ELIGIBILITY CRITERA
To be eligible to enrol on a Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy funded course, all applicants must:
1. be living fulltime in the Republic of Ireland;
2. have their own, valid PPS Number;
3. meet the nationality/visa requirement;
4. have lived in the EU/ EEA/ UK/ Switzerland for at least 3 full years out of the previous 5 years (and on a qualifying visa stamp, in the case of non-EU applicants)
Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy applicants are also required to apply on the basis of being:
Employed applicants can apply for all available Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy funded courses at any NFQ Level.
An unemployed applicant must be in receipt of one of the following payments from the DSP:
DSP Payments for Unemployed Applicants ONLY
An unemployed applicant must be in receipt of one of the following payments from the DSP:
DSP Payments for Unemployed Applicants ONLY
DSP Payments for Employed AND Unemployed Applicants
• One-Parent Family Payment
DSP Payments for Employed Applicants ONLY
Eligible applicants participating in the Community Employment Scheme, the Rural Social Scheme, Tús or in receipt of the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance or the Short-Term Enterprise Allowance may take up a Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy funded course. It is the applicant’s responsibility to confirm approval from a DSP Employment Personal Advisor that they may participate in a Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy funded course while receiving a DSP payment / participating in a DSP work scheme.
To be eligible as a Returner, an applicant must:
OR
Returners are required to fill out the Declaration for the Purposes of an Application to Springboard+ and submit it through the Springboard+ portal.
Recent Graduates may apply for any Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy funded course at any NFQ Level.
