This course is designed for persons who want to pursue a career in quality engineering and need to develop their knowledge and skills accordingly. An EGFSN report entitled Digital Transformation: Assessing the Impact of Digitalisation on Ireland’s Workforce, December 2018 stated that, “Improving productivity is the key foundation of sustainable, longer term wealth creation. Being able to perform core business processes faster, with higher quality and at a lower cost, is the desire of every business.” The high technology manufacturing sector is particularly singled out as being critical to economic recovery. Aligned to this growth potential is the identified need to increase efficiency through measures such as the implementation of lean manufacturing and quality assurance methods. Improved performance in these areas will not only enhance profitability but improve performance in areas such as international competitiveness and statutory compliance, items which are clearly identified as critical aspects of skills development within the report.

 

The tools, techniques and skills addressed in this course can also transfer among several other areas of identified economic growth potential including green business, waste management and the food and beverage manufacturing sector. This course has been designed in consultation with industrial partners in the region who are associated with MTU programmes in manufacturing engineering management, production engineering and mechanical and mechatronic engineering. Quality management skills and experience have been singled out as having high potential for upskilling among prospective and existing staff in order to produce gains for the companies