Less than 20% of the Irish ICT industry is made up of women meaning there is a great disparity between the genders in the field. Although this figure is higher than the European average (which stands at 17%), there is still a lot of work to be done to create greater equality.

In addition to this, the European ICT industry is expected to experience a shortfall of at least 700,000 ICT professionals; as such there is a necessity to try to get more people, and in particular women, into the field.

To help tackle this issue, IBAT College Dublin has launched a Women in Tech Scholarship which aims to provide financial support for women looking to start their careers in the ICT field. IBAT offers a range of ICT-oriented programmes which teach skills in computer programming, data analytics and desktop publishing.

The Scholarship is available on the following programmes:

• Online Diploma in Data Analysis and Visualisation using Tableau
• Online Diploma in Software Quality Assurance
• Online Diploma in Front End Web Development
• Online Diploma in Mobile App Development
• Online Diploma in Web Design
• Online Advanced Diploma in Computer Programming (Advanced Java)
• Online Diploma in Computer Programming (Introduction to Programming)
• Online Diploma in Visual C# Programming Course with .NET Visual Studio
• Online Diploma in Python Programming
• Online Diploma in Desktop Publishing
• Online Diploma in Cyber and Digital Security
• Online Diploma in CompTIA Security+
• Online Diploma in Predictive Data Analytics

To find out more about the programmes which you can obtain a scholarship for, please click the links above. Alternatively, you can contact us via email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.