GMIT offering 600 free and subsidised places on 30 new modular skills courses

GMIT offering 600 free and subsidised places on 30 new modular skills courses in a range of disciplines to people whose livelihoods have been impacted by Covid-19.

GMIT won HEA funding of €775,000 under the Jobs Stimulus package to deliver these courses which will commence January 2021.

Modular courses are short, focused and flexible, designed to help people who cannot commit to full-time higher education courses. GMIT’s offerings range from Business & Computing to Tourism and Hospitality, Nutrition & Physical Sciences, Human Resource Management (HRM) and Digital Technologies.

See the full list of courses and how to apply on https://www.gmit.ie/jobs-stimulus

Online applications will open on Monday next, November 16.

To help applicants, GMIT will host four live online Q&A sessions on dates including Wednesday, November 18, Friday, November 20, Wednesday, November 15, and Friday, November 17, all from 6 to 8 p.m.

Dr. Ian O’Connor, GMIT Graduate and Professional Development Office, sadi: “We are delighted to offer these excellent new modular courses which are designed to allow participants build towards a degree of their choice without having to commit to a long term programme of study.

"They are suitable for those who wish to upskill in their current role or build their skills to change their career direction.”

Over half of the modular courses offered by GMIT are in the area of hotel and hospitality studies which require a blended format of delivery, including online theory-related classes and onsite attendance for practical essential learning.

Cáit Noone, Head of GMIT’s Galway International Hotel School (GIHS), stated: “The institute welcomes this news from the Higher Education Authority.

"Many businesses have been negatively impacted by Covid-19 and this development will provide opportunities for upskilling and reskilling across the region and beyond.

"I would encourage anyone interested in taking a module or more to connect with us during one of the four live Q&A sessions.

"With applications only open for a two-week period we expect significant demand for these courses”