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Professional Education To Supercharge Your Career

UCD Professional Academy helps individuals and teams excel through an immersive, flexible approach to upskilling. We’ve created over 40 expert-led courses delivered in convenient online learning formats that fit around busy work lives. There has never been a better time to invest in yourself or the strategic direction of your workforce.

40+

Professional Academy Certifications to set your CV alight.

2,000+

companies have trained their staff with us

35,000+

students have enrolled with UCD Professional Academy.

What our Alumni Say

The UCD Professional Academy Diploma in Office Administration was a valuable experience, which provided me with further opportunities - I’ve changed jobs since completing the course!

Office Administration

The UCD Professional Academy Diploma in Graphic Design was fantastic! The way it was structured and the clear and easy to follow tutorial were really beneficial and our lecturer was great - so professional and very helpful. UCD Professional Academy is very well organised and run and I'd definitely recommend it to others.

Graphic Design

The Professional Academy Diploma in PR & Marketing Communications was thoroughly enjoyable and enriching from start to finish. The content covered was broad enough to provide a good basis in a range of topics and speak to a variety of different job types. The standard of teaching and class content was excellent, while the lecturer was approachable!

PR & Marketing Communications

I already had experience in eCommerce, and even so, the Professional Academy Diploma taught me new things. It helped me understand how the market works, through different case studies. The course gave me tools and a clear vision of the steps to follow to develop my start-up.

eCommerce

I would 100% recommend this HR Management course and the UCD Professional Academy to absolutely anyone and everyone. I have tried a few online college courses and not a single one of them has come close to the quality and quantity that the UCD Professional Academy provides. I will definitely be looking into more courses that they have on offer.

HR Management

The course was presented very well by the lecturer who was outstanding in their field. They clearly have a wealth of information, which was expertly imparted to the students in a very interesting and engaging fashion. I would recommend studying for a Professional Academy Diploma in Leadership and Management.

Leadership & Management

I would absolutely recommend this course to anybody wanting to get a Professional Academy Diploma in Digital Marketing. I definitely believe completing this course will help me in my career. Not only to have the certification on my CV, but also from the content resources and knowledge I have gained.

Digital Marketing

My experience with the Professional Academy Diploma in Project Management was extremely good - since completing the course I now have interviews coming out of my ears! I picked up a lot of useful skills throughout the course and everything was very well-taught by the lecturers.

Project Management

I really enjoyed this course. The content was deep, insightful and industry agnostic, hence giving a real view of the art of the possible regardless of sector. I would recommend this to anyone with an interest and passion that is ambitious and courageous enough to bring digital transformation to life within their organization.

Digital Transformation Management

Start something new.

Start expanding your skills, with a choice of 40 short, sharp professional part-time courses and full-time courses. Embracing digital technology, we offer Ireland's finest professional development courses through online learning in a professional educational setting.

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Flexible learning with professional courses from a globally recognised university.

UCD Professional Academy offers some of the best online courses in Ireland, and some top courses are also available on campus at UCD Belfield.

These relatively short, expert instructor-led courses are delivered via a comprehensive study environment where you can choose from part-time live online courses, on campus courses, and fully on demand courses which enable you to learn at your own pace within a professional context.

We also have a split payment structure to allow for easy budgeting and revenue management.

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Professional part-time education at any stage of your career

We welcome international students, mature students, postgraduate students and professionals alike and offer a flexible approach via quality teaching with low entry requirements. Our graduates have built prosperous careers in a multitude of professions, with many in senior management positions. Join our ever-expanding community of learners and start building your competitive advantage today.

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Take your team to the next level with our expert-led courses

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Relevant skills for your team, results for you.

Whether you're interested in making your training budget work harder with volume discounts across our standard portfolio, or have bespoke training needs to be addressed for a specific career path, we'll help you level up with the right core modules to help you succeed. Our team of upskilling and career advancement experts are ready to take the pain out of meeting your training targets.

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