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Upcoming Training Courses

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Apr 2024

April 23, 2024 at 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Building the right culture is a key to achieving organizational success. Strategic alignment of organizational vision, mission, and values within every level of the organization is a must for us to achieve this success. This course shows the way. Participants learn how to take overall vision, mission and, values and break them down to each level within the organization to align them with our day-to-day activities and decision making.

April 24, 2024 at 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has gained significant popularity and recognition as a versatile manufacturing process. It offers unique advantages for low-volume production, enabling cost-effective and efficient manufacturing of complex parts without the need for traditional tooling or molds. In the case of supply chain disruption, it can also provide a critical solution to an urgent production challenge.

May 2024

May 7, 2024 at 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

It has been said that a true leader has no fear.  Self-confidence is a critical trait for every leader to possess in the right balance.  Trust is the glue that holds every relationship together.  While trust is a simple thing, it is not always easy to accomplish.  In this course, participants will learn reliable principles and methods for building trust that every header can use.  Participants will have the opportunity to select the key skills that they can practice to gain the ease of genuine self-confidence and use reliable methods for building trust with others.

May 8, 2024 at 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

PowerPoint is Microsoft’s powerful and easy-to-use presentation program. In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics of PowerPoint 2016, including navigating the PowerPoint interface, developing a presentation, editing and enhancing text, and adding graphics, charts, and tables.

May 14, 2024 at 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Quick changeover is a lean manufacturing technique that can improve manufacturing efficiency by significantly decreasing changeover time. Quicker changeovers can reduce manufacturing costs and increase flexibility.

In this workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of set-up reduction in applying quick-change thinking to any type of setup or industry. This training focuses on attaining quick changeover through the systematic elimination of the internal components of a setup while streamlining the final procedure.

May 21, 2024 at 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Statistical process control (SPC) involves using statistics – numbers and data – to measure and control the quality of a process. Manufacturers use SPC to reduce reject rates, save money and time, and ultimately consistently deliver products that meet customers’ requirements. In this all-day workshop, which includes numerous hands-on activities and realistic examples, you’ll learn about SPC concepts that you can easily apply to your everyday work in manufacturing or quality.

May 22, 2024 at 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Operational Technology (OT) refers to the hardware and software systems designed to monitor and control physical processes with real-time data. As manufacturers strive to connect more of their machinery and manufacturing technology to their corporate network to gain operational insights, a secure OT network becomes critical.

Without proper precautions, a compromised or damaged OT could affect an entire network. Risks to OT can be reduced by understanding specific threats or vulnerabilities and implementing technical and non-technical controls to mitigate the vulnerabilities.

May 28, 2024 at 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, effective supply chain management and procurement are more essential than ever for organizational success. The ability to secure effective terms in supply agreements and negotiate strategically with suppliers can significantly help provide value and competitive advantage to a company.

This workshop will cover the principles of supply agreements and supplier negotiations. It is designed to provide an understanding of the legal concepts and considerations, contract elements, contract types, and supplier performance management to contracts. Critical components of a strong contract will be better understood and applied to create a win-win agreement outcome both in the short term and long term with supplier partners.

Jun 2024

June 4, 2024 at 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Effective leadership is a key component to organizational success.  But what does it mean to lead effectively?

In this workshop, you’ll learn the keys to effective leadership and assess your own leadership strengths and weaknesses.

June 5, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Master the essential HR Core Competencies while learning how to apply best-practice techniques in a changing environment.  These courses will give you the know-how needed to put together an Action Plan based on your organization to help make an immediate impact.

Ask about grants available for the full curriculum.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

June 5, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Session 1:  Meeting Legal & Organizational Needs

In this session we will discuss Federal & State employment law topics and how they impact employment decisions.  We will also review the importance of aligning organizational goals to people and HR priorities.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

June 11, 2024 at 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, or FMEA, is a structured approach used to identify ways in which a product or process can fail, estimate risk associated with specific causes, and prioritize actions that should be taken to reduce risk. In this full-day workshop, you’ll learn about design FMEAs (DFMEA) as described by AIAG in the June 2019 publication Failure Mode and Effect Analysis – FMEA Handbook by AIAG and VDA, including the format and content of DFMEAs.

June 12, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Session 2:  Effective Recruiting Practices

In this session we will discuss best practice recruiting strategies, screening/interviewing practices, and candidate selection.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

June 18, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Session 3:  Effective Hiring & Onboarding Practices

In this session we will review the key practices and legal areas of the offer process and pre-employment screening.  We will also review Orientation Programs for successful culture and job acclimation.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

June 26, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Session 4:  Career Development & Training

In this session we will review employee training & development plans, learning and evaluation methods, as well as key practices of Succession Planning.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

Jul 2024

July 10, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Session 5: Growing Company Culture & Champions

In this session we will review HR’s role in growing company culture, change management, leadership mentoring, and effective communication.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

July 16, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Session 6: Performance Management, Engagement & Retention

In this session we will review Performance Management practices, measuring engagement, retention strategies, and diversity & inclusion.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

July 24, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Session 7: Total Rewards:  Benefits and Compensation

In this session we will review compensation structures, legal requirements around compensation & benefits, as well as benefit trends and benchmarking.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

July 30, 2024 at 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Daniel Goleman contends, “IQ determines the careers and professionals people enter, but EQ (emotional intelligence quotient) determines how far they get in that career or profession.”  Emotional intelligence is the ability to comprehend value and manage the emotions of one’s self and others.  It is an essential skill for leaders and for a project team environment.  Leaders need self-awareness, self-discipline, motivation, social competence, and empathy, but our society isn’t development people with these competencies.

This workshop explores the importance of using emotional intelligence for creating a stronger leadership model.

July 31, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Session 8: Effective Investigations, Coaching, Conflict Resolution & Offboarding

In this session we will review key practices for successful employment related investigations, coaching, and conflict resolution.  We will also review effective offboarding practices and the legal considerations around this.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

Aug 2024

August 6, 2024 at 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

This five-day workshop provides the basic skills and knowledge you need to work with the programmable logic controllers (PLCs) found in a typical manufacturing plant.  The course begins with a review of relay logic, and then you’ll learn PLC programming, including general logic, timers, counters, and math functions, followed by human-machine interface (HMI) programming.  The workshop includes hands-on labs where you will practice implementing what you have learned on a self-contained PLC system.

PLCs used in this workshop are from Automation Direct, but the basic PLC knowledge and skills you will learn are easily transferable between PLC systems.

August 21, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Session 9: HR Best Practices & Reporting Metrics

In this session we will review key HR metrics and reporting, employee handbook best practices, recordkeeping, and administrative automation.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

August 28, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Session 10: Safety Overview & Application Wrap-Up

In this session we will review safety policies, OSHA reporting, effective investigations for safety, harassment or bullying, and drug/alcohol policies with handling of reasonable suspicion situations.  We will also provide a wrap-up of all sessions with questions and feedback.

You can earn SHRM credits in the process!

Oct 2024

October 29, 2024 at 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Conflict is a common problem in any organization that has people.  Often, leaders are uncomfortable dealing with conflict because they do not have a process that keeps emotions under control.  The good news is that an understanding of conflict, why it occurs, and how to manage it can help you turn a conflict situation into a positive opportunity for improvement.  Participants will also have the opportunity to identify the key skills that they can practice to improve their ability to handle conflict in a productive way.

Positioning our community for growth! Some of the following services are provided through on-site training/analysis projects and workshops:

• Cyber Security Compliance
• Energy Efficiency & Sustainability
• Internal Auditor Training (IATF)
• Leadership Development
• Lean Manufacturing
• Lean Office
• Quality Improvement
• Quality Systems (ISO)
• Six Sigma
• Supply Chain Services
• Training Within Industry (TWI)

Next Level Jobs—part of Governor Holcomb’s Next Level Indiana agenda—aims to equip working-age Hoosiers and Indiana employers with the training and skills they need to succeed in the 21st Century economy. Developed in partnership by the Governor, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development with support from the Indiana General Assembly, Next Level Jobs features two targeted grant programs:

• Workforce Ready Grant program for working-age Hoosiers
• Employer Training Grant program for Indiana employers
• Rapid Recovery Program Expansion