Undergraduate Higher Diploma in Business Administration and Digital Innovation

GBSB Global Business School

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Level

MQF 5 – Undergraduate diploma/certificate

Duration

Undergraduate Diploma: 1 year; Undergraduate Higher Diploma: 2 years · Full-time or part-time

Delivery

Blended

Entry requirements

Certificate Exam with three subjects exams with grades of A, B, C or D

Full entry requirements

Certificate Exam with three subjects exams with grades of A, B, C or D; b) International Baccalaureate Diploma with 34 points overall or the IB Diploma with specific achievement in higher/standard level subjects; c) GCSE/IGSCE "O" Levels: five subject exams with grades of A, B, C or D, and A/S or A Levels: three subject exams with grades of A, B, C or D; d) AP Program; e) Other high school

Course page on the college's website ↗

How to claim your funding, step by step · what to have ready and the details for the form

Your application pack

When to apply, what to have ready, and the details to copy into the official form. You submit it yourself.

Apply after you finish – within 12 months of completing the course, online through the Get Qualified portal using your e-ID. You can make up to 4 applications in any 5 years.

Have these ready to upload

Acceptance letter – from the college, showing the start date
Invoices and proof of payment – for every payment you made
Certificate or transcript – showing you completed the course
Declaration that the costs aren't reimbursed – e.g. by your employer
De minimis declaration – only if the course relates to your own business or self-employment

After approval

You'll get a Tax Credit Certificate in the portal. Check whether the credit already shows on your income tax statement; if not, send the Commissioner for Revenue an adjustment form and the RA10 form with copies of the certificates. Unused credit can be carried forward for up to 15 years.

Details for the form

Institute: GBSB Global Business School
Course: Undergraduate Higher Diploma in Business Administration and Digital Innovation
Level: MQF 5
Start date: from your acceptance letter
Completion date: from your certificate

In the portal, choose the institute and the course from the lists – the names above should match what you see there.

Get Qualified portal ↗Step-by-step guide (PDF) ↗Scheme rules (PDF) ↗

Both schemes are for fees you pay yourself: if your employer pays for the course (e.g. through Jobsplus's Investing in Skills), you normally can't claim them for the same fees. Based on the official 2026 scheme guidelines, checked September 2026. Rules can change – check the official pages before you apply.

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