"I enrolled expecting the usual upsell labyrinth. Instead, I got a single clear price, a breakdown of every euro, and a course that actually delivered on each line item. That kind of honesty changed how I think about professional development." — Fionnuala Brennan, Operations Lead, Galway

Fionnuala Brennan, Prevailing Course graduate, professional portrait

Verified graduate · Cohort 2025

We Don't Sell Packages. We Explain What You're Paying For.

Most course providers hide behind bronze-silver-gold grids. We think that's backwards. At Prevailing Course, there is one price per course, and this page exists to show you exactly what that price covers — material costs, instructor time, platform access, assessment, and post-course support. No tiers, no feature-gating, no hidden charges.

See the Full Cost Breakdown ↓

Where Your Money Goes — Line by Line

Every course fee at Prevailing Course is assembled from five transparent cost components. The table below shows the actual allocation for our most-enrolled programme, Applied Strategic Thinking (16 weeks). Other courses follow the same disclosure model — ask us for any specific breakdown.

Cost Component	% of Fee	What It Covers	Why It Costs That
Instructor Delivery	38%	Live sessions (32 hrs), office hours (8 hrs), individual feedback cycles	Our instructors are practitioners, not lecturers. Their hourly rate reflects active consulting experience.
Materials & Licensing	17%	Custom case studies, licensed datasets, proprietary frameworks, printed workbook	We develop original material each cohort. Licensing fees for third-party tools are passed through at cost.
Platform & Infrastructure	14%	Learning environment, video hosting, assessment engine, progress tracking	We run our own infrastructure — no resold LMS. Costs scale per-learner.
Assessment & Certification	19%	Portfolio review, capstone evaluation, external examiner, digital credential issuance	External examiners charge per-candidate. Credential infrastructure has annual licensing costs.
Post-Course Support	12%	6-month alumni access, two follow-up consultations, community membership	Support staff and community moderation are ongoing operational costs allocated per enrolment.

Figures above reflect the January–June 2025 cohort. Exact percentages shift slightly between courses depending on material intensity and instructor specialisation. Full disclosure documents are provided before enrolment confirmation.

What's Actually Inside a Prevailing Course Programme

Live Working Sessions

Not pre-recorded lectures. Every session is live, interactive, and built around real problems. Instructors adapt in real-time to the room. Typical ratio: 1 instructor per 9 learners.

Applied Capstone

You finish with a portfolio-grade deliverable — a strategy document, a working prototype, or a published analysis — reviewed by an external examiner with industry credentials.

Post-Programme Access

Six months of alumni platform access, two scheduled one-on-one consultations, and a peer network that stays active long after the cohort ends. No upsell required.

Outcomes From the Last Three Cohorts

Aggregated from post-programme surveys, 6-month follow-ups, and employer feedback forms.

82%

Applied learning
within 60 days

6.2

Avg. months to
measurable ROI

Graduates placed
in new roles

93%

Would recommend
to a colleague

The Pricing Philosophy Behind Prevailing Course

We started Prevailing Course after years of watching education providers obscure their costs behind tiered packaging. The "basic" tier always felt deliberately crippled. The "premium" tier always included items that should have been standard. And the "enterprise" tier was just a way to charge more for the same content with a phone call attached.

Our model is different: one course, one price, everything included. We publish our cost structure because we believe informed learners make better decisions. If our price doesn't fit your budget, we'd rather you know that upfront than discover it after three upsell emails.

We also don't do "limited-time discounts." The price you see is the price. It changes only when our costs change, and we explain why.

Prevailing Course learning environment and technology setup

Common Pricing Questions — Answered Directly

We don't call this an FAQ. These are the actual questions people email us most often.

Because tiers create artificial scarcity. Every learner in our programme gets the same materials, the same instructor access, and the same post-course support. We won't charge you more for things that cost us the same to deliver.

Yes. We offer a three-payment schedule at no additional cost. The total remains the same — we simply split it across months one, three, and five of the programme. No interest, no fees, no credit check.

We offer a pro-rated refund for the first four weeks. After that, you retain full access to materials and can rejoin a future cohort at no extra charge within 18 months. Detailed terms are in our enrolment agreement.

No. The price is the same whether you pay personally or your employer pays. We issue invoices in whatever format your finance team requires, and we can provide a detailed cost justification letter for internal approval processes.

None. Post-course support, alumni access, follow-up consultations, and your digital credential are all included. The only optional cost is re-certification after three years, which is priced at cost (currently €45).

We've published a comparison note on request. In most cases, our all-inclusive price is within 10–15% of competitors' "mid-tier" packages — but includes everything their top tier charges extra for. Email us and we'll send the comparison document.

What Graduates Say About Value for Money

"Worth every cent — and I knew the cents before I paid."

The cost breakdown they shared before enrolment made the decision easy. I could show my manager exactly where the budget was going. No other provider I evaluated offered that level of transparency.

— Declan Moriarty, Senior Analyst, Cork

"The capstone alone justified the investment."

I walked out with a published market analysis that I still reference in client meetings. The external examiner's feedback was genuinely useful — not a rubber stamp.

— Aoife Ní Cheallaigh, Strategy Consultant, Dublin

"No surprise invoices. No 'premium upgrade' emails."

After finishing the programme, I got exactly what was promised: six months of access, two consultations, and a working alumni network. Nothing was held back behind a paywall.

— Tomás Kavanagh, Product Owner, Limerick

Ready to See the Exact Price for Your Course?

We'll send you a detailed cost breakdown for any programme — including instructor allocation, material costs, and post-course support — within one business day. No sales call required unless you want one.

Request a Breakdown Email Us Directly Call +353 28 37586