NAS Training Centre to host Chamber Business after Hours

The NAS Training Centre, based in the Cleaboy Business Park, will host a Business after Hours, in association with Waterford Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday, May 1^st.

The state of the art training facility has gained a reputation as one of the region’s leading conference and training venues and May’s open event will give businesses and trainers the opportunity to learn about the facilities and courses on offer.

According to Ray Power, General Manager of NAS Training Centre, the portfolio of courses has grown exponentially since it opened in 2006.  “The NAS Training Centre hosts a wide range of academic and practical courses for different sectors and disciplines.”

“We have proactively sought to work with strategic partners in developing a broad portfolio of training courses.  We are working with an array of local and national trainers, such as the I.I.T.D., Mary Daly and Associates and Darlington Consulting.”

“Our partnership with Adult Continuing Education at UCC has been very successful and has seen the centre run courses in Autism Studies and Disability Studies.”

“We are currently engaged in our second Irish Times Digital Media training course and the feedback has been excellent.  This course is aimed at any organisation, business or individual that wants to gain a better understanding of the ever evolving digital landscape and the trainers comprise of some of the most well regarded names on the digital media landscape, such as Eoin Kennedy of Knudger, Maeve Kneasey of Elucidate and Conor Pope of the Irish Times, amongst other industry experts” Ray added.

The NAS Training Centre also provides facilities for companies wishing to hold off site meetings or conferences.  “We have developed the centre so that it provides state of the art facilities, in a bright and spacious setting, plenty of free parking and catering facilities, which have been proven to encourage and nurture optimum performance from all participants.”

The NAS Training Centre Business after Hours takes place at Unit 3, Cleaboy Business Park, Old Kilmeaden Road on Thursday, May 1^st at 6pm.  For further information or to book your place call Waterford Chamber on 051 872639 or email sheila.quinn@waterfordchamber.ie.

UCC’s Adult Continuing Education comes to Waterford

University College Cork has introduced a suite of its Adult Continuing Education (ACE) courses which will commence in Waterford in September.

ACE at University College Cork is the longest established dedicated centre for adult and lifelong learning in the Irish University system.  Over the past several decades ACE has developed a strong tradition of delivering university accredited Continuing Professional Development and Executive Education courses to hundreds of professionals in a wide range of disciplines.

The suite of courses, which will commence at the NAS Training Centre in the Cleaboy Business Park in September, was officially launched by the Mayor of Waterford, Cllr. Jim D’Arcy this week.

Commenting on the launch of the portfolio of courses, Waterford native, Ms. Lyndsey El Amoud, ACE Business Development Officer, was delighted that the highly acclaimed courses will be available in Waterford.

“These courses will offer those in Waterford and the South East the opportunity to progress their careers or to get back into the jobs market.  All of the courses are fully accredited by UCC, with participants registering as UCC students and graduating at UCC upon completion.”

“The choice of courses is quite broad and will have a wide appeal to people who are either currently in the workforce wishing to up-skill, acquire new skills and competencies or those who are unemployed and considering their career options.”

Lyndsey added, “A number of these programmes are also accredited by nationally and internationally recognised professional bodies, including the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD).”

The Mayor of Waterford, Cllr. Jim D’Arcy said that the suite of courses is a welcome addition to the adult education landscape in Waterford and added that he had no doubt the project would be just as much a success in Waterford as it is in the other outreach centres of Kerry and Limerick.

The courses range from NFQ Levels 7 to 9 and include, among others, a Higher Diploma in Safety, Health and Welfare at Work, a Higher Diploma in Learning, Development and Work-Based Training and a Masters in Personal and Management Coaching.

The courses will be held in the NAS Training Centre, in the Cleaboy Business Park.  Since opening its doors in Waterford in 2006, the NAS Training Centre has earned a reputation for excellence in providing a wide range of training courses and programmes set in a centrally located state of the art facility.

To find out more about the programmes log onto www.ucc.ie or contact ACE on 021 4904700.