Engineering
Home Energy Saving Course
Concept - to explain to the home owners/others the benefits of improving energy efficiency & comfort levels in the home.
The course will also provide participants with practical advice and tips as to how they can cost effectively improve their homes. This will save money on their bills and reduce their carbon footprint.
Course Overview:
• The Building
• Appliances
• Central Heating
• Water heating
• Alternative Energy
• Water and waste
• Building Energy Rating (BER) & relevant Grant Schemes
Night 1: The building: talk on insulation, air tightness, windows and doors.
Appliances: A rated. Room by room
Night 2: Heating systems: Main heating, water heating, secondary heating, how systems work. Alternative heating systems
Night 3: Existing/new builds explained with current building regulations.
Water management and waste
Night 4: The BER how is it done explained SEAI and the grants schemes,
The A rated home design and advice.
In addition to the above, an air leakage test & thermal imaging will be explained/demonstrated.
Target audience would be societal influencers as well as single house owners. The influencers could include property management companies, local authority managers, resident’s association chairpersons, social housing managers etc
Lean manufacturing
Learning objective:
A Lean Enterprise delivers maximum value to its customers using the minimum amount of materials, labour, finance and other resources. Learners who successfully complete this module will be able to:
• Conduct Lean improvement activities in their own area of responsibility, such as 5S, Kanban, SMED, Standard Work and Mistake Proofing and
• Assist senior management in implementing Lean Principles in a wider manufacturing environment
For the purposes of FETAC Accreditation, candidates will complete the following three assessments:
Assignment:
The internal assessor will devise a brief that requires the candidate to produce evidence that demonstrates an understanding and application of a range of specific learning outcomes. This assignment will require the candidate to demonstrate an understanding of the Lean Thinking and Lean Fundamentals learning outcomes. It will be in the form of a written assessment (1,000-2,500 words) of the candidate’s own organisation, making a preliminary assessment of the extent to which Lean Tools have already been implemented and also identifying the potential for further improvement. It should clearly identify the extent (including examples) of the seven wastes.
Skill Demonstration
The candidate’s skill in both compiling a Current State Value Stream Map (VSM) and proposing a Future State VSM will be assessed. The candidate will create both a Current State Value Stream Map and a Future State Value Stream Map for a significant product/service within their organisation. As well as submitting a hardcopy of both maps (A3 size), the candidate will make a short (10 min max) presentation to the class, outlining the issues identified and solutions proposed. This assessment will test all of the Learning outcomes in Unit 8, as well as at least a selection from Units 2, 4, 5 and 6. This VSM may, but not necessarily, form the basis of the candidate’s subsequent project. This presentation will be video recorded, with each candidate clearly identified, for the purpose of external moderation.
Project
The internal assessor will agree a project brief with each candidate that requires candidates to demonstrate both an understanding of aspects of at least some of the Lean tools and the ability to implement those tools within their own workplace. It is acceptable for several candidates to cooperate on a team project as long as each candidate satisfies the internal assessor that they both understand the tools used and played a significant role in the implementation. The project must be completed and presented within 3 months of completion of the course. The presentation format shall be suitable for presentation also to the candidate’s own management and may include flipcharts, PowerPoint presentation and results achieved to date. The presentation is expected to last 20 mins for a single-handed project. The project may, but not necessarily, be based upon the VSMs created in the Skills Demonstration. The project should demonstrate the candidate’s achievement of a broad range of the learning outcomes. This presentation will be video recorded, with each candidate clearly identified, for the purpose of external moderation.
Home Energy Saving Course
Concept to explain to the home owners/others the benefits of improving energy efficiency & comfort levels in the home.
The course will also provide participants with practical advice and tips as to how they can cost effectively improve their homes. This will save money on their bills and reduce their carbon footprint.
Course Overview:
• The Building
• Appliances
• Central Heating
• Water heating
• Alternative Energy
• Water and waste
• Building Energy Rating (BER) & relevant Grant Schemes
Night 1: The building: talk on insulation, air tightness, windows and doors.
Appliances: A rated. Room by room
Night 2: Heating systems: Main heating, water heating, secondary heating, how systems work. Alternative heating systems
Night 3: Existing/new builds explained with current building regulations.
Water management and waste
Night 4: The BER how is it done explained SEAI and the grants schemes,
The A rated home design and advice.
In addition to the above, an air leakage test & thermal imaging will be explained/demonstrated.
Target audience would be societal influencers as well as single house owners. The influencers could include property management companies, local authority managers, resident’s association chairpersons, social housing managers etc
