Caitlin Harvey (Head of Academic Projects - Microcredentials -, Open Universi...
DMM 2014:2015
1. DIPLOMA IN
MANUFACTURING
MANAGEMENT
Fostering Management Talent
in Ireland’s Food Sector
September 2014 - June 2015
Enterprise Ireland is partnering with University
College Cork to offer a modular 1 year Diploma
in Manufacturing Management Programme to
its Food Sector client companies.
2. Diploma in Manufacturing Management 2
This programme is designed to address the development needs of
employees who have future potential at middle management or senior
management level. The content is designed to focus on the areas where
managers need practical support to enhance their personal effectiveness
and will provide an essential grounding in the fundamentals of
management in today’s food manufacturing environment.
PROGRAMME
CONTRIBUTORS
Programme tutors and
presenters will be drawn
from a panel of top quality
practitioners in the business,
academic and consultancy
fields.
MODULE DELIVERY
The programme design
facilitates individuals who wish
to study on a part-time basis
and integrate their studies
with their careers, as well as
incorporate their working
experience into an accredited
learning process. There will be
10 two-day residential modules,
based at various locations
nationally to accommodate the
national spread of participating
companies. Modules 6 & 7
includes study tours to relevant
companies.
During the programme
participants will be supported
by a company sponsor who
will focus on company project
implementation. Commitment
at Senior Management Level
is needed to ensure successful
implementation results.
WHO SHOULD
ATTEND?
– Recently promoted as well
as experienced managers
seeking to enhance their
business acumen and personal
effectiveness.
– Employees who don’t currently
have a third level qualification
and who perform strongly in a
production/other supervisory
role and have future potential
as managers.
– Graduates of disciplines
such as agricultural science,
food science, engineering,
accounting and finance who
have no previous management
development education/
training.
Participants will have a common
requirement to understand the
key concepts of management
within a food manufacturing
environment and will be capable
of quickly utilising new skills
and knowledge to achieve
quantifiable results for the
company’s business. Many will
operate in functional specialist
roles which increasingly require
them to manage people. This
will necessitate the development
of broader skills within the food
manufacturing environment to
enable them to make informed
management decisions.
PROGRAMME
BENEFITS
– Applied learning at the
workplace that enables the
participant to keep abreast
of changing industry trends
in the area of strategic and
operations management.
– On-going development of
interpersonal communication
skills.
– Skills and techniques that will
help the participant and the
organisation to take on new
challenges and opportunities
in the ever-changing and
challenging food environment.
– A deeper understanding
of management principles,
with particular emphasis
on decisionmaking and
business performance in food
manufacturing environments.
3. DIPLOMA IN
MANUFACTURING
MANAGEMENT – UCC
PROGRAMME DATES AND
LOCATIONS 2014/2015
3
Workshop Theme Venue Dates
MODULE 1: TEAM BUILDING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Maryborough 22/23 Sept 2014
- Establishment of effective teams House Hotel
- Understand team leadership styles dynamics UCC, Cork
- Recognising continuous improvement at personal
organisational levels
MODULE 2: COMMUNICATION PRESENTATION SKILLS Radisson Blu Hotel 20/21 October 2014
- Understanding the importance of effective communication Athlone
- Identifying overcoming fear
- Pitching for business
MODULE 3: BUSINESS PLANNING Rivercourt Hotel 24/25 November 2014
- Understanding vision mission statement Kilkenny
- PESTLE analysis
- Defining business strategy
- Establish use KPI’s
MODULE 4: SALES MARKETING Rivercourt Hotel 8/9 January 2015
- Assess competition drivers Kilkenny
- Evaluate strategies to grow domestic export sales
- Design a “new product” from conception to the consumer
MODULE 5: FINANCE Rivercourt Hotel 29/30 January 2015
- Understand revenue, cost profit drivers for the business Kilkenny
- Prepare present a business case
MODULE 6: OPERATION MANAGEMENT STUDY TOUR Radisson Blu Hotel 23/24 February 2015
- Metrics inherent trade-offs Athlone
- Muda, mura muri in achieving continuous improvement
- Lean implementation
MODULE 7: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STUDY TOUR Rivercourt Hotel 23/24 March 2015
- Supply chain strategy Kilkenny
- Design supply chain configuration to improve material,
finance information flow management
MODULE 8: ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT Radisson Blu Hotel 27/28 April 2015
- Culture change Athlone
- Addressing organisational complexities
- Leadership vs Management
- HR Management
MODULE 9: REGULATORY/COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT Rivercourt Hotel 25/26 May 2015
- Understanding of key regulatory requirements governing Kilkenny
food production, storage supply
- Management of the flow of quality food safety information
MODULE 10: PERSONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/ Castlerosse Hotel 25/26 June 2015
PROJECT ASSESSMENTS Killarney
- Establish personal business goals
- Establish evidence-based recommendations
- Complete a relevant project for the host company
Diploma in Manufacturing Management
