The School is committed to developing partnerships that respond directly to the needs of our clients in the business and public sectors. Continued professional development is our response to the need to deliver flexible, multi-disciplinary, high quality education and training opportunities that meet the needs of individual professionals as well as organisations.

We invite you to take advantage of the current training opportunities and the skills of our staff in developing new or bespoke courses that meet your specific requirements.

We offer top-up courses for teachers and other professionals who want to update their knowledge in computing. Top-up training is available in:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Databases
• Java
• Networking
• Web design

Maths & Statistics for Professionals

Government and industry have recognised that skills in quantitative analysis are critical to the success of many fundamental tasks. The School is pleased to offer a selection of courses designed to update and upgrade analytical knowledge in popular application areas and in the use of modern powerful mathematical and statistical tools. We offer the following courses:

• Introduction to Analysis using SPSS – Statistical Package Training
• Intermediate Statistics 1 (Data interpretation for group comparisons)
• Intermediate Statistics 2 (Data relationships)
• Construct Validity
• Reliability of measurement scales
• Getting more out of Microsoft Excel with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
• Questionnaire Design
• Introduction to NVIV07
• Introduction to Simulation using Witness
• Getting started with Statistics using Excel 2007
• Data Presentation using Excel 2007
• Introduction to Decision Trees using SPSS Answer Tree

Music Technology CPD

Courses for Music teachers delivering SQA Music with Technology awards

Engineering Skills for Professionals

The delivery mode of the various MSc modules sees all formal tuition delivered entirely within a one-week teaching block. This enables individuals or companies to choose any module on a stand alone, part-time basis and permit ongoing CPD opportunities.

Management & Professional Skills

• Ethics in Technology & Design
• Maintenance Management
• Manufacturing Management
• Project Planning & Management
• Quality Assurance
• Safety & Safety Management
• Strategy & Innovation
• Technology Management

Manufacturing Engineering

• Advanced Engineering Analysis - Structures
• Advanced Engineering Analysis – Dynamics
• Advanced Materials & Processes
• Advanced Manufacturing Simulation
• Applied Thermofluids and CFD
• Computation Mechanics
• Embedded Systems Application Development 1
• Embedded Systems Application Development 2
• Mechanical Condition Monitoring
• Non Destructive Testing Methods
• Reliability and Availability Assessment

Instrumentation & Control

• Control Systems
• Data Acquisition & Analysis
• Instrumentation Communication & Networking

Bulk Solids Handling

• Bulk Solids Handling Technology
• Pneumatic Conveying

Mechanical Engineering

• Advanced Engineering Analysis – Dynamics
• Advanced Engineering Analysis – Structures
• Advanced Manufacturing Simulation
• Advanced Materials and Processes
• Applied ThermoFluids and CFD
• Computational Mechanics
• Mechanical Condition Monitoring
• Non Destructive Testing Methods
• Reliability & Availability Assessment

Electrical Engineering

• Antennas & Propagation
• Application development for Mobile Platforms
• Digital Communications
• Electrical Condition Monitoring
• Embedded Systems Application Development 1
• Embedded Systems Application Development 2
• Real-time Digital Signal Processing
• Wireless Communication Systems
• Wireless LAN’s