Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt)

Course Dates: 8 days: (7^th & 8^th September, 21^st & 22^nd September, 5^th, 6^th, 23^rd & 30^th October) Must attend all 8 days

Member Rate: €950.00

Objectives

• Gain the knowledge to reduce costs and help your business become better and faster
• Understand Continuous Improvement
• Understand Lean Six Sigma methodology and DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control)
• Understand Change Management and tools used
• Understand how to use the most important tools in DMAIC phases
• Identify sources of waste and variation within the business
• Use Lean Six Sigma as an efficient and effective cost reduction strategy

Who Should Attend?

If you are involved in problem solving or project management in your company, this course is ideal for you. Process engineers, Quality technicians, Engineers, Supervisors, Managers & Project Managers would benefit hugely from this course.

Course Content

Green Belt Training includes Lean, Six Sigma and Change Management tools and methodologies. The training focuses on utilizing the most common Lean Six Sigma and Change Management tools in the execution of medium complexity projects.

• Continuous Improvement
• Lean
• Six Sigma
• DMAIC
• Change Management
• Define
• Measure
• Analyse
• Improve
• Control

Horizon 2020 Industry Leadership Pillar Information Day, 28 July 2015, UCC, Cork

This information seminar will take place in UCC’s Western Gateway Building and will focus on upcoming Horizon 2020 opportunities under the Industry Leadership Pillar. Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever. The programme’s three key pillars are: Excellent Science, Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges.

The Industrial Leadership pillar aims to speed up the development of the technologies and innovations that will underpin tomorrow’s businesses and help innovative European SMEs to grown into world-leading companies.

At the event on 28^th July, the National Contact Points (NCPs) in Ireland for Horizon 2020 will introduce the Horizon 2020 funding opportunities for the upcoming 2016/2017 call and this will cover the sub programmes of ICT, Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Space, SME Instrument and the Fast Track Innovation Pilot. There will also be the opportunity for 1:1 meetings with the NCPS. To register your free place for this event, click here.

Agenda:

10.30am – Registration

11.00am – Welcome – Dr David O’Connell – Director of Support Services UCC

11.10am – Intro to the day – MC – Mr Victor Acinas Technology Centre for Applied Nanotechnology.

11.15am – The ICT Work Programme 2016-7 – Mr Stephen O’Reilly – National Delegate and Contact Point for H2020 ICT in Ireland, Enterprise Ireland

11.45am – The NMPB Work Programme 2016-7 – Dr Sergio Ceballos - National Delegate and Contact Point for H2020 NMPB in Ireland, Enterprise Ireland

12.15pm – The SME Instrument and Fast Innovation Pilot – Mr Sean Burke - National Delegate and Contact Point for H2020 SMEs in Ireland, Enterprise Ireland

12.45pm – SME perspective H2020 – Inform Bio Ltd – Dr Hillary Cronin

13.10pm – Academic perspective H2020 – TBC

13.25pm – Final Remarks and close – Dr Sonia Monteiro – Research Support Services UCC

13.30pm – Lunch

14.30pm – 1 to 1s individual meetings – H2020 National Contact Points

International Brokerage Event at Predict Conference 2015, 16 September, RDS, Dublin

The Predict Conference (organised by industry-leader Crème Global) is an interactive meeting taking place from 15 to 17 September 2015 in Dublin.   It will feature leading international thinkers in the areas of Data, Predictive Models, Technology and Decision making.

On Day 2 of the Conference (16 September) Enterprise Europe Network Ireland, in association with Enterprise Europe Network Northern Ireland, is hosting an international brokerage event.

This event will target a wide spectrum of international innovative companies, researchers and business leaders involved in the Data-to-Decisions value chain, who are interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaboration partners to:

• Find new commercial and / or technological partners
• Exchange experiences with international business partners
• Find out about market trends and innovations
• Meet and share views with researchers and experts from your business
• Present, discuss and develop new projects

To register for this event click here or contact Katherine@corkchamber.ie for further information.