Professional Development - Short Courses

A selection of CFA at NCAD's professional development programmes are eligible for Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding. Terms and conditions apply.

Programme

Code

Duration

Delivery 

 Funding

Professional Certificate in Creative Learning

Credits - 5

NFQ Level - 9

Applications OPEN 1 July

 

AD469PC

 

27 Sept - 25 Oct 2025

 

NCAD 

at Rua Red

 

Professional Certificate in Creative Hospitality

Credits - 5

NFQ Level - 9

Applications NOW OPEN

 

AD488PC

 

16 Oct - 4 Nov 2025

 

NCAD

Professional Certificate in Design for AI

Credits - 5

NFQ Level - 9

Applications OPEN 1 July

 

   27 Sept - 15 Nov 2025

NCAD 

Online

Professional Diploma in Circular by Design

Credits - 15

NFQ Level - 9

Applications OPEN SOON

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD 14 Sept 2025 - Jan 2026

NCAD

Blended

Professional Diploma in Art and Ecology

Credits- 15/20

NFQ Level- 9

Applications to WAITLIST

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie for 19 June 2026 - 19 June 2027 course

 AD472PC1 

4 September 2025 - 18 June 2026

(20 weeks)

 NCAD

Professional Certificate in Art and Ecology

Credits- 5
NFQ Level- 9

Applications to WAITLIST

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie for 19 June - 9 July 2026 course

 AD472PC

4 September - 25 September 2025

(4 weeks)

 NCAD

Professional Certificate in Creative Diversity

Credits- 5
NFQ Level - 9

Applications NOW OPEN

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

 AD477PC Starts 10 October 2025 NCAD

Professional Diploma in Service Design


Credits- 20 (Exit Award: Professional Diploma – Service Design)
NFQ Level - 9

Applications NOW OPEN

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD431PD 15 Sep 2025 - 13 May 2026

NCAD

Blended

Professional Diploma in Art and Health

Credits - 20

NFQ Level - Level 9

Applications open late 2025

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD476PD   March 2026 - Nov 2027 NCAD

Professional Certificate in Service Design

Credits- 5 (Exit Award: Professional Certificate)

Applications OPEN early 2026

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD431PC April - May 2026

NCAD

Blended

Professional Certificate in Sustainable Exhibition Making 

Credits- 5
NFQ Level- 9

Applications Now CLOSED for 2025

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD479PC 2026 NCAD

Professional Certificate in Writing for / as Research

Credits - 5 ECTS

NFQ Level - 9

Applications OPEN SOON

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD485PC-1 9 March - 27 April 2026

NCAD

Blended

Professional Diploma in Fashion Communication

Credits - 20

NFQ Level  - 9

Applications OPEN AUTUMN 2025

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 

 

AD488PC1

 

 

30 Jan 2026 - 13 Nov 2027

 

NCAD

Professional Diploma in Digital Making

Credits - 20 

NFQ Level - 9

Applications OPEN SOON

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD489PD 20 October 2025 - June 2026 NCAD

Professional Certificate in Art and Design Research Ethics

Credits - 5 ECTS

NFQ Level - 9

Applications OPEN SOON

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD484PC-1 19 Jan - 2 March 2026

NCAD

Blended

Professional Diploma in Art and Design Research

Credits - 20

NFQ Level - 9

Applications OPEN SOON

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD481PC-1 3 Nov 2025 - 27 June 2026

NCAD

Blended

Professional Certificate in Art and Design Research

Credits - 5 ECTS

NFQ Level - 9

Applications OPEN SOON

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD483PC-1 3 Nov - 8 Dec 2025

NCAD

Blended

Professional Certificate in Creative Approaches to Archives

Credits - 5 ECTS

NFQ Level - 9

Applications Open late 2025.

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD486PC-1 19 Jan - 2 March 2026

NCAD

Blended

Professional Certificate in Typographics Futures

Credits- 5
NFQ Level - 9

Human Capital Initiatives Micro-Credentials Subsidy Funding

Register interest at postgraduate@ncad.ie

 AD473PC 2027 NCAD