FULLY FUNDED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

• The key to providing quality services and designing top quality products lies in the strength and effectiveness of the processes used in their development; processes which must be constantly reviewed to ensure they operate as efficiently, economically and as safely as possible.
• This unit introduces the importance of quality assurance processes in a manufacturing or service environment and the principles and theories that underpin them.

Learning Outcomes:

• Illustrate the applications of statistical process control when applied in an industrial environment to improve efficiency.
• Analyse cost effective quality control tools.
• Determine the role of standards in improving efficiency, meeting customer requirements and opening up new opportunities for trade.
• Analyse the importance of Total Quality Management and continuous improvement in manufacturing environments.
  

• Lean manufacturing is a systematic approach to minimising waste in a manufacturing system, by focusing on the activities that add the most value through the eyes of the customer.
• The aim of this unit is to introduce the principles and processes of lean manufacturing, so that they can become an effective and committed practitioner of lean in whatever industry sector they are employed in.

Learning Outcomes:

• Examine the common principles of lean manufacturing and how the implementation of a lean production system contributes to business success.
• Evaluate the Toyota Production System against the now more widely adopted generic approaches to lean manufacturing.
• Specify a range of the process improvement tools used within lean manufacturing.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills in order to lead the process of continuous improvement across an organisation.

• This unit will develop your understanding of complex loading systems and will provide an introduction to the concept of volumetric strain and the relationship between elastic constants. The expressions derived for linear and volumetric strain then form a basis for determining dimensional changes in loaded cylinders.

Learning Outcomes:

• Be able to determine the behavioural characteristics of materials subjected to complex loading systems.
• Be able to determine the behavioural characteristics of loaded beams and cylinders.
• Be able to determine the dynamic parameters of power transmission system elements.
• Be able to determine the dynamic parameters of rotating systems.

• This course will equip you with practical, job-ready 3D CAD skills using industry-standard Autodesk Fusion 360. You will learn how to confidently design, prototype, and communicate ideas in a modern digital environment.
• Start Date: 25 September 2026
• Times: 9am - 3.30pm
• Length: 6 weeks
• Delivery: SERC Downpatrick Campus

• The ability to translate organisational objectives into operational plans is an essential management skill.
• This unit opens with the importance of understanding the strategic direction of the organisation and how to contribute to the strategic planning process.
• It then focuses on the knowledge and skills required to create and deliver operational plans.
• This includes the need to set key performance indicators, monitor quality and outcomes against the plan, and know how to effectively report on findings.
• Start Date: 22 September 2026
• Times: 9.30am - 1pm
• Length: 7 weeks

• This qualification is designed to equip managers to lead responsible AI adoption - turning investment into measurable value, with the confidence, governance and people leadership to make it stick.
• Start Date: Jan/Feb 2027
• Times: TBC
• Course Length: TBC
  

• This qualification equips aspiring and first-line managers with the knowledge and skills to lead team level AI adoption responsibly, ensuring technology enhances performance without compromising trust.
• Start Date: 24 September 2026
• Times: 10am-1.30pm
• Course Length: 7 weeks