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The Center offers the following areas of focus for leaders, supervisors and managers to better engage their workforce and strengthen leadership.
Leadership training
SUPERVISOR SKILLS (CEUs: 2.8 | pdcs: 28)
This 32-hour interactive course will equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed become effective leaders and supervisors. Each class section will contain key aspects of effective leadership, equipping participants with the knowledge and skills to thrive in today’s manufacturing management environment... Learn More
SUPERVISOR SKILLS 2.0-SUSTAINED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (CEUs: 1.5 | pdcs: 15)
The Center’s 18-hour Supervisor Skills 2.0 course will further equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to become effective leaders. Participants in this interactive course will become acquainted with additional leadership skills necessary to relate to subordinates, peers and their managers in a productive and efficient manner... Learn More
PRACTICAL APPROACH TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT (CEUs:1.4)
Gain the fundamental project management tools to effectively manage and complete projects. Whether you are a newly assigned project manager or have been in the field for years but want to strengthen your approach, this course is for you... Learn More
EMERGING LEADERS IN MANUFACTURING CERTIFICATION
Offered through Schoolcraft College, and in collaboration with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, this certification provides students with the skills needed to be on the path to success within the world of manufacturing. This program is open to people new to manufacturing and to those who are looking to grow within the industry... Learn More
Finance for the non-financial manager
This class exposes non-financial managers to financial concepts that are relevant to managing any type of business, with an additional focus on manufacturing... Learn More
APPLIED PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Avoid the high cost and waste of poor planning. A disciplined approach to project management can greatly reduce the pains of project cost overruns, schedule and deployment delays, and decreasing customer satisfaction... Learn More
DISC
Improve your team’s effectiveness by increasing your understanding of different work styles... Learn More
GET MORE DONE
Improve your personal productivity by assessing your workflow, planning improvements using core principles, and turning your skills into daily practice. This Active Learning Model (ALM) class will have you applying your skills immediately... Learn More
CUlture
BUILDING BETTER TEAMS
Through a variety of activities, participants will experience challenges teams face in the workplace. Team members will also learn how to analyze and discuss behavioral characteristics of people. These individual attributes contribute to mutual trust, allowing teams to learn from each other by sharing information, skills and experiences... Learn More
BUILDING YOUR EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE (CEUs: 1.4 | pdcs: 14)
In this two-day session, participants examine an employee experience framework along with the required HR systems. An Employee Experience Maturity Model is used to build a unique plan to cultivate a stronger employer brand, improve employee engagement and enable improved business results... Learn More
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (pdcs: 7)
Emotional intelligence (EI) is a key ingredient in creating and sustaining a successful culture and working environment. Individuals who have achieved EI have the ability to understand and manage their own emotions, as well as recognize, understand and influence the emotions of others... Learn More
employee retention & engagement (ceus: 1.6 | pdcs: 16)
Over the course of four, 4-hour sessions spanning four weeks, this class explores how to effectively build and maintain a healthy company culture. Exercises involve analyzing the current culture, creating a vision for the intended culture and building an actionable culture transition plan... Learn More
HARASSMENT & DISCRIMINATION AWARENESS (pdcs: 4)
Employers recognize effective harassment training to be an important part of creating a safe workplace for all. Many organizations are experiencing a rise in workplace harassment complaints and realizing strong training, regardless of being legally required, is necessary to address potential risks... Learn More
MANUFACTURING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (CEUs: 1.4 | pdcs: 14)
This training is designed for students who are new to the manufacturing environment. Manufacturing Skills Development focuses on Quality Management Systems, Problem Solving Skills, Lean Manufacturing, and Culture and Motivation and provides a foundational understanding of the processes, approach and culture needed to run an efficient operation... Learn More
SPREADSHEET MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION TO SPREADSHEET MANAGEMENT
This interactive course focuses on the fundamentals of Microsoft Excel. Following along with the instructor, students will use The Center's laptops to explore the capabilities of Excel... Learn More
ADVANCED SPREADSHEET MANAGEMENT
Do you want to take your Microsoft Excel skills to a new level? Join The Center for an interactive course focusing on the advanced features of Excel. Following along with the instructor, students will use The Center's laptops to explore the capabilities of Excel. It's time to work more effectively and efficiently with Excel... Learn More
VIRTUAL CLASSES
virtual: APPLIED PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Avoid the high cost and waste of poor planning. A disciplined approach to project management can greatly reduce the pains of project cost overruns, schedule and deployment delays, and decreasing customer satisfaction. This course satisfies the educational requirements to sit for the Project Management Professional certification (PMP)... Learn More
virtual: Project Management Fundamentals
Get acquainted with the discipline of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria. This course leaves the learners with actual examples of the most common project management tools and focuses on how a project is a temporary endeavor designed to produce a unique product, service or result with a defined beginning and end... Learn More
virtual: DISC
Improve your team’s effectiveness by increasing your understanding of different work styles... Learn More
virtual: Finance for the non-financial manager
This live, online class exposes non-financial managers to financial concepts that are relevant to managing any type of business, with an additional focus on manufacturing... Learn More
virtual: FRONTLINE LEADER
Provide frontline leaders the tools to improve communication, engagement, and productivity of frontline workers. Leaders will become more competent and confident resulting in increased employee engagement, better productivity, higher employee satisfaction and reduced turnover... Learn More
virtual: GET MORE DONE
The Center's Get More Done virtual class allows participants to improve their personal productivity by assessing workflow, planning improvements using core principles, and turning skills into daily practice. This Active Learning Model (ALM) class will have you applying your skills immediately... Learn More
virtual: TRAIN THE ONLINE TRAINER
Increase effectiveness and confidence as an online trainer. Use our six-step Active Learning Model to develop high-energy training sessions that are effective and result in measurable outcomes... Learn More
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