Leadership 4 Growth - Technology and Life Sciences

The Leadership 4 Growth Programme is aimed at CEOs within the Technology and Life Science Sectors, who have the ambition and potential to achieve significant scale in their chosen markets.  The objective is to enhance the ambition within the companies and the sector, in order to grow the businesses to significant scale and to provide the CEOs with the leadership training in relation to both the business and personal leadership skills required to achieve significant growth.

For further information on the Leadership for Growth Technology & Life Sciences Programme, please contact:

Paula Carroll, Tel.+ 353 1 808 2561

Leadership 4 Growth - Construction

Following the success of the first two Leadership 4 Growth Programme, with a cohort of companies from the Software and later Lifesciences Sectors, this initiative has been extended to the construction sector.  The design of this programme is currently underway with assistance from an Advisory Board involving senior figures from leading companies, the CIF, IBEC, the International Construction Industry and Enterprise Ireland.  The proposed launch date for this programme is September 2008. 

For further information on Leadership for Growth Construction Programme, please contact:

Jean Mullen Tel: + 353 1 808 2585

Transform Programme

The Transform Programme is a strategic planning and change management programme for SMEs designed to help you through the difficulty of growing your business in these challenging times.  It is conducted in partnership with the IMI and contains residential workshops, 1:1 counselling and an overseas mission.  Firm evidence from previous participants is available to illustrate how this programme assisted them in achieving increased home and export sales and profitability.

For further information on the Transform Programme, please contact:

Ilena Scheuermann Tel: +353 1 808 2505

Wesley Mc Grath Tel: +353 1 808 2353

Masters (Management) International Business

This Masters in International Business programme will develop and enhance your managerial competencies for success in addressing the fundamental challenges that confront your organisation in the increasingly competitive international marketplace.

For further information on the Masters (Management) International Business Programme, please contact:

Michelle Lawlor Tel: +353 1 808 2317

Diploma in Management Practice for Consumer Foods Companies   

This very prestigious Management Development Programme, Diploma in Management Practice for Consumer Foods Companies,  has been in operation since 1995, is a practical one, funded by Enterprise Ireland and delivered by the Food Industry Training Unit, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University College Cork. A combination of in-company training and formal academic modules is designed to develop the management skills within the sector.  On completion of the programme, the successful graduate is awarded a Diploma in Management Practice - Consumer Foods.

For further information on the Diploma in Management Practice for Consumer Foods Companies Programme, please contact:

Laura Duggan Tel: + 353 208 2567

MBA Programme for the Seafood Sector

A Management Development Programme for growth and change.  This MBA Programme for the Seafood Sector for Owner/Senior Managers from differing seafood export business is designed, administered and funded by Enterprise Ireland in co-operation with BIM and is delivered by the Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education UK.

For further information on the MBA Programme for the Seafood Sector, please contact:

Laura Duggan Tel: + 353 208 2567

Alison Rylands Tel: + 353 808 2578

Strategic Management Development Programme for the Fashion and Clothing Sector

This programme is designed to focus four main issues within the Fashion Sector

• Strategic Planning
• Brand Development and Management
• Export Market Development
• Supply Chain Management
  Proposed start date for this programme is July 2008

For further information on the Strategic Management Development Programme for the Fashion and Clothing Sector, please contact:

Eileen Banks Tel: + 353 1 206 6242

Strategic Management Development Programme for Bakery and Dessert Sectors - Phase II

A group of 12 owners/managers from the Bakery and Dessert Sectors participated on a tailored management development programme that finished in January 2008.  The primary objective of this programme was to begin to create a critical mass of key people from bakery businesses with a common understanding of strategic business approaches, export marketing, organisational performance and systems to drive increased profitability in their businesses.  A second programme is planned for this sector in 2008.  This programme will build on the lessons learned to date, and participants from the first programme are driving this initiative.

For further information on the Strategic Management Development Programme for Bakery & Dessert Sectors Phase II, please contact:

Paula Carroll Tel: + 353 1 808 2561

Pat Chaney (HRDA) Tel: + 353 1 206 6387

Ann Cronin Tel: + 353 21 4800 225