Research has indicated a need for structured SENSORY SCIENCE TRAINING in the Irish food industry.

Our innovative and flexible approach allows you to choose a time frame and location to suit your busy schedule. While the following options are available, we can also design, develop and deliver customised sensory training to your staff when and where you want.

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The course is suitable for those who have experience of food science, who know the basics of sensory science and wish to recruit a sensory panel for use in their quality control or NPD programmes.

The course will be given by staff of Independent Sensory Services Ltd.*

Cost €400 (+ VAT)**

Please contact for further details and to receive a booking form and details of payment.

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Basic sensory training courses

Basic training courses take up a morning or an afternoon of staff time (3 hours) and can be given in your company or off-site at a convenient location.

These courses are suitable for those who are new to the food industry and/or have no experience of sensory science. Suitable for management requiring a refresher course, for those in marketing trading, etc who need to know the basics of sensory science or for newly recruited sensory assessors who would like to know a little about how important their job is.

Courses will be given by staff of Independent Sensory Services Ltd.*

Cost €200 (+ VAT)**

Please contact for further details.

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* The team at Independent Sensory Services Ltd. has considerable experience in providing sensory services for industry.

• Liz Sheehan has worked for over 19 years as a post-graduate researcher, post-doctorate researcher
  and lecturer in UCC, as well as more recently establishing and managing Independent Sensory Services Ltd.
• Siobhan O' Meara is a qualified food scientist with over ten years experience in the food industry. In addition to having completed her post-graduate research into novel instrumental flavour analysis techniques in UCC, she brings with her a wealth of experience in many areas of the food industry.

This combination of expertise offers participants excellent opportunities to develop their own skills and apply these in the workplace.

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** Cancellation Policy

• Fees are fully refundable on cancellation made 5 business days prior to the course start date.
• Participants cancelling between 3 and 5 days prior to the course are subject to 50% of the cost of the course fee.
• Participants who fail to attend or who cancel less than 3 days prior to the start of the course incur the full course fee.

Independent Sensory Services Ltd. reserves the right to modify the content, change instructor or cancel the course.