National College of Ireland Industry Placement ProgrammesNational College of Ireland’s Career Development and Employability Service manages the Industry Placement Programmes for the Faculties of Business and Computing. The work placement office is currently working with over 400 undergraduate and postgraduate students on a range of IT and Business related courses and are actively seeking work placements in industry. We are currently looking to partner with Industry on courses such as Digital Marketing, Data Analytics, Software Development, Web Development, Business Information Systems and more.

Our programmes are designed with real businesses in mind, so we are proud to work with employers ranging from large multinationals to small SMEs across all industry sectors who help inform our course delivery and development.

For Further Information please contact members of the work placement team:

Higher Diploma in Science in Data Analytics Duration - 3 to 6 months

The Higher Diploma in Data Analytics programme is designed to furnish students with the skills to enter the world of data analytics through building a foundation of strong statistical knowledge, developing problem-solving skills for business analysis. The course is aimed at enabling students to understand and use business data to deliver better decision-making. This higher diploma will give students the technical skills in areas like; Data Analytics, Advanced Business Data Analysis and Problem-Solving Techniques, Programming for Big Data, Communication Skills (Enhance your personal impact), Data and Web Mining that will help individuals to make an impact and equip them for a wide range of roles. All students will be required to do a three to six month work placement either during or upon course completion.

MSc in Web Technologies Duration - 3 to 6 months

The Masters of Science in Web Technologies programme gives students the opportunity to develop outstanding expertise in the fast-paced ICT area of web technologies. The programme is practical in nature and aims to provide individuals with an understanding of how to create cutting-edge web applications to be deployed distributively across the latest hosting platforms, including public/hybrid clouds, peer-to-peer networks, clusters, and multi-tenancy servers.

An Industry Based Dissertation will be completed by all students in the 3rd semester of the course.

NCI Industry Placement Programme Descriptors

Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Software Development)Duration - 3 to 6 months

This programme covers areas such as software development, software engineering, databases, architecture, operating systems and web design. The second semester provides detailed knowledge in the area of advanced programming, web services and API development. All students will be required to do a three to six month work placement either during or upon course completion. Examples of what students will be able to do on placement are: XHTML and JavaScript, Development, Technical Support, Java C+ Developer, Support Engineer, Technical Support etc.

Springboard and ICT CoursesFrom their inception, Springboard and ICT Courses have been designed in direct response to Industry skill shortages. These courses are specifically aimed at providing graduates to businesses who can bridge these gaps in Irish and International Industries.

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Certificate in Web Development Industry based project

This programme will provide students with the knowledge and understanding of the theory of web development and the foundations of computing. The course equips students with the competencies to analyse, design and develop web applications using software tools to develop web applications to industry standards and best practices. All students will be required to undertake an Industry Based Project, either in groups or individually, upon completion of this course. Examples of what students will be able to do on placement are: HTML emails, Web admin on Wordpress type sites, SEO/HTML +CSS validation, Simple phone apps, Web design projects etc.

NCI Industry Placement Programme Descriptors

Certificate in Digital Marketing Duration - 3 to 6 months

The digital marketing course will be delivered by leading specialists and is designed to reflect the realities of digital marketing and sensitise learners to both current and future challenges and opportunities in the field. Students will graduate with strong ability in digital marketing decision-making and implementation. The NCI digital marketing course will cover all the key elements including; creation and implementation of a digital marketing campaign, search engine optimisation, digital advertising, online PR, online reputation management, measurement and project management. All students will be required to do a three to six month work placement either during or upon course completion.

BSc (Hons) in Business Information Systems Duration - 6 Months

This full-time course is practical in nature, providing students with knowledge of the manner in which technology can help facilitate business decisions. Examples of what students will be able to do on placement are: Data Analyst, Business Analyst, Software Engineer, e-Learning Development etc.

Diploma in National and International Selling

BSc (Hons) in Computing Duration - 6 Months

This innovative BSc with specialisations is intended to equip students in developing practical knowledge and skills in the application of technology to help solve problems in business, gaming and multimedia or networking and mobile technologies. Examples of what students will be able to do on placement are: Java Developer, Web Developer, Test Engineer, Systems Analyst etc.

Duration - 3 to 6 months

This programme has been developed through the partnership between the National College of Ireland (NCI) and the Sales Institute of Ireland (SII). The programme has been designed to be relevant both to indigenous field sales and international inside sales roles. This programme is extremely hands-on and all module assessment is practical and work related. All students will be required to do a three to six month work placement either during or upon course completion. Examples of what students will be able to do on placement are: Internal Sales, External Sales, B2B Sales, Sales Analysis, Business Development through all aspects of social media, lead generation etc.

Springboard and ICT Courses

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Undergraduate CoursesStudents in these courses undertake a six month work placement in the 3rd year of the programme during the 2nd semester of the academic year (January - July).

Employer Testimonials What our host organisations think

For Further Information please contact members of the work placement team:

“We had a great experience working with NCI to find suitable candidates within cloud computing. The process was managed very well and made it easy for Dell to manage internally. The constant contact from NCI in relation to the students was excellent and we felt they provided us with top students. The placements were an overall success and the students showed great attitude, enthusiasm and professionalism. We were delighted with the entire process and will definitely be back to NCI for such projects. I would like to thank the team for a job well done.”

– DELL

Springboard and ICT:

Leona Beale – Work Placement AdvisorTel (Direct): +353 (0)1 4498778Email: leona.beale@ncirl.ie· MSc in Web Technologies· Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Software Development)· Certificate in Web Development· Diploma in National and International Selling

Springboard and ICT:

Sinéad Hawkins – Work Placement AdvisorTel: (Direct): +353 (0)1 449 8583Email: sinead.hawkins@ncirl.ie · Higher Diploma in Science in Data Analytics· Certificate in Digital Marketing

Undergraduates:

Siobhán Mockler - Work Placement AdvisorTel (Direct): +353 (0)1 449 8558Email: siobhan.mockler@ncirl.ie· BSc (Hons) in Computing· BSc (Hons) in Business Information Systems

“Our experience with the NCI placement programme has been excellent. The recruitment process itself was very well organised, easy to manage from our point of view and it took up very little time. The two students that we took on worked out extremely well. They were very productive from early on in their placement and we found them a pleasure to deal with throughout. We will hopefully be offering employment to them both and would have no hesitation in working with the NCI programme again”. - Ultan Technologies

“Our NCI student joined Microsoft Ireland in order to get first-hand experience with building international software, having a strong technical background from the National College of Ireland he quickly exceeded our expectation by completing new and challenging projects at a professional level. Our student’s passion for designing and developing software is evident in his work and he went above and beyond by volunteering for charity work and initiating side projects with other Microsoft interns”.

- Microsoft

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