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Students attending full-time third level courses can apply for grant funding from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) at www.studentfinance.ie. Eligibility for grants is dealt with solely by the applicant (student) and SUSI. Gra...

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Students attending full-time third level courses can apply for grant funding from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) at www.studentfinance.ie. Eligibility for grants is dealt with solely by the applicant (student) and SUSI. Grants to applicants are subject to a means test. Students in receipt of a grant will have their student contribution charge covered by the grant and may also qualify for some level of grant payment called ‘maintenance grant’ throughout the academic year. When your registration for an approved course at an approved college has been confirmed SUSI will arrange to pay your student maintenance grant on a monthly basis directly into your Irish bank account. You will not receive your first grant payment until the end of October or later, if SUSI has not been in a position to fully process your application. Visit www.studentfinance.ie or contact SUSI at support@susi.ie, Tel. 0761 08 7874 or at Facebook.com/susisupport for more details.

Back To Education Allowance (BTEA)
The BTEA is an educational opportunities scheme for unemployed people, lone parents and people with a disability who are getting certain payments from the Department of Social Protection and who meet certain age requirements. Participants receive a standard rate of payment which is not means-tested so you may also work without affecting your payment. You keep entitlements to any secondary benefits you already have under your existing social protection payment, e.g. fuel allowance. However, any increase in income may affect your rent/mortgage supplement. If you are in receipt of BTEA, you are also eligible to apply to SUSI for an ESF fees grant only to pay for your student contribution charge. This application is means-tested. In the current academic year this fee is €3,000. This charge is set down by the HEA and is subject to review each July. While you are in receipt of the BTEA, you will not be eligible for a student maintenance grant. Participants on one parent family payment, disability allowance, invalidity pension or illness benefit are not automatically required to transfer to BTEA when returning to full-time education. Visit www.ittralee.ie/grantsandfinance for information on your options.

ESF Student Assistance Fund
The fund is intended to tackle educational disadvantage by providing financial support to eligible full-time students who are experiencing severe financial difficulties, to enable them to fully benefit from their third-level studies. Students may apply to the access officer or the chaplain for assistance from the start of term.

ESF Fund For Students With Disabilities
The fund provides grants towards the provision of services and the purchase of equipment for students with disabilities attending courses in third level institutions, e.g. personal assistant, sign language interpreter, dyslexia support, transport, additional tuition or assistive technology.

Tax Relief
You may be eligible to claim tax relief on tuition fees paid for approved full-time and part-time courses. Further information on tax relief for tuition fees is available from your nearest tax office or from Revenue's regional Lo-call telephone enquiry service or on www.revenue.ie

Expand+This course delivers a thorough grounding in Computer Systems and Networking, giving you key skills for either work or further study. There are modules in understanding computer hardware, linking computers together into networks, basic computer langu...

Hide-This course delivers a thorough grounding in Computer Systems and Networking, giving you key skills for either work or further study. There are modules in understanding computer hardware, linking computers together into networks, basic computer languages and programming, storing and retrieving data, understanding web design and the various types of IT support. You also cover maths principles and take a module in learning at third level. All of our students also complete a work placement in second year. This allows you to bring your new skills to bear on a live, working environment.

WHY STUDY COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING AT IT TRALEE?
Almost every business now relies on ICT, and this means that they need technical support staff to maintain their systems. This can be a very substantial task for large organisations, especially for those that rely heavily on ICT as part of their day-to-day business. Graduates of these programmes who have gone on to take up tech support roles report back that they learned invaluable skills on the course, ones that significantly boosted their performance and employability.

Expand+YEAR 1
Semester 1
Structured Programming 1
Rapid Application Development
Computer Architecture
Web Development 1
User Interfaces
Network Fundamentals

Semester 2
Computer Hardware
LAN Switching and Wireless
Database Concepts
Mathematics
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Hide-YEAR 1
Semester 1
Structured Programming 1
Rapid Application Development
Computer Architecture
Web Development 1
User Interfaces
Network Fundamentals

Semester 2
Computer Hardware
LAN Switching and Wireless
Database Concepts
Mathematics
Operating Systems 1
Web Development 2

YEAR 2
Semester 3
Professional Development
Server Side Development
Routing Concepts and Protocols
Operating Systems 2
IT Service Support
Scripting

Semester 4
Work Placement
Work Placement Review

NOTE: All modules are mandatory