| Duration |
2 Semesters (part-time)
2 days per week (Some attendance at Saturday workshops may be required) |
| Number of Places |
20 |
| Course Fee |
2,900 full fee's
(Trainers Learning Skillnet will provide funding to eligible candidates at a rate of 12% of the full programme costs on a semester basis) |
| Subjects Taught |
Semester 1 (30 Credits)
Learning, Development and Work-Based Training
Communications & Interpersonal Skills
Human Resource Management
Organisational Theory & Behaviour 1
Semester 2 (30 Credits)
Accountability And Effectiveness Of Training
Organisational Theory & Behaviour 2
Individual Project (management Report)
People & Technology At Work
Learning & Development |
| Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
IT Tallaght - Enrolment and Start Dates 01/09/2012 for 20/11/2012
Cork UCC - Enroling now - Starting Mid January 2013
Interviews Being Held Now |
| Course Content |
Higher Diploma in Learning, Development & Work-Based Training
This programme has been designed for those pursuing a specialist career in training, learning and Development and consultancy at a managerial level.
The Higher Diploma is aimed at working professionals who already have experience of training and development either at a functional level in an organisation or as part of the delivery of training related roles e.g. Management, team leader, employee supervisor, private training provider etc.
This programme focuses on the context of organisational learning and life-long learning. Training and development departments are not only charged with the design, delivery and assessment of training impact, they are now the main drivers of strategic learning. The programme focuses on providing students with connection between learning and productivity with in the organisation as a whole. Adult Continuing Education, Accounting, Finance and Information Systems, Applied Psychology, Law, Management and Marketing with emphasis on international best practice in the field and is run by UCC in conjunction with the Irish Institute of Training & Development (IITD). |
| Careers or Further Progression |
Graduates are eligible for membership of the IITD |
| Entry Requirements |
Normally, applicants for entry to the Higher Diploma in Learning, Development and Work-Based Training should be at least 23 years of age by 1st of January of application year, with a minimum of two years experience in health, engineering, personnel, managerial, training or comparable experience
All applicants whose first language is not English must have attained IELTS level 6.5 or the equivalent TOEFL score. |
| Further Enquiries |
Eric Whitsell BBS (Hons), MSc (Mgmt)
Institute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin
Tel: +353 1 404 2897
Email: eric.whitsell@ittdublin.ie
Louise Fleming
Centre for Adult Continuing Education, UCC
Tel: +353 21 490 4720
Email:l.fleming@ucc.ie
Funding Enquiries please direct them to
Trainers Learning Skillnet
Tel: 045 88 11 66
Email: info@trainerslearningskillnet.com |
| Methods of Assessment |
For further details on module descriptions, assessments and examination procedures, please see:
http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/ace/what/pgdip/hdldt/ |
| Trainer |
University College Cork
Institute of Technology Tallaght |
| Location of Course |
University College Cork
Institute of Technology Tallaght |