Open Enrollment

In this session, "Working Effectively in Teams," participants will delve into the core principles of successful teamwork. We will focus on understanding team dynamics, effective communication techniques, and strategies for resolving conflicts. Through practical examples, students will learn how to enhance collaboration, utilize individual strengths, and foster a positive and productive team environment.

Today’s leader must be versatile and adaptable. Effective leadership results in everything from increased workplace productivity and employee retention, to improved succession planning and, ultimately, a better bottom line. This course, a key component of our Leadership Development training, serves as the foundation for establishing high performing leaders and defines the relationship between trust, respect, and credibility, covers the importance of follow up and honoring commitments, provides tips for gaining trust and reviews the five dysfunctions of a team – how lack of trust will inhibit execution.

This training is designed for managers, department heads, front line supervisors, team leaders and coordinators whether they are new to the position or have been in a leadership role for years. 

Course Delivery
Blended Learning - Online, Self-Paced and Instructor Led

Participants will receive a link to the online portion of the course one week prior to the class date, to complete on their own. This is a 1 hour self-paced lesson. Participants will then join a 90 minute, virtual instructor-led class to review course material and apply knowledge through class activities.

Participants will be awarded a badge for each course they complete. A Leadership Development Certificate will be awarded to those participants completing all 7 courses within the certification.


Fees/Admission:
$140/session (Early-bird rate)
$170/session
$980.00 Full series price for all seven sessions

Today’s leader must be versatile and adaptable. Effective leadership results in everything from increased workplace productivity and employee retention, to improved succession planning and, ultimately, a better bottom line. This course, a key component of our Leadership Development training, serves as the foundation for establishing high performing leaders and defines the relationship between trust, respect, and credibility, covers the importance of follow up and honoring commitments, provides tips for gaining trust and reviews the five dysfunctions of a team – how lack of trust will inhibit execution.

This training is designed for managers, department heads, front line supervisors, team leaders and coordinators whether they are new to the position or have been in a leadership role for years. 

Course Delivery
Blended Learning - Online, Self-Paced and Instructor Led

Participants will receive a link to the online portion of the course one week prior to the class date, to complete on their own. This is a 1 hour self-paced lesson. Participants will then join a 90 minute, virtual instructor-led class to review course material and apply knowledge through class activities.

Participants will be awarded a badge for each course they complete. A Leadership Development Certificate will be awarded to those participants completing all 7 courses within the certification.


Fees/Admission:
$140/session (Early-bird rate)
$170/session
$980.00 Full series price for all seven sessions

Lean Tools

This set of courses cover some of the basic tools used in Lean implementations and the components that make up each. Participants will engage in a factory simulation for applied learning which will enable them to connect the tools to the hands-on experience. This training is designed for operators, supervisors, team leaders, coordinators, technicians and engineers.

Lean principles and lean tools have a very important role in various industrial sectors in today’s manufacturing world. The core idea of lean manufacturing is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste in the manufacturing process. In this class, participants will learn some of the most useful lean tools to use as part of a comprehensive lean implementation plan, achieving goals centered around reducing waste, improving efficiency and increasing customer value.


Courses Include:

2.1.1 Lean Tools: Introduction to Lean Manufacturing

• Define Lean and its history and understand how to use lean to improve processes;
• Review the House of Lean Principles along with Management Principles;
• Establish an understanding of non-value added (NVA) and value added (VA) work.

2.1.2 Lean Tools: Value Stream Mapping

• Understand how value moves through a value stream;
• Understand the current state value stream mapping symbols;
• Create a current state value stream map.

2.1.3 Lean Tools: 5S & Visual Management

• Know the 5S’s and the benefits of each;
• Be able to implement 5S throughout a facility and understand how to sustain it;
• Define the benefits of a visually managed workplace and how to spot abnormalities quickly.

2.1.4 Lean Tools: Quick Changeovers (SMED)

• Understand the quick changeover methodology and how to perform a quick changeover;
• Learn the difference between internal and external processes;
• Use the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle of systematic process improvement for Quick Changeover Implementation.

2.1.5 Lean Tools: Material Flow, Pull & Kanban Systems

• Understand the benefits of flow in a Lean system; difference between pull vs. push systems;
• Understand each of the 8 steps in using the Kaizen approach to flow;
• Define Kanban and uses for Kanban.

2.1.6 Lean Tools: Error Proofing (Poka-Yoke)

• Define and understand Error Proofing;
• Learn why Error Proofing is an important part of Lean;
• Learn the six methods of Error Proofing.

2.1.7 Lean Tools: Standardized Work & Single Point Lessons

• Understand how to create standardized work;
• Learn about the different types of Single Point Lessons and how they are used;
• Learn how to effectively create a Single Point Lesson.

Course Schedule:
8/13/24 - 8:30am - 12:00pm - 2.1.1 Intro to Lean Manufacturing
8/13/24 - 1:00pm - 4:30pm - 2.1.2 Value Stream Mapping

8/14/24 - 8:30am - 12:00pm - 2.1.3 5S & Visual Management
8/14/24 - 1:00pm - 4:30pm- 2.1.4 Quick Changeovers (SMED)

8/15/24 - 8:30am - 12:00pm - 2.1.5 Material Flow, Pull & Kanban Systems
8/15/24 - 1:00pm - 4:30pm - 2.1.6 Error Proofing (Poka-Yoke)

Today’s leader must be versatile and adaptable. Effective leadership results in everything from increased workplace productivity and employee retention, to improved succession planning and, ultimately, a better bottom line. All leaders must be able to establish goals and create a vision for how their teams can achieve individual and team goals that are integrated into higher level corporate goals. This course reviews creating SMART goals, prioritizing and developing action plans, introduces the 4 Disciplines of Execution, and discusses self-motivation and time management. 

This training is designed for managers, department heads, front line supervisors, team leaders and coordinators whether they are new to the position or have been in a leadership role for years. 

Course Delivery
Blended Learning - Online, Self-Paced and Instructor Led

Participants will receive a link to the online portion of the course one week prior to the class date, to complete on their own. This is a 1 hour self-paced lesson. Participants will then join a 90 minute, virtual instructor-led class to review course material and apply knowledge through class activities.

Participants will be awarded a badge for each course they complete. A Leadership Development Certificate will be awarded to those participants completing all 7 courses within the certification.


Fees/Admission:
$140/session (Early-bird rate)
$170/session
$980.00 Full series price for all seven sessions