Limerick Chamber Skillnet is offering limited discounted places across any of UCD PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY’s 60 courses for 2025. Their full courses (usually 5 full days total training across your chosen scheduling) are available at our discounted rate of €680, while we offer a discounted rate of just €340 on the Academy’s new, shorter Skill Sprint courses (usually 6 hours total across 3 weeks).
Choose from a wide variety of disciplines and subjects, with courses available online or On-Campus in UCD, with On Demand, Part-Time or Full time scheduling options.
Take a look at what’s on offer here; https://www.ucd.ie/professionalacademy/findyourcourse/
How does it work?
Please register here so we can establish your eligibility for our discount. We will then email you instructions to enrol on your chosen course. We will invoice your employer and request payment for before course commencement. As a condition of the discount, you will be required to complete a very short Feedback (Reaction to Learning) Form at the end of the course.
Eligibility for Limerick Chamber Skillnet discounted rate;
In order to qualify for the reduced fee of €680 / €340 for your chosen UCD Professional Academy course, you must;
- Be employed by an Irish registered company, or be a sole trader registered in Ireland
- Your employer must pay the training fee (Limerick Chamber Skillnet can only fund/invoice companies or sole traders, not individuals)
- Your employer must not be state or semi-state funded, or a charity
Individual Course dates for your preferred course are available on the UCD Professional Academy website; https://www.ucd.ie/professionalacademy/
Choose from Online or at UCD Campus, Belfield, Dublin 4
Fees/Admission
Full Length UCD Pro Academy Courses (approx 5 full days completed in chosen on-demand/part-time/full-time time frame):
Per person fee without Limerick Chamber Skillnet Discount; €1,119 approx
Per person fee with Limerick Chamber Skillnet Discount: €680
UCD Pro Academy Skill Sprints Courses (usually 6hrs: 1x 2hrs per week for 3 weeks):
Per person fee without Limerick Chamber Skillnet Discount: €600 approx
Per Person fee with Limerick Chamber Skillnet Discount for SkillSprint Course: €340
Please note, Skillnet discount is available to employees of all nationalities, as long as they are employees of companies registered in the Republic of Ireland. The Company or registered Sole Trader will be invoiced and must pay for the training, and not the individual employee. Skillnet discounts are not available to train employees of Charities, Government-funded or part-government funded organisations. If you find you are not eligible for Skillnet Funding, you can still attend these courses at your own expense without our funding by enquiring / registering here;
https://www.ucd.ie/professionalacademy/