The Food Industry Training Unit offers a range of courses designed to update skills, help people develop their careers and operate more effectively. Our goal is is to deliver higher calibre, informative and engaging content that will help people develop personally and professionally. If you would like to find out more about our Diploma, Certificate, short or bespoke courses please contact a member of our team. If you would like to stay up to date with the different courses and events on offer please join our mailing list by clicking on the button at the bottom of the page.

Click on the boxes below to view our accredited part-time courses which range from Level 7 Diploma to Level 9 Postgraduate Certificate.

Our Courses

Short Courses

Upcoming Short Courses 

• Rejuvenate September to October 2019 
• ICOS/UCC Course: The Sustainability Challenges Facing the Irish Dairy Industry 21/22 Nov

Complete Short Course List for 2019

If you don't see what you are looking for then just contact us using the details below and we can discuss a bespoke option tailored to your needs.

• Food Safety and Quality Audits - A Practical Approach 
• Thermal Processing 
• The Science of Confectionery Processing and Manufacture Training Workshop 
• Rejuvenate September to October 2019 New
• Lean Training New
• Food Process Engineering Course 2020 Date TBC
• Ice Cream Science and Technology
• Cheese Science & Technology
• Blas na hEireann/UCC Lecture Series: Marketing of Speciality/Artisan Foods - A Focus on Digital Marketing New
• The Science of Confectionery Processing and Manufacture Training Workshop New
• Production Supervisory Training Programme
• Blas na hEireann/UCC Lecture Series: Business Planning & Distribution New
• ICOS/UCC Course: The Sustainability Challenges Facing the Irish Dairy Industry 21/22 Nov
• Project Management
• Bespoke Training

Symposiums & Conferences

• Taste 4 Success/UCC Digital Badge Symposium - The Future of Workforce Learning: Digital Badges and Micro-credentials (A focus on food, agri-food and seafood sectors)  Devere Hall, UCC, 14th November, 2019. To register or for more information please click here

Further Information 

For further information on training courses, including bespoke training courses please join our mailing list at the button below or contact Ms Mary McCarthy-Buckley, m.mccarthybuckley@ucc.ie, 021 4903363