Quality

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ULearning Skillnet
Location of Course IT Sligo
Trainer IT Sligo
Learning Outcomes After you Graduate
Typically, graduates will be employed as quality managers or senior quality engineers.
Further Enquiries ULearning Skillnet:
Phone: 086 0214825
Email: info@ulearning.ie
Entry Requirements Participants must have one of the following academic qualifications:
■ A 2nd class BSc Hons degree in Quality Management or Higher Diploma in Quality (Level 8.) or equivalent.
■ 2nd class Hons (Level 8.) graduates who are currently in quality engineering/management positions within their respective organisations. These candidates will be selected following interview.
■ Candidates not holding the required qualifications, but with significant relevant industrial experience will be assessed using the Institute RPL process
Course Content About Quality
The MSc in Quality is two-year part-time programme designed for graduates who are currently in quality engineering and/or management positions and who wish to expand their knowledge towards the strategic aspects of the quality management and quality science.

About this Programme
This programme will provide the students with the skills and tools necessary to meet the demands of the next generation employability allowing them to advocate and implement strategic and change management programmes and co-ordinate and manage these in a global environment. The emphasis is on developing expertise as quality management professionals, providing the tools, methods, knowledge and skills that are necessary to achieve adaptability, flexibility, creativity and innovation. The necessary skills and competencies will be developed to allow graduates to move beyond the operational level and to facilitate the resolution of strategic issues such as the corporate quality strategy and its implementation in an international context.

Aims and Objectives:
The objectives of the programme are to ensure that graduates will:
■Possess a state-of-the-art knowledge of current practices and standards relating to quality.
■Enhance their ability to apply a significant range of professional skills, practices and techniques in management.
■Achieve an understanding of the nature of global competition, comparative performance and performance measurement.
■Develop skills to become leaders and innovators in the application of Quality principles and techniques.
■Develop as quality management professionals for senior roles in the service and manufacturing industry.

Financial Support This course has been approved by ULearning Skillnet for a fees subsidy of up to 25% for students whose company is a member of the ULearning Skillnet network.

There are also a limited number of free places available for unemployed students who meet the required criteria by ULearning Skillnet.

Please note there are only a limited number of subsidies available for both employed and unemployed students.

Jobseekers please be advised that the Department of Social Protection (DSP) has no mandate to extend welfare support to clients undertaking NFQ Level 9 Programmes. Such programmes cannot be approved by DSP, and on that basis are designated SKN-E. Notwithstanding the above, we may offer a NFQ L.9 place to a welfare recipient. This is conditional on our network informing the individual, during the recruitment & selection phase, that the:

Welfare payment must be relinquished should he/she wish to pursue the programme

Trainee must inform the Social Welfare Local Office (SWLO), prior to commencement, about his/her intention to undertake an SKN-E programme, so that the Office can take the necessary steps to review/withdraw payment

Unfortunately, Skillnets cannot seek exceptional approval from DSP for any jobseekers that wish to accept a place on one of the ULearning Skillnet Level 9 courses.

Enrolment and Start Dates Comment 2 Year course, enrolment in September each year
Subjects Taught Modules offered include:
■Value stream optimisation
■Experimental design
■Transformational change
■Strategic management
■Integrated management systems
■System simulation modelling and analysis
■Research methods
■Research thesis
Duration 2 Years - Part-time
Course Fee €9,000 in total €4,500 per year, OR €750 per 5 credit module, €3,000 per 20 credit module (thesis).
Course Web Page: 
http://odl.itsligo.ie/engineering/m-sc-quality/
Available to Job Seekers: 
No
Certified: 
Yes