Transform your career, your way: choose MTU part-time education

Gain exemptions for modules you may have already undertaken as MTU's part-time programmes support Recognition of Prior Learning
Transform your career, your way: choose MTU part-time education

Boost your career options with MTU's programmes, including Micro-credentials, Certificates, Degrees, Masters, and PhDs, all developed with extensive industry input.

Offering an extensive range of part-time and professional courses, Munster Technological University (MTU) supports people of all ages, backgrounds, and lifestyles in achieving their career goals. 

The University’s academic programmes include Micro-credentials, Certificates, Degrees, Masters, and PhDs, and have been developed with extensive industry input, making them highly valuable to those who are seeking employment or career advancement.

To cater for a wide diversity of learning preferences, MTU provides on-campus, online, and blended learning options, empowering students to manage their own learning experiences in line with their individual needs. 

MTU supports Recognition of Prior Learning 

MTU also supports Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), a process through which individuals can gain exemptions for modules based on learning they have already undertaken through participation in other courses or on-the-job experiences. 

Along with its regular schedule of courses, MTU provides further opportunities through state-funded programmes such as Springboard+.
Along with its regular schedule of courses, MTU provides further opportunities through state-funded programmes such as Springboard+.

In addition to its regular schedule of courses, MTU provides further opportunities through programmes such as Springboard+. These government-funded schemes offer free or heavily subsidised courses at Micro-credential, Certificate, Degree, and Masters levels, leading to qualifications in high-demand areas such as IT, engineering, business, green skills, maritime, Industry 4.0, and construction, amongst many others.

For aspiring entrepreneurs, MTU will offer a range of opportunities over the coming months. For those who are interested in becoming self-employed, either due to a desire for a significant shift in career or through necessity, MTU offers relevant programmes which equip participants with the necessary skills for success. In some cases, access to financial support is available to support participants.

For those who wish to explore their interests in research, MTU is now expanding its dynamic team of research postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers in an ecosystem that is delivering the growth needed to support the University’s ambitious research and innovation targets. Details of relevant opportunities will be posted to the MTU website on a regular basis. 

Enhance your career options: MTU is now expanding its dynamic team of research postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers.
Enhance your career options: MTU is now expanding its dynamic team of research postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers.

To check for availability of places on MTU’s part-time and Springboard+ courses, interested applicants will find relevant details at  www.mtu.ie/part-time  and at www.mtu.ie/study/springboard. 

For those interested in the entrepreneurship route, enquiries may be submitted to the Rubicon Centre in Cork or the Tom Crean Business Centre in Kerry.  

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