Diploma in Food Manufacturing Management
Diploma in Food Manufacturing Management 2021/2022
This part-time Programme is the only one of its kind in Ireland. It has been developed and proven to develop management capability and confidence in participants who have experience in the food and beverage sector and who are eager to learn. It is delivered through the Food Industry Training Unit (FITU) in University College Cork which has a proven track record of successfully training thousands of personnel who have benefited from courses over the last 27 years since FITU was first established.
The Programme is residential and is designed to maximise the educational, networking and support of students during each of the ten workshops. The learning is highly customised. All learning and assessment is applied to the individual and their workplace. High expectations are the hallmark of the Programme. The venues chosen are high quality, the material and presenters are highly regarded and are experts in their fields with a proven ability to transfer understanding to enable participants to apply their learning. The Programme participants are closely supported during the entire duration of the Diploma. Each attendee is given ongoing mentoring to maximise their learning and benefit from the Programme.
This course is one of the pathways to the highly respected level 9 UCC Postgraduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management (Lean Black Belt). The Diploma in Food Manufacturing Management is now offered for 2021/2022, in association with Taste4success Skillnet www.taste4success.ie.
To hear feedback from recent graduates click on the boxes below. Continuing reading for full details on the course including key dates and registration details. If you would like to download the brochure for the 2021/2022 academic year please click on the link below:
Diploma in Food Manufacturing Management Brochure 2021/2022
The Programme aims to provide relevant part-time management education to delegates across all areas of business with specific emphasis on food and beverage manufacturing and operations management. The Programme will also develop interpersonal skills and enhance confidence in each member of the group.
Diploma Delivery
The Programme design facilitates individuals who wish to study on a part-time basis and integrate their studies with their careers, as well as incorporate their working experience into an accredited learning process. There will be 10 two-day residential workshops, based at various locations nationally to accommodate the national spread of participating companies. Workshops 6 and 7 include study tours to relevant companies.
During the Programme, participants will be supported by an in-company team to implement an in-company project. Commitment at senior management level is needed to ensure successful implementation.
We aim to hold all workshops face-to-face, as per the Programme Outline. However this will be subject to government, company and UCC public health guidelines.
Programme Outline
Please see the schedule from 2021-2022 below
* Subject to government, company and UCC rules on meeting face-to-face
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Workshop Theme |
Likely Venue |
Dates |
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WORKSHOP 1: TEAM BUILDING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Maryborough House Hotel/UCC, Cork* |
Evening of 9, all day 10 and 11 May 2021 |
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WORKSHOP 2: COMMUNICATION & PRESENTATION SKILLS
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Rivercourt Hotel Kilkenny* |
Evening of 6, all day 7 and 8 June 2021 |
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WORKSHOP 3: BUSINESS PLANNING
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Rivercourt Hotel Kilkenny* |
Evening of 4, all day 5 and 6 July 2021 |
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WORKSHOP 4: SALES & MARKETING
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Rivercourt Hotel Kilkenny* |
Evening of 5, all day 6 and 7 Sep 2021 |
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WORKSHOP 5: FINANCE
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Newpark Hotel Kilkenny* |
Evening of 3, all day 4 and 5 Oct 2021 |
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WORKSHOP 6: OPERATION MANAGEMENT & STUDY TOUR
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TBC |
Evening of 7, all day 8 and 9 Nov 2021 |
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WORKSHOP 7: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT & STUDY TOUR
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TBC |
Evening of 9, all day 10 and 11 Jan 2022 |
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WORKSHOP 8: ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT
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Newpark Hotel Kilkenny* |
Evening of 6, all day 7 and 8 Feb 2022 |
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WORKSHOP 9: REGULATORY/COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT
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Newpark Hotel Kilkenny* |
Evening of 6, all day 7 and 8 Mar 2022 |
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WORKSHOP 10: PERSONAL & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/PROJECT ASSESSMENTS
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Kingsley Hotel/UCC Cork* |
Evening of 3, all day 4 and 5 Apr 2022 |
9 White Deer Brewery
Bridie Corrigan Matthews, Network Manager of Taste 4 Success Skillnet, explains their overall mission, while Gordon Lucey, Co-Owner of 9 White Deer Brewery, which is based in the Muskerry Gaeltacht, Co. Cork, explains how Taste 4 Success Skillnet helped start and grow his business. He subsequently completed the Diploma in Food Manufacturing Management in FITU, and has gone from strength to strength with his gluten-free beers. Watch Gordon's story here.
Register
To learn more or to apply for one of the limited number of remaining places please contact;
Mr Joe O’Callaghan, MBA
Programme Director
Food Industry Training Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, University College Cork
www.ucc.ie/en/fitu
086 3307533
or
Ms Bridie Corrigan-Matthews, MBA
Network Manager
Taste 4 Success Skillnet,
Unit 8, Teemore Industrial Estate,
Granard,
Co Longford
www.taste4success.ie
043 6687289
Funding Acknowledgement
The Taste 4 Success Skillnet is funded by member companies and the Training Networks Programme, an initiative of Skillnet Ireland funded from the National Training Fund through the Department of Education and Skills.
Further information is also available on the UCC Adult Continuing Professional Development site
