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	October 2019
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		1 Lean Specialist Certificate Program - Session 1 Lean Specialist Certificate Program - Session 1 Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 1, 2019 - 5:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: NEPIRC’s Lean Specialist Certificate Program is a series of courses that covers the concepts and tools manufacturing professionals need to support Continuous Improvement efforts in today’s challenging work environment. The curriculum encompasses the technical and interpersonal skills required to implement sustainable improvements in productivity, quality and workplace safety. This program is ideal for individuals of all levels and designed to be appropriate for companies at all stages of their lean journey. More details... •	2 Project Management Certificate Program (Session 4) Project Management Certificate Program (Session 4) Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 2, 2019 - 3:00 pm Location: NEPIRC Innovation Lab Description: This program teaches the basics of project management: terminology, creating a project charter, defining project scope, developing the project plan & work breakdown structures (WBS), using MS Project, and leading and communicating with teams. Attendees are typically new to project management or in the early stages of their project management careers. However, any professional can benefit from efficient and effective project management. After completing the program, attendees will know how to set realistic expectations with project teams, build schedules, allocate resources, lead change and manage budgets. This course will satisfy the 35 hour requirement to sit for the PMP designation. More details... •	3 8 WK Leadership Development Essentials (Session 2) 8 WK Leadership Development Essentials (Session 2) Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 3, 2019 - 12:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: Leadership Development Essentials is a series of eight (8) highly interactive sessions that utilize a variety of instructional techniques including: group discussions, role playing, self-assessments, homework, and practical applications. Participants are encouraged to bring real life issues to each session to facilitate on-the-job application of the skills learned. More details... •	4	5
6	7	8 Lean Specialist Certificate Program - Session 2 Lean Specialist Certificate Program - Session 2 Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 8, 2019 - 5:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: NEPIRC’s Lean Specialist Certificate Program is a series of courses that covers the concepts and tools manufacturing professionals need to support Continuous Improvement efforts in today’s challenging work environment. The curriculum encompasses the technical and interpersonal skills required to implement sustainable improvements in productivity, quality and workplace safety. This program is ideal for individuals of all levels and designed to be appropriate for companies at all stages of their lean journey. More details... •	9	10 8 WK Leadership Development Essentials (Session 3) 8 WK Leadership Development Essentials (Session 3) Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 10, 2019 - 12:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: Leadership Development Essentials is a series of eight (8) highly interactive sessions that utilize a variety of instructional techniques including: group discussions, role playing, self-assessments, homework, and practical applications. Participants are encouraged to bring real life issues to each session to facilitate on-the-job application of the skills learned. More details... •	11	12
13	14	15 Lean Specialist Certificate Program - Session 3 Lean Specialist Certificate Program - Session 3 Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 15, 2019 - 5:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: NEPIRC’s Lean Specialist Certificate Program is a series of courses that covers the concepts and tools manufacturing professionals need to support Continuous Improvement efforts in today’s challenging work environment. The curriculum encompasses the technical and interpersonal skills required to implement sustainable improvements in productivity, quality and workplace safety. This program is ideal for individuals of all levels and designed to be appropriate for companies at all stages of their lean journey. More details... •	16 Project Management Certificate Program (Session 5) Project Management Certificate Program (Session 5) Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 16, 2019 - 3:00 pm Location: NEPIRC Innovation Lab Description: This program teaches the basics of project management: terminology, creating a project charter, defining project scope, developing the project plan & work breakdown structures (WBS), using MS Project, and leading and communicating with teams. Attendees are typically new to project management or in the early stages of their project management careers. However, any professional can benefit from efficient and effective project management. After completing the program, attendees will know how to set realistic expectations with project teams, build schedules, allocate resources, lead change and manage budgets. This course will satisfy the 35 hour requirement to sit for the PMP designation. More details... •	17 8 WK Leadership Development Essentials (Session 4) 8 WK Leadership Development Essentials (Session 4) Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 17, 2019 - 12:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: Leadership Development Essentials is a series of eight (8) highly interactive sessions that utilize a variety of instructional techniques including: group discussions, role playing, self-assessments, homework, and practical applications. Participants are encouraged to bring real life issues to each session to facilitate on-the-job application of the skills learned. More details... •	18	19
20	21	22 Lean Specialist Certificate Program - Session 4 Lean Specialist Certificate Program - Session 4 Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 22, 2019 - 5:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: NEPIRC’s Lean Specialist Certificate Program is a series of courses that covers the concepts and tools manufacturing professionals need to support Continuous Improvement efforts in today’s challenging work environment. The curriculum encompasses the technical and interpersonal skills required to implement sustainable improvements in productivity, quality and workplace safety. This program is ideal for individuals of all levels and designed to be appropriate for companies at all stages of their lean journey. More details... •	23 Project Management Certificate Program (Session 6) Project Management Certificate Program (Session 6) Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 23, 2019 - 3:00 pm Location: NEPIRC Innovation Lab Description: This program teaches the basics of project management: terminology, creating a project charter, defining project scope, developing the project plan & work breakdown structures (WBS), using MS Project, and leading and communicating with teams. Attendees are typically new to project management or in the early stages of their project management careers. However, any professional can benefit from efficient and effective project management. After completing the program, attendees will know how to set realistic expectations with project teams, build schedules, allocate resources, lead change and manage budgets. This course will satisfy the 35 hour requirement to sit for the PMP designation. More details... •	24 8 WK Leadership Development Essentials (Session 5) 8 WK Leadership Development Essentials (Session 5) Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 24, 2019 - 12:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: Leadership Development Essentials is a series of eight (8) highly interactive sessions that utilize a variety of instructional techniques including: group discussions, role playing, self-assessments, homework, and practical applications. Participants are encouraged to bring real life issues to each session to facilitate on-the-job application of the skills learned. More details... •	25	26
27	28	29 Lean Specialist Certificate Program - Session 5 Lean Specialist Certificate Program - Session 5 Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 29, 2019 - 5:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: NEPIRC’s Lean Specialist Certificate Program is a series of courses that covers the concepts and tools manufacturing professionals need to support Continuous Improvement efforts in today’s challenging work environment. The curriculum encompasses the technical and interpersonal skills required to implement sustainable improvements in productivity, quality and workplace safety. This program is ideal for individuals of all levels and designed to be appropriate for companies at all stages of their lean journey. More details... Six Sigma Green Belt Training (Session 1) Six Sigma Green Belt Training (Session 1) Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 29, 2019 - 5:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: Six Sigma is a problem solving methodology that uses statistical tools and techniques to greatly reduce the frequency of defect and errors within products and services. Six Sigma initiatives increase customer satisfaction and decrease operating costs by identifying, analyzing and eliminating variation within production, business administration and customer service processes so that defects and errors can be measured in units per million or even units per billion. More details... • •	30 No Cost Talent Succession Planning - TUNKHANNOCK No Cost Talent Succession Planning - TUNKHANNOCK Starts: 11:00 am Ends: October 30, 2019 - 1:00 pm Location: T & C Grill, 420 Tioga W Plaza, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 Description: Talent Succession Planning is a deliberate and systematic effort by an organization to ensure leadership continuity in key positions, retain and develop intellectual and knowledge capital for the future, and encourage individual advancement. Organizations with talent succession planning processes foster a skills-oriented culture and have individuals prepared to take on leadership roles in the event of organizational growth, talent loss or management turnover. More details... •	31 8 WK Leadership Development Essentials (Session 6) 8 WK Leadership Development Essentials (Session 6) Starts: 8:00 am Ends: October 31, 2019 - 12:00 pm Location: NEPIRC, 75 Young Street, Hanover Industrial Estates, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, USA Description: Leadership Development Essentials is a series of eight (8) highly interactive sessions that utilize a variety of instructional techniques including: group discussions, role playing, self-assessments, homework, and practical applications. Participants are encouraged to bring real life issues to each session to facilitate on-the-job application of the skills learned. More details... •