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Masters Learning & Development (Consultancy) [UCC program in collaboration with ITTD Dublin]
Type of Course Masters
Duration: The programme will be taken part-time over a two year period.
Fee: €5,000 per annum (€3,750 concessionary rate)
Venue: Choose either University College Cork Main Campus or ITT Dublin at its Tallaght Campus,
Dublin 24.
Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.30pm – 9.30pm with the occasional Saturday morning and
afternoons.
NFQ Level: 9 – Award Type Major
Course Aims and Objectives
The programme aims and objectives are:
To equip those working in or progressing towards learning and development consulting roles with the
necessary theoretical, professional and practical skills.
Develop a multidisciplinary perspective to organisational learning and development consultancy.
Develop cooperative learning and dissemination skills.
Foster transferable skills that permit students to become lifelong learners in this field.
Undertake substantial research on a real life issues in the area.
What will I be studying?
Students take modules to the value of 90 credits as follows: –
Organisational Learning & Consultancy (10 Credits)
Consultancy Skills (10 Credits)
Designing & Leading OD interventions (10 Credits)
Current and Critical Issues for Organisational Learning & Consultancy II (5 credits)
Leadership & Team Development (10 Credits)
Current and Critical Issues for Organisational Learning & Consultancy I (5 Credits)
Consultancy Dissertation & Research Methods (40 Credits)
Detailed Module Descriptions
Entry Requirements
Applications will be considered from those who:
Hold a relevant Level 8 qualification with an overall 2H1 or distinction and/or a relevant qualification(s)
considered by the selection panel to be equivalent and 2 years’ experience or
Have substantial experience in a learning and development role.
Where substantial experience is presented in evidence the applicant will be required to complete an
assessment at interview to demonstrate that s/he meets this criterion.
English Language Requirement: All applicants whose first language is not English must have attained
IELTS Level 6.5 or the equivalent TOEFL score.
For more information:
Learning, Development and Work-Based Training – Higher Diploma [UCC ACE program in collaboration with ITTD Dublin]
Type of Course Higher and Postgraduate Diploma
Duration: The programme is taken part time over a one-year period (subject to final academic approval)
Fee: €4,000 (concessionary rate €3,000)
Venue: Choose either University College Cork Main Campus or ITTD Dublin at its Tallaght Campus , Dublin 24.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.30pm – 9.30pm
NFQ Level: 8 – Award Type Major
The Higher Diploma in Learning, Development and Work-Based Training is offered by the Centre for Adult Continuing Education in association with the Departments of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems; Applied Psychology; Education; Management and Marketing, and the Industrial Liaison Unit.
It is intended to provide professional training for persons who have management/supervisory responsibility for training and development in Production, Engineering, Marketing and other related disciplines.
The programme is designed on a module basis to meet the needs of working professionals, and has been approved by the Irish Institute of Training and Development to allow holders of the Higher Diploma gain graduate membership of the Institute.
Students take 60 credits as follows:
AD5807 Learning, Development and Work-based Training (10 credits)
To examine the learning and development function in the context of corporate planning and the implications for the training process; the training function within an organisation; development and change; organisational development; technological development.
AD5813 Communications and Interpersonal Skills (5 credits)
Interpersonal communication; Communication in groups and teams. Leadership and motivation as critical factors in the management of effective communication. The essential components of effective report writing and enhance presentation skills. Communication skills as an effective tool for managing change.
AD5814 Human Resource Management (5 credits)
Modern personnel management; External influences and constraints on the personnel function; Planning human resources; Employment contracts; Payment systems; Termination of employment.
MG5800 Organisational Theory and Behaviour 1 (10 credits)
The individual as worker; the organisational and social context of work; with specific reference to organisational structure in terms of behavioural demands, on individuals and groups. The understanding of management responsibilities within differing forms of organisational structures.
AD5815 Accountability and Effectiveness of Training (5 credits)
To examine the financial implications of training and development as a core activity of modern organisations. To appraise students of the requirements of accounting for training and development initiatives and to assist them in the management of training budgets.
AD5816 Organisational Theory and Behaviour 2 (5 credits)
Consider differing approaches to management of people; Organisation design and development; Job design and work structuring; work, conflict and cooperation.
AD5817 Individual Project (Management Report) (5 credits)
To consider differing approaches to management of people; Organisation design and development; Job design and work structuring; work, conflict and cooperation.
AD5818 People and Technology at Work (5 credits)
Support for advanced manufacturing systems; method of manufacture; quality issues in relation to manufacturing; core operating systems topics such as user interface, basic process management, memory management, file management and the input/output systems.
MG5801 Learning and Development (10 credits)
To facilitate the understanding of continuous development within organisations and the diversity of learning models, circumstances and groups/teams. National policy and practice; Management and supervisory training; training of categories/groups/teams; contemporary issues in training and development.
Normally, applicants for entry to the Higher Diploma in Learning, Development and Work-based Training will be at least 23 years of age by 1 January of the year of application with a minimum of two years’ health, engineering, personnel, managerial, training or comparable experience.
English Language Requirement: All applicants whose first language is not English must have attained IELTS Level 6.5 or the equivalent TOEFL score.
For more information see here:
http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/ace/what/pgdip/hdldt/
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