The micro-credential aims to equip learners with the necessary scientific knowledge and instrumentation competencies to develop skills relevant to the alcoholic drinks industry. Co-designed and co-delivered with industry experts, the course was created in response to the strong demand for an analytical course to support the growing Irish craft brewing and whiskey industries. Featuring topics like analytical techniques for yeast and fermentation &amp; raw materials, distillation, sustainability, process control and CIP, this course is ideal for:

<ul><li>A new entrant to Brewing &amp; Distilling (B&amp;D) looking to upskill and develop applicable knowledge in QC and analysis.</li><li>A professional already in the B&amp;D industry who is looking to upskill to enhance their career development.
</li><li>A craft brewery or traditional whiskey distillery seeking a quality training opportunity to enhance employee skills.

</li></ul>The course features weekly online lectures by industry partners and a 3-day hands-on laboratory experience working with Maynooth University experts in our modern lab setting.

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The micro-credential aims to equip learners with the necessary scientific knowledge and instrumentation competencies to develop skills relevant to the alcoholic drinks industry. Co-designed and co-delivered with industry experts, the

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The aim of this Micro-credential is to provide students with the ability to understand the relationship between law and technology from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It will explore how technology and law are interrelated, with legal automation transforming the nature of legal practice, while law regulates the development of technology. The Micro-credential seeks to provide students with hands-on experience in developing useful tools for those working with the law, while also giving a grounding in critical perspectives on law and technology and enabling them to make informed decisions about when particular technologies are appropriate.

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University of Galway

The aim of this Micro-credential is provide students with the ability to understand the relationship between law and technology from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It will explore how

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Globally, there is an increasing trend in the prevalence of cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic disease which places a considerable burden on healthcare systems. Engaging in healthy lifestyle behaviours such as regular physical activity or a balanced diet can help to reduce the risk of developing these chronic non-communicable diseases. However, most adults are insufficiently active and the rates of obesity are rising across countries. Thus, understanding how to support people to successfully change their behaviour is becoming increasingly important for healthcare professionals in dealing with this key public health challenge. The Advancing Healthcare: Behaviour Change Principles for Healthy Living micro-credential has been developed to provide healthcare professionals with an understanding of how to apply the science of behaviour change to facilitate individuals to initiate and sustain healthy lifestyle behaviours. This micro-credential will enable learners to recognise the factors that influence behaviour, and how they can use behaviour change theories and techniques to develop interventions focused at the individual and group levels. Learner will also develop knowledge of the communication skills needed to support client behaviour change and recognise how technology can be used to facilitate healthy lifestyles.

University College Dublin

Globally, there is an increasing trend in the prevalence of cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic disease which places a considerable burden on healthcare systems. Engaging in healthy lifestyle behaviours such as

ADVANCING HEALTHCARE: BEHAVIOUR CHANGE PRINCIPLES FOR HEALTHY LIVING

Topics covered on this microcred include:Principles of data communication. Develop a better understanding of the core principles around communicating data-driven information to the general public. Additionally, we consider implications for communicating with different types of audiences.	Data gathering and analysis. Introduction to open and public data; Overview of approaches to sourcing and reviewing datasets to establish what stories emerge. 	Establish connections within and between datasets. Understanding relationships between different types of data-driven research, integrating complex data into stories, and communicating conflicting data. 	How to build narratives or stories from data. Applying knowledge gained to develop a range of narratives or stories about data on smaller or larger scales, small to large scale.	Collaborative data project based on our learner's disciplines, areas of work or interest.This module builds on from module An Introduction to Data Communication by further exploring how to prepare and extract key features of large datasets and use them to tell stories for different types of audiences. Students will also learn key concepts and techniques behind data perception and visualisation, as well as attaining basic proficiency in some associated software tools.

University of Limerick

Topics covered on this microcred include:Principles of data communication. Develop a better understanding of the core principles around communicating data-driven information to the general public. Additionally, we consider implications for

Advanced Data Storytelling

This module aims to introduce students to the principles of Sustainable Enterprise and explain key principles and frameworks for Responsible Management theory and practice.

University College Cork

This module aims to introduce students to the principles of Sustainable Enterprise and explain key principles and frameworks for Responsible Management theory and practice.

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This Micro-credential is for researchers, humanitarian aid workers, volunteers, professionals, or anyone with a keen interest the international development sector. Through taking this micro-credential you will learn critical skills for the development, management, and monitoring of mental health and psychosocial support programming within humanitarian emergencies.You will gain knowledge of how humanitarian emergencies affect and impact the mental health and psychosocial well-being of individuals, families and communities and familiarise yourself with the most current research, guidelines, strategies, and interventions available to help mitigate adverse psychological responses common in the context of humanitarian emergencies. Co-delivered with the International Federation of the Red Cross, Red Crescent National Societies’ Psychosocial Reference Centre, you will have the opportunity to learn from senior experts with hands-on experience.How will this Micro-credential be delivered?This micro-credential takes a hybrid learning approach. <ul><li>Five full days of direct contact, starting the morning of Monday, January 8th, 2024, are required, which can be completed entirely online or in person. </li> <li>Additional time is allocated for self-directed learning and preparing the assignments.</li></ul>

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Trinity College Dublin

This Micro-credential is for researchers, humanitarian aid workers, volunteers, professionals, or anyone with a keen interest the international development sector. Through taking this micro-credential you will learn critical skills for

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