INNOVATION VOUCHERS INITIATIVE
DIRECTORY OF SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
Belfast Metropolitan College
Knowledge Provider
Belfast Metropolitan College
Address
e3 Building, Springvale Campus, 400 Springfield Road, Belfast, BT12 7DU
Contact Name
Nuala Kilmartin
Telephone Number
02890 265052
Email Address
nkilmartin@belfastmet.ac.uk
Belfast Met’s
New Springvale
Campus
Belfast
Met’s
Springvale
Campus
entrepreneurship and enterprise (e3).
promotes
employability,
The building provides industry standard facilities including: an animation
and digital editing suite, TV and radio production studios, a hospitality
training facility and manufacturing and engineering facilities for product
innovation. e3 is a model for the innovative use of new and emerging
technologies with resources for the testing and demonstration of
renewable energies.
The 5000 sq metre building creates a vibrant partnership between the
College and businesses across the city and helps to drive economic
regeneration and stimulate enterprise. Activities delivered at the campus
will underpin the needs of small to medium businesses in industry sectors
which have been identified as having growth potential.
Students are encouraged to use their learning and project experiences to
identify new business opportunities and are supported to progress into
e3's business incubation and hatchery units. These fledging businesses
can utilise specialised equipment to help grow their business
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Department
Specific Services Offered
Business &
Management
Belfast Met is the number one provider of knowledge transfer partnerships within Further
Educational Institutes in Northern Ireland. The College offer services in the following
areas:
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Fashion and
Textiles
Belfast Met offer a wide range of services in the areas of Fashion, Textiles and Design,
such as:
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ICT & Multimedia
Pattern Construction
Garment Construction – sewing techniques
Textile Properties
Sourcing overseas – factors that have shaped this trend
Quality Control aspects – Colour, Design, Garment performance, Defect-free goods
Use of relevant Computer Aided Design Packages i.e. Photoshop and Coral Draw
Business Improvement Techniques
Store planning
Visual merchandising
Belfast Met is a Centre of Excellence in the development and implementation of
professional IT certifications and has partnered with HP and Prodigy Learning to launch
the first ever HP Institute in Northern Ireland. Belfast Met can assist you by providing:
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Specialised Market Research
Strategic Management
Business Improvement Processes
Tailored Training
Business Model Development
Innovation Audit
Service Development and Delivery
Change Management
Supply Chain Management
Media training for organisations and individuals
Executive coaching in Media techniques and presentation skills
Facility hire for radio and/or TV broadcast
Software Engineering mentoring and training e.g. Java, Unix, Agile Development
Mobile Web and HTML5 Mentoring and training
iPhone and Android Mentoring and Training
Digital Media Training – Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro
Technology, Website and/or System Audit
Composites
Manufacturing
& Design
Belfast Met is a Centre of Excellence in Composites Training. Our new composites
facility contains manufacturing equipment capable of delivering aerospace grade quality.
Belfast Met can assist your business with:
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Renewables &
Sustainability
Design for Manufacture
Wet lay-up
Pre-Preg lay-up
Resin Infusion
Vacuum bagging
Repair
Set-up advice
Specialized Research
Manufacturing Consultancy
Belfast Met is a stakeholder in the Energy Skills Training Network; a Northern Ireland
based collaborative network aiming to promote the development of on and offshore
energy skills within the region. The College continues to work directly with industry to
promote the development of skills within the wind turbine sector.
Through utilisation of an innovation voucher the college can assist your business by
providing:
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Science
Customised/Specialised Training
Energy Audit
Energy Management
Feasibility Study on Renewable Alternatives
Belfast Met works in partnership with key industry bodies such as BioBusiness and
COGENT. Belfast Met can offer our services in a wide range of areas to include:
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Sustainable Development
Laboratory Skills and Management
Environmental Science/Conservation
Businesses can also avail of the use and/or hire of industry-standard analytical
equipment and technical support to include:
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HPLC
GLC
UV/Visible Spectrophotometry
IR Spectrophotometry
A Diastron unit (fibre strength and elasticity)
Technology
Belfast Met’s Electrical and Electronic Engineering department recently achieved a rare
Grade 1 from the Education and Training Inspectorate showcasing the quality of work
produced. The College can assist your business by providing the following service:
 CAD: AutoCAD and AutoCAD Inventor (32 Workstations)
 CNC: linked to Master CAM. (Fanuc and Heidenhain Controls)
 Traditional Turning and Milling
 Pneumatics & Hydraulics
 Component Measurement and Inspection
 Maintenance Engineering
 Lean Manufacturing
Fabrication & Welding (Light & Heavy Engineering)
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Bench Fitting
 Sheet Metal
 Welding including TAG’s, MAG’s, MMA
 Quality Assurance to ISO 9001/2/3
 Practical Set-up Advice and Research
Foundry Engineering
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Casting: Bronze, Aluminium, Zinc, Lead, Brass
Processes supported: Lost Foam, Lost Wax, Rubber Moulding, Sand Casting
Electrical Engineering
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Circuit Design, E-CAD for circuit simulation, Printed Circuit Board Artwork
Prototype Fabrication
Panel Building/Motor Control
Industrial Automation such as Panel Relays, Contactors
Manufacturing Control Processes to include Injection Moulding, Water Pumps, Door
Control Systems, etc.
Emergency Lighting, Fire Alarm Systems
SCADA for Remote Monitoring and Telemetry
Hardware Development to support embedded software
Open Source Software
Networking Capability
Packaging and Design
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Graphic Design
Print Management
Package Manufacture
Graphic Communication