Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 9 Months
- Attendance:
- Full Time
- Mode of Delivery:
- Online
- Next Intake:
- 2024/2025 September
- Contact Name:
- Katie O'Neill
- Contact Number:
- +353 (0)1 716 1781
- Fees:
- Fee Information
Professional Certificate in Digital Facility Layout Planning (DigitalPlan) will offer a learning path that will equip engineering and manufacturing employees, especially from SMEs, as well as engineering students and professionals to understand in depth the theory and practice related to facility layout design and planning, using digital manufacturing solutions.
The digitalisation of manufacturing activities goes hand in hand with improved management practices and corporate performance but a vast majority of the engineering and manufacturing workforce lacks the necessary digital skills. This Professional Certificate is an opportunity for academic / technological institutions and companies to upskill students and staff towards expanding their digital manufacturing capabilities.
This is a fully online flexible professional certificate where learners will receive the content fully online via skillsmove.eu learning platform (managed by European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)). Upon completing the designated learning paths on skillsmove.eu platform, the learners will apply the acquired knowledge on a case study which will help them sharpen their skills further.
The flexible nature of this professional certificate makes it a perfect fit for applicants with rather tight or inflexible workload, especially industrial practitioners.
Individual Modules:
For students that are not in a position to take on the full programme a number of the modules on this programme can be taken individually via the Advance Centre catalogue. Most modules are online so that you can fit study around your work and life.
Curricular information is subject to change
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes
Upon completion of this Professional Certificate, the learners will be able to:
(1) Upskill their digital hands-on capabilities.
(2) Design layouts within facilities, i.e, design and configure manufacturing processes within a facility for optimum performance
(3) Develop digital techniques to get new manufacturing cells up and running
(4) Plan and design realistic productive layouts using the collaborative decision support system.
The short-term advantage of this Professional Certificate will be educating the current and future manufacturing workforce to design/redesign manufacturing facilities. Utilising such a digital decision support system will result in constantly reducing product development lead times, engineering and manufacturing costs, while improving production performance, product quality and eventual customer satisfaction.
In the long term, participating in this Professional Certificate will increase the digital capabilities of the manufacturing workforce, in line with Industry 4.0 strategies, making learners a quite attractive candidate for manufacturing job market.
The professional certificate in Digital Facility Layout Planning comprises 10 credits (two modules). These modules are offered across the Autumn and Spring Trimesters.The learners of this Professional Certificate will be able to complete both modules in an online format. This means there are no class times for this Professional Certificates and the learners can complete it with full flexibility.
Students can opt for either a September or January start.
Modules offered:
* Please note that accomplishing MEEN41370 is pre-requisite to being registered to MEEN41460. Each module will be done in a separate trimester (either Spring or Autumn).
ProfCert Digital Facility Layout Planning (T396) Full Time
EU fee per credit - € 126
nonEU fee per credit - € 210
***Fees are subject to change
The Advance Centre promotes Learner Subsidy Fee up to 80% off to promote participation in industry related programmes by reducing a learner fee. This scheme is funded and supported by the Irish Government under the Human Capital Initiative Pillar 3. Please see Eligibility Criteria
From the Programme Director, Dr Pezhman Ghadimi:
"This programme will equip you with the ability to design/redesign manufacturing facilities. Utilising such a digital decision support system will result in constantly reducing product development lead times, engineering and manufacturing costs, while improving production performance, product quality and eventual customer satisfaction. You will be able to troubleshoot facility layout inefficiencies, analyse what to change and validate improvements. You will be able to add value to your organisation, whether an SME or a multinational, manufacturing or service, to stay ahead of the competition. Through the online content, you will learn the theoretical content and can apply it to a practical case study in your organisation or a given case by your academic supervisor. Finally, the fully online nature of the programme provides you with the flexibility to work and study."
Upon registering for this Professional Certificate, learners will be given access to EIT Manufacturing skillsmove.eu online content where they will complete MEEN41370 module.
Programme offered as part of the Advance Centre for Graduate Professional Education (www.advancecentre.ie)
The following entry routes are available:
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised