Ireland

Lean Enterprise Excellence - Waterford

Course code: SE43S
Level: Level 9
Award: Postgraduate Diploma (Level 9 NFQ)
Classification: Major
Awarding body: South East Technological University
Duration: 1 year, online. Delivery This is a part-time executive programme delivered over 12 months in an E-learning format, and with a primary focus on in-class participation and engagement. Classes are on Monday evenings and 3-4 Saturdays in both semesters. The programme is fully delivered Online and in Synchronous mode. Participants are provided with the full programme schedule for the academic year at the commencement and orientation session in mid-September. Classes are in block-release format (3-hours; 4-hours; 6-hours) on assigned evenings and occasional Saturdays. Live conference classes take place via Zoom or MS Teams, with participants accessing the SETU Zoom and MS Teams accounts as registered students.

Programme summary

The Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Lean Enterprise Excellence is an executive/practitioner programme providing participants with the required knowledge, know-how, know-why, and skills to advance as Lean and Continuous Improvement leaders in organisations.

Entry requirements

Eligibility and entry criteria To be considered for entry onto the Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Lean Enterprise Excellence, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria: Applicants should have a Level 8 qualification, in any discipline, along with a minimum of 3 years’ relevant industry experience; and, where applicants do not have a previous Level 8 qualification, they will be considered on the basis of a recognition of prior learning (RPL) application to a Level 8 standard or equivalent and provided they have a minimum of 5 years’ relevant industry experience. Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to present evidence of competence that meet the University's English Language Requirements for Postgraduate Programmes.

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