending on skills shortages, courses that are currently being offered through CPE for September 2017 are

•  Certificate in Digital Fabrication - Design & Manufacture, Level 7 (On Campus)
•  Higher Diploma in Data Analytics and Software Development, Level 8, one year (On Campus)
•  Higher Diploma in Data Analytics and Software Development, Level 8, two year part-time (On Campus)
•  Higher Diploma in Software Development, Level 8, one year (On Campus)
•  Higher Diploma in Software Development, Level 8, two year part-time (On Campus)
•  Higher Diploma in Middleware Integration and Software Development, Level 8, two year part-time (On Campus)
•  Higher Diploma in International Financial Services, Level 8 (Blended Learning)
•  Specialist Diploma in Lean Systems, Level 9 (Distance Learning)
•  Specialist Diploma in Six Sigma, Level 9 (Distance Learning)
•  Specialist Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Level 9 (Online)  Applications Open Oct/Nov 2017
•  Specialist Diploma in Regulatory Affairs (Pharma/BioPharma) (Distance Learning) Applications Open Oct/Nov 2017
•  Graduate Diploma in International Entrepreneurship Management, Level 9 (On Campus)