This course is ideal for anyone with an interest in visual creativity, digital storytelling, and modern design practices — offering an exciting gateway into Ireland’s growing creative media and design industries.Using the full Adobe Creative Suite — including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Audition — students gain hands-on experience producing professional-standard digital content.

Learners will explore graphic design, digital imaging, video and audio production, layout and typography, motion graphics, and content creation for web and social platforms. The course emphasises strong visual communication, creative problem-solving, and industry-standard workflows used across design, marketing, media, and creative industries.

The Digital Media Production (Year 2) course is geared towards digital video/sound, animation, web technologies, responsive web design and multimedia content generation and transmission. Students gain experience in software programmes such as InDesign, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Audition, Animate, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and After Effects. Although, theoretical, is also very practical and provides participants with a thorough understanding of creative digital media development. Students design, plan, create and report on projects undertaken during the year.

This course emphasizes the technical and creative aspects of professional video production, digital imaging, and sound design. It is specifically structured to meet the demands of modern multimedia platforms, providing students with the essential skills to capture, edit, and produce high-quality audio-visual content for the evolving digital landscape.

The Certificate in Digital Sales Transformation will play a crucial role in your career.

Learn to grow your online presence and see how to take your business to the next level. You'll also develop the skills you need to use social media, sell online and find audiences to grow sales.

Digital sculpting is the process of using computers to produce digital art. Using leading Industry software, students will explore the basics of the sculpting process for both character and creature sculpting.

You will learn how to generate sketch ideas and to progress a character design from initial concept to completed digital mesh. Utilising a subdivision digital sculpting workflow, you will create your digital character/creature as a digital sculpt in a final pose.

Are you afraid of technology? Do you feel like you have been left behind in this digital age? Digital skills courses aim to provide learners with the skills and confidence to live and work in a digital world.

Courses include: Technology for the Terrified and Step Up 2 Tech.

Create, design, and build your digital future.

The Digital Web Design course is a fun and practical programme that helps you build real skills in computers, design, and technology. You’ll learn how to create websites, work with digital graphics, and use popular software tools to bring your ideas to life.

This course is perfect for students who enjoy working on computers and want to explore careers in web design, digital media, or IT. It’s a great way to build confidence in technology, communication, and teamwork while learning in a supportive and structured environment.

Working with world renowned professional skincare products, such as Dermalogica, students gain invaluable practical experience and essential skills for working in the beauty industry. There is a strong emphasis on theory as well as practical work and a high level of commitment is required. Students complete case studies on guest clients for each module, performing facial, waxing, manicure, pedicure, epilation and make up treatments. They also carry out work experience in a beauty salon/health spa of their choice, where they get a true insight into the professional beauty industry.

This is one-year course providing comprehensive practical and theoretical training across all major disciplines of the beauty industry. Designed for school leavers, graduates, and mature students, the curriculum demands a high level of dedication and personal commitment. The course is aligned with prestigious, internationally recognized professional examination bodies, ensuring that graduates meet the elite standards required by top-tier global employers. Students are trained in advanced skincare, specialized body treatments, and modern cosmetic techniques within a professional salon environment.

This program at the Mulgrave Street Campus is an elite, highly specialized training course designed to elevate foundational skills to the highest global standards. During this second year, students have the unique opportunity to pursue prestigious professional qualifications with ITEC and CIDESCO—the latter being universally recognized as the world's premier qualification in beauty therapy. The curriculum goes far beyond standard treatments, incorporating advanced in-house training and industry demonstrations in cutting-edge modalities such as Microdermabrasion, Lash Lifts, Gel Polish, and advanced aesthetic treatments, alongside holistic practices like Hopi-ear candling and Indian Head Massage.

This two-year program provides a comprehensive journey through the film production industry, beginning with a foundational year focused on core skills like scriptwriting, cinematography, sound, and editing. Students gain a vital understanding of the creative process alongside the business and technical aspects of modern media. The second year shifts toward advanced vocational training, allowing for deeper specialization and the application of industry-standard practices. This final stage culminates in the development of a substantial professional portfolio, strategically designed to help graduates secure employment within both the Irish and international film and creative media sectors.

The main aim of the VTCT (ITEC) Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training (Gym-based Exercise) is to enable learners to gain the necessary practical and theoretical skills in order to provide personal training and gym-based exercise to the general public and to gain employment in the fitness industry.

This is a course for people with intellectual disabilities.

The Certificate in Disability-Inclusive Practice is for students who have already completed the Certificate in Contemporary Living, or the Certificate in Social Citizenship, or another equivalent programme.

The course aims to develop students’ presentation, communication and self-advocacy skills. Students will learn to:

• Deliver training on disability-inclusive practices in education and professional settings
• Review and respond to policies for disability inclusion
• Audit spaces for the physical, social and cultural inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

A work placement is an important part of the course.

Dispensing Opticians are eye care professionals who are trained to interpret prescriptions issued by optometrists or ophthalmologists and to dispense spectacles and other optical aids.

A career as a dispensing optician is extremely rewarding. It offers great variety and will deliver a high degree of job satisfaction to those attracted to a career in an allied healthcare setting, who have an interest in maths and science, relish problem solving and enjoy interacting with the public. 

The Baccalaureate in Divinity (BD, but also known as the STB) aims to provide a theological education suited particularly, but not exclusively, to those intending to work in Christian ministries; it meets the requirements of academic formation for ordination to priesthood in the Catholic church, while also building a foundation for further study in theology.

This specialized course provides a combination of practical and theoretical tuition in sound engineering, music production, and DJ skills, delivered by industry-active producers, musicians, and DJs. Tailored for both beginners and refining artists, the program features one-to-one sessions in a fully-equipped DJ studio, live venue performance opportunities, and hands-on recording experience with performers in an industry-standard studio. Students learn to create tracks in an iMac digital production facility while mastering premier software like Pro Tools, Ableton Live, and Adobe Audition, alongside gaining real-world experience in live sound setup and location recording to prepare for a successful career in the music industry.

Welcome to our DJ & Music Production course, where we offer industry-recognized accreditation from BTEC and training from some of the best professional DJs in the business. Our course has been designed to provide aspiring DJs and music producers with the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to succeed in the highly competitive music industry.

Our team of expert instructors includes Sunil Sharpe and Doug Cooney, both highly respected and sought-after DJs who have made a name for themselves in the global music scene. With their guidance and mentorship, our students will learn the art of mixing, mastering, producing, and performing music in a variety of genres, from electronic dance music to hip hop and beyond.

Forensic science is the application of scientific knowledge and techniques in support of the legal process. The application of DNA technologies in forensics, and a wide range of industries and the state laboratories, has increased hugely. This course will provide you with a broad knowledge and understanding of the core biological and chemical sciences. You’ll develop practical and problem-solving skills in the laboratory in pharmaceutical, biological and chemical & forensic analysis, as well as both theoretical understanding and practical skills in DNA fingerprinting technology. 

Forensic science is the application of scientific knowledge and techniques in support of the legal process. The application of DNA technologies in forensics, and a wide range of industries and the state laboratories, has increased hugely. The application of scientific knowledge and techniques is of growing significance in legal cases in the real world as well as in fiction, but there is also an increasing demand in many industries for the skills of an analyst in biotechnology and forensics, so this course may lead you to an exciting career.