Certificate In Compost Facility Operation
SPECIAL PURPOSE AWARD (10 CREDITS) LEVEL 6
Programme Code: SG_SCOMP_L6 Mode: Classroom
Composting Operator Training Programme Content
- Definitions and Biology of Composting
- Composting Process
- Composting Technologies
- Process Control
- Potential Environmental Impacts & Environmental Management
- Compliance with Regulatory Framework
- Health and Safety
- Facility Maintenance
- Compost Uses and Marketing
- Community Relations
Full details of individual modules are available in the official documentation here.
Accreditation: The programme was developed in association with Cré (The Composting Association of Ireland) and FÁS and is accredited as a “Certificate in Compost Facility Operation” (Special Purpose Award Certificate, Level 6, 10 Credits). It is equivalent to a 10 Credit Module of a Higher Certificate in Science. Normally a Higher Certificate is taken over two years full-time in a third level institute and involves achieving a total of 120 Credits.
Delivery: The programme is delivered over 6 days, comprising three blocks of 2 days over a period of two months. The programme comprises lectures and site visits to a large green waste composting facility (windrow technology), a small green waste composting facility and food waste composting facility (In- vessel/Animal By- Product Facility). The students are required to complete reports of site visits and other assignments and to undertake an exam at the end of the programme. The programme is delivered off-campus at locations close to Dublin.
The programme will be limited to a maximum of 30 students per programme. The programme will be provided and managed by the Institute of Technology, Sligo on behalf of Cré.
Fees: €1,875. (€312.50 per day.)
PROGRAMME Co-ordinator: Percy Foster, Cré
Email: percy@cre.ie Tel: 0868129260
FURTHER INFORMATION
The School of Science
Tel: 071 9137249
Email: odl@itsligo.ie