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Course Suggestions - CAO
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Develop safety procedures to be employed by workers operating equipment or working in close proximity to on-going chemical reactions.
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Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes.
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Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
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Conduct research to develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes.
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Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
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Perform tests and monitor performance of processes throughout stages of production to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure.
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Design and plan layout of equipment.
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Prepare estimate of production costs and production progress reports for management.
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Design measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on data collected in laboratory experiments and in pilot plant operations.
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Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents using controlled chemical processes.
LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION
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Each occupation is examined in terms of its employment profile (based on the data from the Quarterly National Household Survey by the Central Statistics Office (CSO)), recent employment trends and other available indicators on the demand and supply of skills.
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Labour / Skills shortage indicator
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Comments:
High level expertise
Growth Rate 2004 - 2009
This shows the average annual employment growth for the period. May be a guide to future trends
+1%
-0%
Part-time workers
This shows the percentage of part-time workers in the total employment of an occupation
Total employed in this occupation: 1700
%
Part-time
0%
100%
Full-time
Older workers
This shows the percentage of workers over 55 in the total employment of an occupation
%
Over 55
4%
96%
Under 55
Ratio of Male / Female workers
This shows the percentage of male and female workers in the total employment of an occupation
%
Male
80%
20%
Female
Non-Irish National workers
This shows the percentage of Irish national and non-Irish national workers in the total employment of an occupation
%
Non-Irish
12%
88%
Irish
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