Certificate in Industrial Manufacturing and Maintenance Skills

Program Overview

This QQI-accredited certificate program provides key knowledge and skills in Industrial Manufacturing and Maintenance, including electrical, HVAC, and refrigeration systems. It emphasizes safety, quality regulations, and communication, preparing learners for high-demand roles in regulated industries such as pharmaceutical and food manufacturing. The part-time format allows working professionals to enhance their skills while balancing their careers.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The modern manufacturing technician is required to be competent in a broad range of cross-functional technical skills (Electrical/HVAC/Refrigeration) and soft skills (Communication). These technicians are working in highly regulated industries including, but not limited to, pharmaceutical, life sciences, MedTech, and food and drink manufacturing and should therefore be familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Quality Regulations.

Outline:

This course comprises four modules:

Industrial Electrical Safety and Systems:

• Aims to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, and competence to work safely and effectively with industrial electrical systems.
• Covers fundamental electrical principles, laws, and concepts relevant to industrial electrical systems.
• Provides learners with the ability to diagnose and repair electrical faults in maintenance and production equipment in a safe and knowledgeable manner.

Fundamentals of GMP and Quality Regulations:

• Introduces students to the principles of quality management in the manufacturing environment.
• Equips learners with a fundamental grounding in the regulatory requirements for GMP, validation, and calibration.
• Emphasizes the role utilities and facilities play in maintaining a safe and fully operational GMP environment.

HVACR Principles:

• Delivers the key foundational elements of HVAC and Refrigeration Principles and Systems.
• Covers topics that inform learner about air handling units, and vapour compression cycles.
• Equips learners with the knowledge, skill, and competence to maintain the efficient operation of refrigeration and HVAC plant and systems.

Workplace Communication:

• Introduces learners to the necessary communication process, tools, and techniques used within the industry.
• Equips learners with skills in verbal and non-verbal communication, questioning, active listening, creating, and delivering effective presentations and technical written communication.
• Develops detailed knowledge of the responsibilities surrounding effective communication in the context of formal or informal horizontal and vertical organisational communication linkages.

Other:

• Ideal candidates are technicians and operators in highly regulated industries, including pharmaceutical, life sciences, MedTech, and food and drink manufacturing.
• Learners should have some prior technical or mechanical experience or knowledge and/or exposure to a manufacturing environment.
• The program aims to equip learners with a hybrid of technical and soft skills.
• A core message of safety is emphasized throughout the program.
• Graduates will be able to communicate effectively with colleagues in the workplace.
• The program emphasizes that quality is everyone's responsibility.
• The program aims to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of systems while applying ethical, safe, and sustainable improvements.
• The program is offered part-time, allowing students already working in the area extra time to hone skills.
• This program may also facilitate learners' applications for progression to third-level programmes in engineering programmes within third-level colleges.

Conclusion:

This program provides a comprehensive understanding of industrial manufacturing and maintenance skills, equipping learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in this field. The program's focus on safety, quality, and communication is essential for success in any manufacturing environment. The program also offers the flexibility of part-time study, making it accessible to working professionals.