Professional Development Workshops
Today, lifelong learning has become a reality for everyone. In order to thrive in this competitive economic climate, individuals and corporations actively seek and embrace continuing education. Trends indicate that receiving a certificate in a specific discipline provides professionals with the knowledge, skills and credentials needed to advance careers. A WPI certificate is highly recognized throughout the business community.
Workshops are available on an open enrollment basis for individuals as well as corporate delivery for organizations that have a number of people that would like to participate. Choose from over 50 workshops offering a wide array of topics ranging from management, leadership and project management to lean enterprise, geometric dimensioning and six sigma. By completing five related workshops you can earn a WPI certificate.
Certificate Programs
Project Management – Learn ways to save time and money by applying better project management techniques. In these very practical programs you will learn how to select, motivate and lead project team members. Acquire proven, workable techniques to help you identify and solve your most pressing project problems, and learn methods for maintaining close control of your projects.
Process Improvement – Develop the skills to help reduce costs, eliminate waste, and comply with national and international standards. No matter what industry you're in, improved quality processes will strengthen the competitive position of your company. These seminars provide you with the latest tools, techniques, and strategies that can help your organization gain a competitive advantage.
Six Sigma Process Improvement – This quality initiative is a structured, quantitative approach for driving improvements in your organization through the use of defined metrics in manufacturing, service and financial processes. A successful SSPI initiative brings about cultural changes that are necessary for continuous improvement.
Lean Enterprise - Learn the basic characteristics of Lean: high flexibility; low inventory; keeping a few "key" measurements; small (or no) repair areas; high performance teams; benchmarking; strong leadership. You will also learn how these characteristics must be applied at your organization to meet and beat your competition.
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing – This certificate program provides a means of specifying engineering design and drawing requirements with respect to actual functions and relationships of part features. With the growing demand for more specifically and economically stated engineering design requirements, today's manufacturing professionals must thoroughly understand this universal engineering language.
Leadership and Management Development – Learn the essential management and leadership skills needed to grow in today's highly competitive and rapidly changing business environment. Topics include: managing and leading teams; communicating with and motivating colleagues; managing resources well; solving problems creatively; negotiating effectively; and understanding the complexities of a global business environment.
For open enrollment information please visit our Individual Solutions webpage.
Workshops
Please visit our Workshops webpage for a complete listing of workshops available along with corresponding descriptions.
Hundreds of organizations offer corporate training. How can you choose the educational partner that is best for your company?
Workforce Development Training
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has approved funding for workforce development training for eligible Massachusetts companies. To remain productive and competitive, Massachusetts businesses need employers with up-to-date, leading-edge skills. To make that a reality, the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund awards grants that help businesses and labor organizations train the commonwealth's workers, enhancing their existing skills, and introducing them to new technologies, production methods and customer satisfaction tools. During the past four years, WPI has helped many Massachusetts companies develop and deliver programs to improve their business operations and practices through this initiative.
To learn more about how your company can qualify for this program, call +1-508-831-5517.
Why Choose WPI?
- Quality. Our instructors have extensive subject knowledge, practical industry experience and excellent communication skills. They receive consistently high ratings from our participants
- Customization. Our instructors and program director work closely with you to develop programs tailored to your company's needs. We help you target topics that are critical to your company's productivity and profitability.
- Convenience. Programs are designed to fit your schedule. You choose the time and the place convenient for your business cycle -- day or night, weekday or weekend. And since WPI's corporate programs can be presented at your company, on our campus, or at a nearby hotel or meeting facility, accessibility is never a problem.
- Confidentiality. With only your people in attendance, proprietary issues can be discussed openly and productively.
- Cost.Save a substantial amount on costs typically associated with professional development seminars! Eliminate employee travel and lodging expenses.
- Discount on Public Seminars.Companies participating in WPI's corporate training programs are eligible for generous discounts on public seminars.
- Comprehensive Materials. Participants receive detailed seminar workbooks and qualify for continuing education units (CEUs). WPI awards all participants personalized certificates of completion suitable for framing.
- Follow-up Documentation.At the conclusion of a corporate training program organizations receive a summary report, copies of sign-in sheets, certificates of completion, and evaluations.
- Applications Consulting.To help accelerate implementation, WPI's seminar leaders are available after customized training programs to work directly with your teams at your site to apply the skills learned!
For more information please contact Corporate and Professional Education at 508-831-5517 or e-mail us at cpe@wpi.edu.
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