The Advanced Social Studies course will enable you to learn the knowledge and skills to give information, advice and advocacy to people who need it. You will explore how to empower individuals to be aware of their rights, to exercise those rights and to be able to influence the decisions that affect their lives.

This course will enhance and further develop your skills and competencies needed to work as a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) in primary, post primary education and other care settings. You will learn about “disability” and how to support people in the workplace and school environment.

The National Hairdressing Apprenticeship will provide successful apprentices with a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Hairdressing. This is the only recognised national qualification for fully qualified hairdressers in Ireland. The earn-as-you-learn model ensures that you are paid a weekly apprentice rate by your employer throughout your apprenticeship. Plus, our apprenticeship programme is designed to ensure that you receive training both on and off the job which is formally regulated and of a national standard.

The duration of the National Hairdressing Apprenticeship will be over 3 years with training consisting of 80% full time employment and 20% off the job training with Sallynoggin College of Further Education on a day release.

The aim of this programme is to enable the learner to acquire the knowledge skills and competence to work autonomously and independently in a fine art context and or to progress to higher education and training.

The Beauty Therapy - CIDESCO course is tailored for students who have completed Year 1 certification in CIBTAC and QQI and seek to enchance their practical skills and knowledge. The primary objective is to enable students to attain CIDESCO certification as a beauty therapists and body therapists empowering them to pursue employment opportunities or establish their own beauty therapy businesses.

The overall aim of the two stage programme is to enable learners to develop the knowledge, skills, and competence to work as autonomous practitioners, subject to practice supervision, promoting and supporting the holistic needs of children from 0 to six years, and/or to take responsibility for a room or area in an ELC setting.

With this three-year apprenticeship, you will become a fully qualified hairdresser, with a QQI Level 6 Qualification in Hairdressing.

The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to provide guiding and tour management services for tourists visiting and travelling in Ireland. Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be provided with Tour Guiding Badges and will be registered on the directory of qualified tour guides with Fáilte Ireland.

On completion of this two-year apprenticeship, you will become a fully qualified sales specialist, with a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Sales.

With this two-year apprenticeship, you will become a fully qualified commis chef, with a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Culinary Arts.

This is an industry certified course, which develops students into competent:

- PC builders
- Network Technicians
- Server Administrators & Controllers
- Manage projects with a higher level of responsibility.

This full-time programme affords students the opportunity to further develop creativity, technical skills and artistic identity through studio work. Students may also further develop animation techniques.

This programme is designed to meet the demands of a wide and expanding equine industry. The course aims to provide students with knowledge and skills to work in a supervisory or managerial role in a range of sectors in the Equine Industry or the opportunity to progress to higher education. Students that successfully complete this course have fulfilled the requirements for the purpose of meeting the educational criteria for Young Trained Farmer scheme, i.e. Green Cert Status.

This is a professional diploma that enables students to develop essential skills and internationally recognised qualifications in the field of Advanced Beauty Therapy.

Students on this course will acquire the knowledge, skill and competence in a wide range of business subjects including management, marketing, finance, statistics and economics. Enabling students to work independently or in a supervisory capacity in a variety of business contexts and/or progress to higher education and training.

This course aims to provide learners with the skill necessary to work in the sports and recreation/sports therapy industries. Sports therapists provide a valuable service to the sports industry, specialising in the prevention and management of soft tissue injuries through manual massage techniques and electrical treatments. This course will also provide learners with the theoretical and practical knowledge to work in the fitness industry or to study at a higher level.

This is a full time course including practical and theoretical training in aspects of Beauty & Body Therapy. This course leads to internationally recognised qualifications. Students regularly receive awards at National and International Level, opening up a wide range of employment opportunities worldwide.

This course focuses on documentary production and story-telling, communication through waveform and music, creation of soundscapes for games and film and experimentation with audio/visual technology. Students will be encouraged to experiment with modern modes of communication to create new sensory experiences for the audience. The course will foster creative communication using perspective, digital platforms and mixed media. It will examine how reality is documented and created and will also look at how individuals construct alternative realities within the world of gaming, advertising and social media.

This course is the ideal platform for a broad range of third-level courses in the humanities, film, game design, sound and music production, research, writing and broadcasting.

Animal Science is an advanced course, building on the occupational skills achieved at Level 5. It is a perfect stepup course to lead you to supervisory careers, or onto Higher Education studies.

The course includes practical and theoretical study of the science of animal health and animal behaviour for domestic, farm and wild animals. You will also enhance your animal handling skills through ‘hands-on’ practical assignments, and explore the wider animal industry.

Individuals who seek to progress you career to higher level roles in the Beauty Industry, then the Professional Diploma in Beauty Therapy will support your ambitions.

You learn highly specialised skills in all aspects of Beauty Treatments, including laser, micro-dermabrasion and intense pulsed light treatments. There is an intensive focus on high level professional practice which will set-up you for a senior level role in the Beauty Treatments industry.

You will develop advanced level skills in practical technical units, where you will apply your creative talents as a make-up artist. Technical skills include fashion and editorial make-up techniques, and special effects make-up techniques for the Television, Film and Theatre industry. This advanced programme will support progression directly to careers in many areas of the Make-Up Artistry industry or on to Higher Education. You will also have the opportunity to complete an award in Education and Training, that will support you to teach others these skills.

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to further develop the range of skills completed at level 5 for a career in the fitness and leisure industry as well as providing learners with the expertise to work on a one-to-one basis as an advanced Personal Trainer OR Sports Massage Therapist.

The course covers a range of practical application with skill-based learning and the theory at the core of the outcomes. Learn the technical know-how, improve your own fitness, and learn to instruct others in a safe way. Practical work is carried out in a gym environment. Students will also have the opportunity to gain a swim teacher qualification.

Successful students gain an industry standard in Pilates Teaching and up-skill as a fitness professional. On successful completion, students will receive an ITEC Diploma. This qualification will equip learners with the practical experience and knowledge to gain successful employment in the sport and fitness industry. There is also the potential to start your own fitness business.

This one year course is designed as a follow on from the QQI Level 5 Animal Healthcare course and is tailor-made to students who wish to progress in the animal area into a working life with animals. This course caters for experience with pet and farm animals. The farm animal aspect of the course is taught in DFEi but also on-site on a working farm in Dundrum.

This full time course covers the First Year syllabus from Accounting Technicians Ireland. The syllabus has been carefully designed to equip students with an array of transferable business skills, as well as technical knowledge of finance and accountancy practice.

The programme provides students with expertise, experience and knowledge in the areas such as financial accounting and budgeting, costing and credit control, payroll and tax returns for various types of business.

Year 1 offers a progression pathway into the Diploma for Accounting Technicians qualification, the leading Accounting Technician qualification in Ireland.

The aim of this full time course is to provide candidates with expertise, experience and knowledge in accounting, in the areas such as financial accounting and budgeting, costing and credit control, payroll and tax returns for various types of business.

Accounting Technicians will possess the knowledge, skills and competencies to either work on their own or alongside professional accountants. The programme has been designed to provide business with personnel who are skilled in accounting techniques.

The Hairdressing Apprenticeship is a practical route into a career in hairdressing where you will earn while you learn. Apprentices undergo training while working four days a week with their employer and attending college one day a week. Apprentices will be supported in the workplace by an approved Mentor and in the college by their teacher. Apprentices will graduate after three years as a fully qualified Hairdresser with a QQI Level 6 award on the National Framework of Qualifications.

This Advanced Certificate in Business Management and Information Systems is designed to provide learners with a portfolio of skills required in the financing, planning, marketing and management of a small business. It provides a solid foundation in the skills, competencies and knowledge required to assess, plan, implement and evaluate a business structure.

This course is the perfect opportunity to gain insider knowledge into the world of fashion from Styling to Fashion Buying, Fashion Promotion to Business Management including Event Management and Sales. This course is designed to enable participants to gain the knowledge, skills and expertise required for an exciting career in the fashion industry.

This course is designed to equip learners with a portfolio of skills required in the financing, planning, marketing & management of a small business whilst also providing the necessary entry requirements for entry to Third level.

The Accounting Technician Apprenticeship is a two-year, work-based learning programme which leads to a Level 6 QQI Advanced Certificate in Accounting.

Places are awarded via a competitive interview process, where applicants who meet the minimum eligibility criteria (see below) are put forward to participating employers for consideration. If you are successful at interview stage, your new employer will issue you with a two-year contract and you start your apprenticeship.

This course will enable the learner to develop skills to work in a dynamic business environment. It will give the learner an insight into Management, Human Resources and Business law as well as finance and marketing.

The course provide learners with a portfolio of skills required to work in the Business Management, Human Resource Management and Law areas of an organisation whilst also providing the necessary entry requirements for entry to Third level. It also gives the learner essential transferable skills that can be applied to a work environment, such as goal setting, time management, problem solving and conflict resolution.

This course gives students who have already achieved a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Software Development, Computer Systems & Networks or qualifications from an IT related area the opportunity to further enhance their skills. There is a growing need and demand for qualified IT professionals. This course will give you the skills, knowledge and competence required in the software development and design sector.

This course is designed to: Provide learners with essential business skills, including planning, financial management, and leadership. Develop expertise in public relations to build strong brand identities and communicate effectively. Teach practical digital marketing strategies, including social media management and online campaign creation. Enhance problem-solving, creativity, and critical thinking through hands-on projects and real-world applications.

Learners will be provided with both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to act in a supervisory role in a range of Early Years services for children aged 0-6years.