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Certificate in Operations, Quality and Lean Management (L6, 60 ECTS)

  • Funding: Springboard+

  • Campus: Online

  • Years: 1

  • Level 6

  • Study Mode Part-Time Online

  • Department Flexible & Professional Learning

  • Credits 60

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Course Overview

This course is currently closed for applications, while we assess the current applications.  If places remain after this, the course will reopen.  

Please complete your details on the “Register Your Interest” link below if you wish to be informed if the course applications are reopened.

The Certificate in Operations, Quality and Lean Management is a one-year, part-time online programme designed to prepare learners for roles in quality assurance, operations, and lean management across a variety of sectors—including manufacturing, med-tech, engineering, hospitality, and financial services.

This flexible, industry-responsive programme equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to manage operations, improve quality, and implement lean principles in diverse organisational settings. Developed in collaboration with employers, the curriculum reflects the growing demand for professionals who understand how to streamline operations, enhance quality systems, and respond to evolving business challenges.

Who is this for?

  • Individuals working in, or seeking to enter, operations and quality-related roles

  • Those looking to upskill or reskill in response to industry demand

  • Jobseekers meeting Springboard+ eligibility criteria

  • Professionals aiming to apply lean methodologies and quality systems within their organisation

Key Features

  • Delivered online with two evenings per week plus occasional Saturdays

  • Supportive learning environment with access to academic and technical resources

  • Integration of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and applied industry examples

  • Completion of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt as part of the quality module

  • Focus on four key national priorities: digital skills, transversal skills, management and leadership, and future workplace readiness

Programme Overview

Modules:

Semester 1
– Business and Operations Management
– Fundamentals of Quality Assurance
– Introduction to Mathematics and Statistics

Semester 2
– Lean Management
– Quality Management
– Applied Practice 1: Personal and Professional Context

Mature applicants (i.e over 23 years)
or
Leaving Certificate Grade O6 at ordinary level in five subjects in the Leaving Certificate. Two of these subjects must be Mathematics and a language (English or Irish)
or
QQI Level 5 – Full award with a minimum of eight modules
or
Recognition of Prior Learning.

 

Programme Delivery
TWO Evenings per week TBD
PLUS Selected Saturdays per semester

For online programmes, lectures will be delivered online, and recordings of lectures will be available to view in the student’s own time.

Induction

Induction for the September 2025 programmes takes place on Saturday 6 September 2025 from 9.00am to 1.00pm.
In advance, you will be required to review Pre-Induction reading material, available to students before induction.

During Induction, you will be given the opportunity to:
– Meet your programme lecturers, programme co-ordinator and students
– Overview of the programme handbook, programme’s modules, assessments and delivery timetable
– Introduction to TUS learning systems including MS Office, Zoom, Moodle etc
– Outline of the learning supports available to you during the programme

 

This programme will be funded/part-funded by Springboard+ for the academic year 2025/2026.  It will open for applications on Tuesday 3rd June at www.springboardcourses.ie

This programme will be fully funded for eligible applicants.

Places are allocated on a first come first served basis, prioritising Unemployed and Returner applicants (see www.springboardcourses.ie for full details of applicant types).  Applications will be closed once the maximum number of applicants has been reached.

One Year

Successful graduates of this programme are eligible to apply for the Higher Certificate in Operations, Quality and Lean Management (Year 2)  (Part-time, Online)

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