CPE-ASET (Centre for Professional Excellence in Applied Science, Engineering & Technology)
Funded by Northern Way, in partnership with 8 Northwest and Northeast universities, the Centre offers businesses professional development opportunities for employees with residential postcodes in NW, NE and Yorkshire, including Halton.
The applied science disciplines covered include:
- Biomedical Sciences
- Nanotechnology
- Engineering Design
- Digital Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Product Design and Manufacturing
- Investigative Sciences
- Medical Technology
Types of courses include tailored training programmes aimed at people working at a senior level, Short bite sized courses to meet the specific and immediate needs of organisations, innovative courses to enable adoption of new technologies, accredited and non-accredited courses and professional development opportunities.
Biomedical Sciences
- The science of fine chemical process development
- Drug stability – the chemistry of degradation
- State of the art techniques in analytical bioscience
- Quantitative laboratory skills in biomedical sciences
- Applied immunodiagnostics
Nanotechnology
- Fabrication of miniaturised devices and their applications
Engineering Design & Product Design & Manufacture
- Surface characterisation & metrology
- Introduction to tribology
- Introduction to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA)
- Introduction to 3D computer modelling of piping and plant
- Intermediate 3D computer modelling of piping and plant
- Metrology and co-ordinate measurement
- Virtual instrumentation using LabVIEW
- Working with stress concentrations
- Introduction to creating Interactive Web3D products
- Professional project management using advanced techniques
- Adopting enterprise integration systems
- From 2D CAD to 3D Virtual Reality Modelling
- Introduction to finite element analysis - time compression technologies.
- Introduction to Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Introduction to rapid prototype development
- Introduction to Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Introduction to robust design using Taguchi methods
- Structured problem solving to optimise product and process performance
- Measuring performance for value creation
- Advanced planning systems
- Measuring performance for value creation
Investigative Sciences
- Vehicle fire investigation for fire and forensic practitioners
- Forensic science for consumer law professionals
- Business management and digital security: developing a successful organisational strategy
Website: www.cpe-aset.co.uk
Email: cpe-aset@tees.ac.uk
Tel: 01642 384444