Production

Product & Process Validation

Network: 
First Polymer Training Skillnet
Location of Course First Polymer Training Skillnet
Further Enquiries Tel 090 6471223
Fax 090 6471221
Email: info@firstpolymer.com
Course Content Product & Process Validation This 2 day programme is designed to provide detailed understanding of the process of validation for regulated industries, with particular focus on validation for the manufacture of medical devices and the requirements of ISO EN 13485. The course aims to explore in some depth validation activities, the regulatory reasons of these activities and how best to meet these requirements. * A separate course is available in Computer Software Validation. All of these topics will be expanded on and Case Studies / Examples will be included in order to best communicate the method for validation.
Enrolment and Start Dates Comment 18th & 19th April 2013
16th & 17th September 2013
Subjects Taught Course Topics:
• Short review of principles of validation.
• Review of regulatory requirements: ISO EN 13485, QSR, Guidance Documents
• The Validation Flowchart
• The use of Tools for product and process validation: FMEA, DOE, etc.
• Master Validation Plan (MVP)
• Installation Qualification
• Operational Qualification, Worst Case Scenario, Operational Windows
• Equipment IQ/OQ
• Performance Qualification
• Process Qualification / Validation
• Grouping Rationales for Validation
• Responsibilities within the validation project team.
• Validation Documentation Stages and documents: SOP, MVP, IQ, OQ, PQ ; Protocols and Reports
• Some Compliance Issues relating to Validation
• Life Cycle approach to validation projects
• Computerised System Validation, Automation *
• Retrospective Validation
• Cleaning Validation
• Risk Assessment & Validation
• Q & A Session
Duration 2 Days, 9.15am to 5.00pm.
Course Fee €795
Course Web Page: 
http://www.firstpolymer.com/courses/product-process-validation/
Available to Job Seekers: 
Yes
Certified: 
No

Project Management Professional - PMP

Network: 
Life Sciences Skillnet
Location of Course Clayton Hotel, Galway
Trainer Velopi
Learning Outcomes On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Apply PMI recognised project management tools, techniques and methods for during the 5 process groups of planning, execution and monitoring and controlling and closing
• Comprehend and appreciate PMI® methodologies and definitions
• Demonstrate project management skills at a professional level
• Appreciate and manage the Triple constraints of Time, Cost & Quality with respect to project performance
• Exhibit the essential skills necessary for project managers
• Evaluate the importance of effective management of the project life cycle
• Apply methods, tools and techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects and for managing risk
• Demonstrate the core project management competencies
• Satisfy the 35 hour formal project management training requirement for PMI®’s PMP® professional certification.
• Be comfortable with the examination format and typical question styles
• Pass the PMP® exam
Further Enquiries Michelle Reinecke-Quain
Life Sciences Skillnet Administrator
Email: michelle.reinecke-quain@ibec.ie
Phone: 061 431802
Entry Requirements This Project Management Professional training course is aimed at experienced Project Managers. If you meet any one of the following, then this (PMP® preparation) course is the perfect choice for your path to Project Management Professional Certification with the PMI®.

• 3 + years Industry experience of involvement in Project
• Experienced Project Managers with no formal PM qualifications
• Project Managers looking for professional PM Certification
• Professionals from a Construction, Information Technology, pharmaceutical, medical devices, Engineering or Service Industry etc. who are seeking to expand or develop their career into Project Management.

Course Content Day 1
Introduction
• Welcome & Introductions
• The project life cycle
• Key stakeholders
• Exercise: Review of well known project failures
• PMI® requirements of candidates
• The PMP application process
• Exercise: Start experience calculation required for PMP application
• Exam makeup & Format
• Question Types
• Exercise: Identification of areas of weakness & analysis

Project Integration Management
• Develop project charter
• Exercise: Create Project Charter
• Develop project management plan
• Direct and manage project execution
• Monitor and control project work
• Perform Integrated change control
• Close project
• 20 Question Exam Project Scope Management
• Collect Requirements
• Define Scope
• Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Exercise: WBS
• Verify Scope
• Control Scope
• 20 Question Exam

Day 2
Project Time Management
• Define Activities
• Sequence Activities
• Exercise: Critical Path
• Estimate Activity Resource
• Estimate Activity Duration
• Exercise: Estimation
• Develop Schedule
• Exercise: Crashing and Fast Tracking of schedules
• Control Schedule
• 20 Question Exam Project Cost Project Cost Management
• Estimate Costs
• Determine Budget
• Control Costs
• Exercises: Earned value
• 20 Question Exam

Project Quality Management
• Plan Quality
• Exercise: Quality Planning
• Perform quality assurance (QA)
• Perform quality control (QC)
• Exercise: Quality Assurance & Control
• 20 Question Exam

Day 3
Project Risk Management
• Plan Risk Management
• Identify Risks
• Exercise: Risk Identification
• Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Exercise: Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Responses
• Exercise: Risk Response Planning
• Monitor & Control Risks
• 20 Question Exam

Project Communications Management
• Identify Stakeholders
• Plan Communications
• Exercise: Communication Planning
• Distribute Information
• Manage stakeholders
• Report Performance
• Exercise: Project Progress Report
• 20 Question Exam

Project Human Resource Management
• Develop HR Plan
• Acquire project team
• Develop project team
• Manage project team
• Exercise: Managing teams
• 20 Question Exam

Day 4
Project Procurement Management
• Plan procurements
• Exercise: Contract Types calculations
• Conduct procurements
• Administer procurements
• Close Procurements
• 20 Question Exam

Project Professional Responsibility / Ethics
• Ensuring individual integrity and professionalism
• Contributing to the project management knowledge base
• Enhancing individual competence
• Balancing stakeholders’ interests
• 10 Question Exam

Review
• Recap / Q&A session
• Plan from here to certification exam
• Close

Enrolment and Start Dates Comment Enrol by Monday 2 September 2013
Course starts Wednesday 4 September 2013
4 days - 4, 5 & 11, 12 September 2013
Duration Four (4) Days
Course Fee €560 per person for Life Science Skillnet members
Non members additional 25%
Free of charge to Job Seekers
Available to Job Seekers: 
Yes
Certified: 
No

Ice Cream Production

Network: 
National Organic Training Skillnet
Location of Course Co Clare
Further Enquiries Sean McGloin
Network Manager
Course Content 1 day practical course on artisan ice cream production; the course will offer participants to see the process from milk right through to production including required equipment and ingredients for ice cream production
Enrolment and Start Dates Comment May 20th
Duration 1 day
Course Fee €60
Course Web Page: 
http://www.nots.ie/courses.php
Available to Job Seekers: 
No
Certified: 
No

Final Cut Pro

Network: 
Greasán na Méan Skillnet
Learning Outcomes On completion of the course the participants will be able to: 1) Import footage into Final Cut Pro.
2) Label and media manage in Final Cu Pro .
3) Perform basic editing in FCP and techniques used while cutting sequences.
4) Audio mix and perform colour grading techniques .
5) Add text and basic titles.
6) Export their finished movie.
Further Enquiries Tel: 091 558 400
Fax: 091 558 470
Email: info@greasannamean.ie
Entry Requirements Basic knowledge of Digital editing
Careers or Further Progression Upon completion of the course participants should be able to use Final Cut Pro for editing and exporting simple sequences.
Course Content This course will introduce participants to Final Cut Pro, its interface and the basic techniques required to edit in FCP.
Course Fee TBC
Available to Job Seekers: 
Yes
Certified: 
No

Final Draft

Network: 
Greasán na Méan Skillnet
Location of Course A meeting room in An Chuasnóg.
Trainer TBC
Methods of Assessment Assessment will be based on a final examination of a sample of reports designed and generated by the participants.
Learning Outcomes On completion of this training programme, the participants will be able to:
1. Design and use new templates
2. Import a script in to the tagger
3. Generate reports
4. Use all of the production tools in Final Draft

Generate reports
Use all of the production tools in Final Draft

Further Enquiries Tel: 091 558 400
Fax: 091 558 470
Email: info@greasannamean.ie
Entry Requirements A interest in knowing how to use and understand scripting sofeware
Course Content This course is to equip writers with the tools in Final Draft, which will enable them to extract necessary production information.
Comment All participants will bring in their own laptops. Computers will be provided for those who don’t have laptops to bring in.
Course Fee TBC
Available to Job Seekers: 
Yes
Certified: 
No

Free Range Chicken Production

Network: 
National Organic Training Skillnet
Location of Course Co Galway
Further Enquiries Sean McGloin
Network Manager
Course Content This 2 day course will cover all aspects of free range chicken production all the way through to processing. The course will offer hands on practical skills and trainees will be able to see first hand the housing and equipment best suitable for chicken production and processing.
Enrolment and Start Dates Comment 25th April & 2nd May
Duration 2 days
Course Fee €80
Course Web Page: 
http://www.nots.ie/courses.php
Available to Job Seekers: 
Yes
Certified: 
No

Pig Butchery & Sausage Making

Network: 
National Organic Training Skillnet
Location of Course Dundrum Co Tipp/Nationwide upon demand
Trainer Crowes
Learning Outcomes Outcomes:
The course participants will have a practical understanding of butchering cuts and a knowledge of how to butcher the animal. They will also have an overview of the methods used to add value to meat products, which cuts of meat and what ratio of meat can be used and what equipment options are available.
Further Enquiries Sean McGloin
Network Manager
Course Content This 1 day course combines the skills of identification of butchering cuts and a basic butchery demonstration with the practical application of added value meat products especially sausage making.

Morning:
• Basic Butchering cuts demonstration (no hands on due to health and safety risks)
• Identification of cuts and meat ratios & discussion thereon

Afternoon:
• Sausage Making (including hands on trials)
• Value adding methods
• Equipment options

Duration 1 day
Course Fee €80
Course Web Page: 
http://www.nots.ie/courses.php
Available to Job Seekers: 
Yes
Certified: 
No

Organic Pig Production

Network: 
National Organic Training Skillnet
Location of Course June 29th and July 13th Co Roscommon/August 3rd and 24th Co Tipperary
Trainer Various Nationwide
Learning Outcomes You will learn in detail about the differences between organic and conventional pig production, processing techniques and impact on land management. You will also know about breeds and management of stock as well as costs to be expected and potential income.
Further Enquiries Sean McGloin
Network Manager
Mob: 086 172 8442
Tel: 071 964 0688
Email: info@nots.ie
Course Content This course is aimed at producers interested in rearing pigs and those currently producing pork conventionally on a small scale who wish to convert to organic production.

• Processing – including pork, bacon, ham, sausages
• Labelling, distribution & packaging
• Land management & REPS
• Husbandry - Breeds, feeding, parasites and disease, fencing, weights, housing, densities
• Costings – overheads, cert fees, transport, slaughter, processing
• Income - including livestock sales, REPS, stud, land management, product and culls

Duration 2 days (over 2 weekends)
Course Fee €100 for 2 days
Course Web Page: 
http://www.nots.ie/courses.php
Available to Job Seekers: 
Yes
Certified: 
No

Organic Cereal Growing - Introduction to

Network: 
National Organic Training Skillnet
Location of Course Nationwide upon demand
Trainer Various Nationwide
Learning Outcomes After this one day course you will have a good overview of the different components of organic cereal production.
Further Enquiries Sean McGloin
Network Manager
Mob: 086 172 8442
Tel: 071 964 0688
Email: info@nots.ie
Course Content 1 day course on Organic Cereal Production covering all aspects from sowing to harvesting.

This session will be delivered by Irish Organic Cereal Growers and will address crop selection, fertility, seeding rates, maximising rotation, ploughing and harvesting

Venues and dates depend on the level of interest

Duration 1 day
Course Fee €50
Course Web Page: 
http://www.nots.ie/courses.php
Available to Job Seekers: 
Yes
Certified: 
No
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