This course is designed and delivered by the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University's Digital Transformation and Innovation Research Centre. The micro-credential provides participants with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to help build a sustainable and successful organisational digital transformation programme. The course explores a range of topics such as: <ul><li>the fundamentals of digital transformation;</li><li>approaches to change leadership, effective change management, and organisation capability improvement;</li><li>cultural, structural, and technology dynamics of digital transition;</li><li>improving the business value outcomes of transformation in organisations;</li><li>major benefits and challenges associated with the management and execution of digital transformation initiatives.</li></ul>This course is suitable for professionals across multiple industries and at various career stages: <ul><li>new career entrants wishing to develop skills and knowledge;</li><li>mid-career professionals seeking to enhance their digital leadership capabilities;</li><li>senior managers wishing to use digital to build operational excellence. </li></ul>

Maynooth University

Automation and AI 

IT and Computer Science

This course is designed and delivered by the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University's Digital Transformation and Innovation Research Centre. The micro-credential provides participants with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to

LEADING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN ORGANISATIONS

This micro-credential introduces mentors to the practical steps involved in building relationships. It introduces the basic concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion and walks mentors through the interactive and participatory processes that can be used to enhance positive relationship building. The course involves learners participation in training and reflection, as well as engaging in a mentoring relationship with a young person. Becoming a skilled mentor can contribute to participants personal success and career development in several domains. Relationship building skills, commitment and support skills are transferable skills relevant to careers in the private and public sector. Participants will also become specialised in Diversity and Inclusion, making them perfect candidates for roles in Universal Diversity and Inclusion work. Graduates will ultimately be able to appreciate, explore and implement the best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion and mentoring within their own settings, whether this be in the public or private sector. This course will be taught part-time, with a mixture of seminars, mentoring sessions and supported reflection hours. Participants will participate in a formal mentoring programme which will be scheduled and managed by the academic team in Maynooth University.

Education 

Teaching and Education

This micro-credential introduces mentors to the practical steps involved in building relationships. It introduces the basic concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion and walks mentors through the interactive and participatory

MENTORING FOR EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

While Legal and Regulatory Frameworks play a key role in defining how organisations conduct themselves, ethics can enhance these frameworks by guiding the behaviours and decision-making processes of employees that are beyond Legal and Regulatory Control. Small decisions may have a significant impact and being able to act and make decisions in an ethical manner is important from the perspective of personal integrity, but it is also of enormous value to the success and good governance of the organisations for which we work. Good ethical decision-making can enhance an organisation's reputation with customers, regulators, and other important stakeholders. Good ethics also provide a strong foundation for effective Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices, at individual and organisational levels. In this micro-credential, we will explore ethical challenges that arise in a range of situations, professional environments and institutions. You will be introduced to key notions and views in ethics, such as paternalism and knowledge disparity, as well the basis of good decision-making practices, problem-solving and ethical forms of reasoning. You will develop an in-depth understanding of the responsibility that being a professional or expert involves and how to best implement EDI and ESG practices and policies.

University College Dublin

Workplace Skills 

Business and Management

While Legal and Regulatory Frameworks play a key role in defining how organisations conduct themselves, ethics can enhance these frameworks by guiding the behaviours and decision-making processes of employees that

PROF CERT IN ETHICS

This course is designed to facilitate participants consider current concepts, policy, legislation, and good practice relating to whistleblowing law and practice in Ireland. The course focusses on the key legislative provisions and case law of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 and the recently adopted Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022. The course will provide participants with the practical tools to develop and implement best practice procedures for dealing with whistleblowing/protected disclosures in the workplace.This course provides an excellent enhancement to existing and new careers in both public and private sectors. The knowledge and skills acquired will assist workers tasked with dealing with protected disclosures, prescribed persons who are legally required to be trained in protected disclosures, as well as barristers, solicitors, and trade union officials who advise and represent whistleblowers. The course is delivered on a part-time basis, online over a 6-week period. Upon request, this course is also available in a three-day, in-house workshop format that can be tailored to organizational needs.

Leadership and Management 

This course is designed to facilitate participants consider current concepts, policy, legislation, and good practice relating to whistleblowing law and practice in Ireland. The course focusses on the key legislative

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN WHISTLEBLOWING LAW, PRACTICE AND POLICY

This module actively engages students in three key areas of academic study: Teamwork, Cultural Diversity and Change. The module builds on students' professional and personal experiences while highlighting relevant and influential thinking drawn from the literature. Teamwork explores, group dynamics, role, and communication. Cultural diversity covers the concept of team and organisational culture and explores individual identity. Change deals with the cycles of change, resistance, and strategies for implementing change. Students engage in a workplace change initiative.

University of Limerick

Business and Business Administration

This module actively engages students in three key areas of academic study: Teamwork, Cultural Diversity and Change. The module builds on students' professional and personal experiences while highlighting relevant and

Teamwork, Change and Cultural Diversity

It's well recognised that excessive or sustained pressure can lead to stress. Occupational stress poses a risk to businesses and can result in higher sickness absence, lower staff engagement and reduced productivity. According to the HSE, 17.9 million working days were lost to stress, anxiety or depression in 2019/20. In 2021 the Chartered Institute of Personal and Development (CIPD) through their health and wellbeing at work survey report, showed that stress continues to be one of the main causes of short and long-term absence in the workplace. Overall, nearly four-fifths of respondents reported some stress-related absence in their organisation over the last year. Positively, more employers are recognising stress as an issue, and taking steps to tackle stress within their organisations.

It's well recognised that excessive or sustained pressure can lead to stress. Occupational stress poses a risk to businesses and can result in higher sickness absence, lower staff engagement and

CPD IN BUILDING WORK-BASED RESILIENCE IN SELF AND OTHERS

This course has been developed as a direct response to emerging skills needs in industry. Developed as a 10-credit micro credential to be delivered part-time online over 12 weeks, this Certificate in CPD in Workplace Change: Practice and Skills aims to promote key skills for managers and people leaders across a range of sectors to tackle challenges relating to managing competing demands and evolving new work practices. Framed in the discipline of positive psychology, the core knowledge and skills for learners developed on this programme are critical to empower organisations and their people through a positive change process, thus enabling business to become more agile and responsive to a changing world of workplace practice.

This course has been developed as a direct response to emerging skills needs in industry. Developed as a 10-credit micro credential to be delivered part-time online over 12 weeks, this

CPD IN WORKPLACE CHANGE: PRACTICE AND SKILLS

The importance of negotiating as a business skill cannot be overstated.From tactical approaches to practical techniques, Advanced Negotiation Skills will challenge your existing skill set and work to improve it.It will help you prepare for complex negotiations and show you how to avoid common mistakes.

The importance of negotiating as a business skill cannot be overstated.From tactical approaches to practical techniques, Advanced Negotiation Skills will challenge your existing skill set and work to improve it.It

ADVANCED NEGOTIATION SKILLS

Finding our way in today's complex and uncertain world is a challenging task. It is also an exciting prospect, with so many choices and options available to us. We therefore need tools and methods that can help us to figure out and discern our best professional and life choices, those likely to bring our lives the greatest fulfillment and meaning. Using Stanford University California's Designing Your Life methodology and Gallup Strengths assessment, this module will develop your understanding and skills in a range of practical and useful techniques and tools that you can use to figure out what your interests, talents and curiosities are, and envision your professional life. As well as professional insight, the module will give you concepts and skills to support your personal, emotional and physical wellbeing, therefore helpful in navigating life at work.

Finding our way in today's complex and uncertain world is a challenging task. It is also an exciting prospect, with so many choices and options available to us. We therefore

Design your life

This module explains the principles of 6 Sigma and how they can be implemented in the manufacturing and service sectors to deliver strategic objectives. Discuss approaches to quality improvement problem solving and customer impact. Review approaches to Problem Identification and Problem Solving Discuss the roles required for implementation (Executive Leadership, Master Black Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).

This module explains the principles of 6 Sigma and how they can be implemented in the manufacturing and service sectors to deliver strategic objectives. Discuss approaches to quality improvement problem

Problem Solving Tools and Techniques

This module is designed to: Develop the knowledge and skills of front-line managers so that they can successfully manage change within their organisations. Explore the nature of organisational change and the internal and external sources of change. Develop an understanding of the key steps involved in successful change management including the management of human and social factors. Recognise the role of organisation culture and climate in the change process. Develop an understanding of how to plan and implement a change management plan.

This module is designed to: Develop the knowledge and skills of front-line managers so that they can successfully manage change within their organisations. Explore the nature of organisational change and

Managing Change and Conflict

Most of employees are now experiencing remote working due to the recent pandemic. Furthermore, technology enables both employees and their employers to avail of the benefits of remote working even after terminating the current outbreak. But one of the important pre-requirements of taking the advantage of this great remote working opportunity is knowing how to do it both safely and productively. There are a number of psychological, technical, and managerial tips and techniques which need to be considered When employees what to remotely work.One of the main underlying theories of this module is Kolb's experiential learning theory which helps people to learn while doing their jobs. This learning helps people to do not repeat their previous mistakes and unproductive efforts while they are remotely working. Employers and industries can expect healthier and more productive remote workers once their employees are enriched with these learning outcomes. While the main objective of this module is to help people to know how to safely and productively, work from distance; the provided theories, models, and techniques can help them to be more successful in their face-to-face working environment as well.

Most of employees are now experiencing remote working due to the recent pandemic. Furthermore, technology enables both employees and their employers to avail of the benefits of remote working even

Productive And Healthy Remote Working

OverviewThis module enables working professionals to develop their professional writing skills, with a focus on writing for digital content delivery and new writing paradigms (e.g. topic-based writing, UX writing, and microcontent). It enables students to develop audience-focussed content for digital media, and emphasises the importance of inclusive writing strategies such as plain language.

OverviewThis module enables working professionals to develop their professional writing skills, with a focus on writing for digital content delivery and new writing paradigms (e.g. topic-based writing, UX writing, and

Professional Writing

This micro-credential facilitates participants develop the knowledge and skills that underpin the mediation of conflicts and disputes. In addition to understanding current concepts, policy and good practice relating to mediation, participants will develop the critical skills required to be an effective mediator. Mediation skills are a desirable skill in a range of professions and industries, including for those working in human resources, trade unions and in any role where conflict may need to be resolved. Successful completion of the course will provide participants with the opportunity to take a separate professional assessment of their skills. Successful completion of this assessment allows participants to apply to join the Mediators Institute of Ireland (MII). There is an additional fee of Ã¢â€šÂ¬350.00 paid directly to MII for this optional assessment.This course features blended delivery that employs online and live classes, practice sessions and peer feedback. Following completion, the credits earned may be accepted as part of relevant School of Law and Criminology postgraduate programmes, such as postgraduate diplomas or masters.

Social Work and Counselling 

Social Work and Welfare

This micro-credential facilitates participants develop the knowledge and skills that underpin the mediation of conflicts and disputes. In addition to understanding current concepts, policy and good practice relating to mediation,

MEDIATION

Restorative Practice focuses on building healthy relationships and engaging in dialogue to prevent harm and repair previous harm caused in a variety of contexts. This micro-credential is designed to facilitate participants to consider current concepts, policy and good practice relating to restorative practices in Ireland. The course will provide participants with the practical tools to develop and implement best restorative practices in a variety of settings. It will also introduce participants to designs for the use of restorative practices across a diverse range of situations, such as workplaces, education, communities, prisons, youth, survivors of abuse. This course is ideal for: <ul><li>Professionals across various industries seeking practical learning that may be applied to creating engaged workplaces and engaging with clients/customers.</li><li>People wishing to enhance their capability of addressing concerns arising in relationships with others (commercial, workplace, personal etc.). </li></ul>This course features blended delivery that employs online and live classes, practice sessions and peer feedback. Following completion, the credits earned may be accepted as part of relevant School of Law and Criminology postgraduate programmes, such as postgraduate diplomas or masters.

Restorative Practice focuses on building healthy relationships and engaging in dialogue to prevent harm and repair previous harm caused in a variety of contexts. This micro-credential is designed to facilitate

Workplace Skills

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