competency-based learning

ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is proud to announce the details of the workshops and off-site plant tours being offered at the 2013 Atlanta Lean Summit, Aug. 26-29. These educational experiences provide an opportunity to learn from professionals whose expertise demonstrates the various benefits of lean.

BOMI International and Spring Arbor University are collaborating in an effort to enhance the competencies—knowledge, skills, and abilities—of current and prospective facility management professionals.

TPC Training Systems has exhibited considerable growth in the Middle East and in Northern Africa over the past fiscal year. TPC’s extensive library of industrial and safety training products has captured industry attention abroad, causing the training company to take steps to increase its business presence throughout the region.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 7, 2013) - Okuma America Corporation, a world-leader in CNC machine tool manufacturing, announces a lunch and learn workshop presented by ZOLLER, a member of Partners in THINC, to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11 and 12 at the Okuma Tech Center in Roselle, IL.

More than 200 plant and refinery professionals responsible for maintaining leak detection and repair (LDAR) programs and complying with government regulations to reduce air emissions attended ISA’s 13th annual Fugitive Emissions-LDAR Symposium held 21-23 May 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

New Standard Institute, a provider of Maintenance Management seminars and consulting services to manufacturing and industrial facilities, has announced dates and locations for the next season of open-enrollment seminars.

TPC Training Systems expands its regulatory compliance training series with Hazard Communication safety titles. The new HAZCOM courses discuss federal, state, and municipal regulations and address major education and training requirements for five working environments.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (21 May 2013) - A joint conference of the International Society of Automation (ISA) and the Machinery Failure Prevention Technology (MFPT) Society attracted more than 200 attendees to Cleveland, Ohio, USA last week to learn about the latest advances in instrumentation and mechanical failure prevention, and to discover practical synergies between the two long-standing professional associations.

MADISON, Wis. - Featuring a broad swath of leading-edge research from around the world, an advanced manufacturing research conference June 10-14, 2013, will draw nearly 500 academic, industrial and governmental participants to the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.

ATLANTA -  The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) is announcing the launch of the CMRP of the Year Awards to recognize outstanding achievement among the 3,500 individuals possessing the SMRP Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification.  The CMRP is the top credentialing program for certifying knowledge, skills and experience of M&R professionals and is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (6 May 2013) -The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces that it has published the third collection of its Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) methodology white papers designed to help manufacturers transform their paper-based processes into real-time operations intelligence that drives innovation and optimizes global supply chain management.