About

The Enterprise Academy is a multidisciplinary business unit at Technological University Dublin taking an innovative approach to collaborative talent development for workplace learners. The Enterprise Academy works with enterprises across all sectors and business types to create flexible, scalable, accredited solutions that address sector-specific, cross-sector and transversal skill needs.

We are a single-entry point for enterprise to partner with TU Dublin on their talent development initiatives and long-term skills strategy. We support collaboration between enterprise and TU Dublin’s 24 schools and five faculties: Computing, Digital & Data; Engineering & the Built Environment; Sciences and Health; Business; and Arts & Humanities to co-create educational talent development solutions.

 

Why University-Enterprise Engagement Matters for Tomorrow’s Workforce

Collaboration between universities and enterprises is more crucial than ever. Such partnerships ensure that educational programmes remain relevant, agile, authentically assessed and aligned with the real-world demands of the workforce.

Stakeholder engagement ensures that academic programmes are aligned with the current and future skills needs of the associated sectors, to serve as a pipeline to upskill/reskill interested professionals. 

Our dedicated team of Senior Engagement Managers, who are domain experts and academics, are actively working with enterprise partners to understand their skills and talent development needs. We’re co-creating accredited programmes and pathways that go beyond traditional, full-time degree offerings.

 

Accredited, Flexible Skills Solutions  

Our flexible talent development solutions address sector-specific, cross-sector and transversal skills needs, as well as key drivers of change such as sustainability and digital transformation. These outputs can take many forms including short, sharp, bursts of learning such as: 

• Micro-credentials / Continuing Professional Development (CPDs)

• Customised pathways to major and minor awards (PgCert, PgDip etc.)

• Senior leadership programmes

• Talent and role development

• Linked or Collaborative Provider opportunities, which allow enterprises to design and run their own training programmes, validated and accredited by TU Dublin.

 

Industry-Relevant, Research Informed

You are experts in understanding the role of your workforce in achieving your organisation’s strategic intent. We are experts in education and our accreditation process ensures quality and excellence in learning.

Our work is informed by the latest research on future skills and relevant frameworks such as micro-credentials, mentoring, work-based Learning and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as well as key drivers of change such as sustainability and digital transformation.

The Enterprise Academy is supported by Convene, a collaborative project with UCD, funded by the Irish Government’s Human Capital Initiative under Pillar 3 – Innovation and Agility designed to increase capacity in higher education to meet priority and emerging skills needs.