Learner Fee Subsidy

As part of the HCI Pillar 3 funding, the Advance Centre is offering subsidies on a range of offers a range of micro-credential, graduate certificate, and diploma courses across a range of different themes. It promotes increased participation in micro credential courses, by reducing the learner fee by between 50 and 80 percent to undertake a micro credential course.

Accredited digital transformation courses

delivered by UCD, ATU Sligo and TU Dublin

About Learner Fee Subsidy

These courses and programmes are eligible for the Learner Fee Subsidy provided by the HEA. The courses cover a range of different themes.

CPD modules in this course theme

Applied Cryptography

Delivered by University College Dublin

Provides an introduction to the field of cryptography, with an emphasis on modern techniques used in the real world.

 

  • Starts May 2025
  • Blended Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00*Learner Subsidy Fee available

Professional Cert Digital Policy

Delivered by University College Dublin

The Professional Certificate in Digital Policy is designed to prepare graduates for careers in evaluating, implementing, and studying core topical, theoretical, and methodological issues that arise in digital policy today

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 7
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: € 875 *Learner subsidy fee available

Professional Certificate in Digital Methods: September Start

Delivered by University College Dublin

The programme offers learners with basic machine reading techniques in subject areas that do not traditionally offer technical expertise.

It will also enhance the career prospects of learners across a broad range of disciplines by equipping them with transferable digital skills and the capacity to work with data relevant to their academic discipline and beyond.

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 15 Credits
  • NFQ Level 8
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €1260 EU Fee * Learner subsidy fee available

AI Ethics and Auditing: Principles and Practices

Delivered by University College Dublin

This unique micro-credential integrates social and ethical perspectives to explore foundational issues in Artificial Intelligence (AI). It provides practical skills in analysing ethical frameworks, bias, privacy, and AI safety. It also examines AI’s influence on society, including the future of work and AI’s effect on the environment. Learners will also gain practical expertise in defining the scope of audit efforts, including determining the objective for assessment and specifying which aspects of the AI system will be scrutinised. It adopts multidisciplinary perspectives from various disciplines. 

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875 * Learner subsidy fee available

Professional Cert Digital Facility Layout Planning- September start

Delivered by University College Dublin

This is a fully online flexible where learners will receive the content fully online via skillsmove.eu learning platform (managed by European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)). Upon completing the designated learning paths on skillsmove.eu platform, the learners will apply the acquired knowledge on a case study which will help them sharpen their skills further.

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 10 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Full-Time
  • Course Fees: EU fee per year - € 1260 Non EU € 2100 Learner subsidy fee available

Introduction to Data Analytics

Delivered by University College Dublin

Introduction to probability and statistical inference, focusing on understanding concepts and methodologies.

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 *Learner Subsidy Fee available

Network Security

Delivered by University College Dublin

This module focuses on providing in-depth knowledge on the field of network and communication security, with an emphasis on modern techniques used in the real world.

 

  • Starts September 2025
  • Blended Teaching
  • 10 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €1,750.00 *Learner Subsidy Fee available

Secure Software Engineering

Delivered by University College Dublin

The module will provide a learning environment that will encourage learners to construct their knowledge through problem solving as part of a team, and to critically reflect on recent security breaches and vulnerabilities so they can develop their own and others leadership and advocacy skills.

  • Starts May 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 10 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €1,750.00 *Learner subsidy fee available

Information Security

Delivered by University College Dublin

Introduces learners to the world of information security addressing the major issues that security specialists encounter in the "real world".

 

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 10 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €1,750.00 * Learner subsidy fee available

Incident Response

Delivered by University College Dublin

This module will address how threats develop, and how others have dealt with major incidents in the past. Incident response is a critical aspect of cybersecurity. 

 

  • Starts September 2025
  • Blended Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 *Learner Subsidy Fee available

Risk Assessment and Standards

Delivered by University College Dublin

This module will enable learners to understand each of the key steps of a risk assessment, including how to identify risks, manage hazards and determine the likelihood of harm.

 

  • Starts September 2025
  • Blended Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 *Learner Subsidy Fee available

Introduction to Biostatistics

Delivered by University College Dublin

This micro-credential covers essential and fundamental principles of statistics as applied in biology, medicine, and related fields.

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875 * Learner subsidy fee available

Intro to Knowledge Synthesis, Systematic Reviews & Meta Analysis

Delivered by University College Dublin

This micro-credential covers methodologies used (narrative, systematic, scoping, and rapid reviews, meta-analysis, literature maps & frameworks.

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875 *Learner Subsidy Fee available

Data Prog with R

Delivered by University College Dublin

Begineers introduction to the open-source statistical programming language R, and how to build programmes and handle datasets

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 *Learner Subsidy Fee available

Data Programming with C

Delivered by University College Dublin

Covers the essence of programming with data using the languages C and C++, focus on incorporating such code into the R statistical environment.

  • Starts May 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 *Learner Subsidy Fee available

Data Programming with SAS

Delivered by University College Dublin

Focuses on how to manipulate data and perform statistical calculations using SAS.

  • Starts May 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 *Learner Subsidy Fee available

Data Programming with Python

Delivered by University College Dublin

Learn how to manipulate data and perform statistical analysis using Python.

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 *Learner Subsidy Fee available

Predictive Analysis 1

Delivered by University College Dublin

The micro-credential uses a variety of real-world examples to illustrate the use of different data analytical techniques and regression models, covering both theoretical and practical considerations.

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 *Learner Subsidy Fee available

Adv. Data Prog. with R

Delivered by University College Dublin

Covers advanced use of R and Rstudio, following on from the Data Programming with R module.

  • Starts May 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 * Learner Subsidy Fee

Statistical Network Analysis (online)

Delivered by University College Dublin

Focuses on the analysis of relational data and reviews the available methodologies and algorithms that can be employed to model network interactions.

  • Starts May 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 *Learner Subsidy Available

Professional Diploma in Quantum Engineering

Delivered by University College Dublin

The programme allows  to build a focus either on the computational side of quantum engineering & computing and/or on the physics of quantum computing. 

 

  • Starts September 2025
  • Blended Teaching
  • 20 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Part-Time
  • Course Fees: EU: per year € 2020 *Learner subsidy fee available Non EU: per year € 6330

Introduction to Quantum Computing

Delivered by University College Dublin

Introduces the concept of quantum computing for students familiar with linear algebra and introductory quantum mechanics.

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 * Learner subsidy available

Digital Health Technologies: Integration and Application of Medical and Consumer Devices

Delivered by University College Dublin

This microcredential aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the digital health ecosystem, focusing on the integration of: i) medical-grade devices and ii) consumer health devices (including fitness trackers, smartwatches, and health monitors) within healthcare.

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875 * Learner subsidy fee available

Time Series

Delivered by University College Dublin

This micro-credential delivers the basic techniques in Time Series Analysis. This course will mainly focus on examples in the world of economics and finance.

  • Starts September 2025
  • Online Teaching
  • 5 Credits
  • NFQ Level 9
  • Course Option Module
  • Course Fees: €875.00 * Learner subsidy fee available

Why study with us?
Previous Next

Taught by academic experts

Learn from 3 of Ireland’s leading universities with world renowned academic staff.

Accredited qualifications aligned to NFQ

Our courses and modules range from levels 6 to 9 on the NFQ framework.

A wide range of study areas

Select from 11 key themes across Digital Transformation.

Partnered with Industry Partners

Our corporate network is innovative and expansive across many sectors.

Flexible Study Options

Choose from a range of online, on-campus and blended learning modes designed to suit your needs.

Our enterprise partners

The founding industry Centre partners are:

Contact us
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube