Professional Certificate in Digital Facility Layout Planning

University College Dublin

Ireland, Dublin

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University College Dublin

Ireland , Dublin

Key Facts

Program Level

Certificate

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

Online

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines25-Sep-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 9 month(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 210 / credit

Next Intake 25-Sep-2026

Professional Certificate in Digital Facility Layout Planning

About

This Professional Certificate is an opportunity for academic / technological institutions and companies to upskill students and staff towards expanding their digital manufacturing capabilities. The flexible nature of this professional certificate makes it a perfect fit for applicants with rather tight or inflexible workload, especially industrial practitioners.

Professional Certificate in Digital Facility Layout Planning (DigitalPlan) will offer a learning path that will equip engineering and manufacturing employees, especially from SMEs, as well as engineering students and professionals to understand in depth the theory and practice related to facility layout design and planning, using digital manufacturing solutions.

The digitalisation of manufacturing activities goes hand in hand with improved management practices and corporate performance but a vast majority of the engineering and manufacturing workforce lacks the necessary digital skills. This Professional Certificate is an opportunity for academic / technological institutions and companies to upskill students and staff towards expanding their digital manufacturing capabilities.

This is a fully online flexible professional certificate where learners will receive the content fully online via skillsmove.eu learning platform (managed by European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)). Upon completing the designated learning paths on skillsmove.eu platform, the learners will apply the acquired knowledge on a case study which will help them sharpen their skills further.

September or January Start Date:
Please note we have both a September and January start date for this professional certificate.

Individual Modules:
For students that are not in a position to take on the full programme a number of the modules on this programme can be taken individually via the Advance Centre catalogue. Most modules are online so that you can fit study around your work and life.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelors degree with a minimum of 180 ECTS credits or equivalent academic qualifications from an internationally recognised university with a minimum of 2.2 degree GPA. Degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or Industrial Engineering are preferred but applicants from related Science, Technology, Arts and Mathematics backgrounds will be considered on a case by case basis.

You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme. Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page for further information. Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage.

English Program Requirements

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Taught Master's: A minimum overall score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version. The non-academic version is not accepted.

Research Programmes: A minimum overall score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version. The non-academic version is not accepted.

IELTS Indicator: A minimum overall score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band. This test will be accepted for 2022/23 and 2023/24 intake.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Taught Master's: A minimum score of 100 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in each section.

Research Programmes: A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in each section.

TOEFL iBT Home: A minimum score of 100 is required with a score of at least 20 in each section.

Duolingo Test of English (DET)

UCD has approved the use of the Duolingo Test of English (DET) for the 2024/25 intake.
An overall score of 130 will be accepted with no section below 110.

Please note that this does not apply to the CEMS MiM / MSc in International Management. In the case of the CEMS MiM the Duolingo English Test will not be accepted.

Career

The short-term advantage of this Professional Certificate will be educating the current and future manufacturing workforce to design/redesign manufacturing facilities. Utilising such a digital decision support system will result in constantly reducing product development lead times, engineering and manufacturing costs, while improving production performance, product quality and eventual customer satisfaction.

In the long term, participating in this Professional Certificate will increase the digital capabilities of the manufacturing workforce, in line with Industry 4.0 strategies, making learners a quite attractive candidate for manufacturing job market.