Number of Places: 30
Course Fee: Free
Student Levy: €224
Application Deadline: 17th May
Applications : www.ictskills.ie
Web Info: www.it.nuigalway.ie The Course :
The Higher Diploma in Software Design and Development - Industry Stream was established by the discipline of Information Technology through HEA funding in 2012. This one year conversion programme has a number of key features:
A sol
id foundation in key computing knowledge, at the level expected by industry. A choice of specialisation to focus specific software development architectures, in particular, .NET and Java Enterprise. Strong industry collaboration, which allows industry to influence the development and training of participants. A significant paid 3 month internship allowing participants to gain relevant experience and also provide Industry Partners with an opportunity to assess potential recruits. Course fees are sponsored through the HEA ICT Skills Initiative. Our 12 Industry partners are Schneider Electric, Avaya, Ericsson, CISCO, HP, Storm Technologies, The Marine Institute, SolanoTech, NetFort, DERI, SourceDogg and IBM. Entry Requirements:
A Level 8 Degree, or Level 7 with relevant practical industry experience in the area of computing and information technology. The application process will also include interviews and/or an aptitude test. Career Opportunities:
Due to the current skills shortage in the ICT area, these students are trained to fill graduate software developer roles in areas of Java and .NET development. These graduates are capable of filling a range of other roles such as software quality assurance, technical support, systems analysis and project management.
