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Education for Professionals

Education not Training is the key to effective learning!

More and more organizations are turning to outside resources for assistance when it comes to workforce development.  Company leaders understand the competitive benefits of a highly skilled and knowledgeable workforce.  The problem often encountered is that simply training a group of individuals is not very effective.  Training in itself provides little more than ideas and concepts that may or may not work in your environment. 

Education, on the other hand provides three elements that are critical to learning, 1) Specific learning goals & outcomes, 2) Group behavior dynamics, and 3) Systems and tools that can immediately be put to use.  When evaluating a provider you should look for how each of these components will be addressed.  Also use our Education Provider Checklist as a guide to evaluating vendors. 

Our unique learning programs focus on providing you and your staff with tools and insights that will result in sustained benefits.    

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Our programs qualify for many U.S based grants, contact a Summit representative for more information.

Join the many organizations that have taken advantage of Summit's Educational Workshops and Sessions to improve productivity and impact bottom line performance. 

Sessions are available as either In-House, Web-Based
or a combination of both

Your satisfaction is guaranteed!






EDUCATION PROGRAMS

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Introduction to Lean-Six Sigma
Value Stream Mapping with eVSM
Hoshin Kanri - The Policy Deployment Process
An Introduction to The Malcolm Baldrige Award
How to Facilitate a Kaizen Event
Implementing High Performance Teams
5S and Visual Management
Mistake Proofing
Quick Changeover - The SMED System
Cellular Processing
Pull/Kanban Systems
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Business Process Redesign

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Selecting Your Next ERP System
Lean Supply Chain Management
The Lean Warehouse
Introduction to Inventory Management Systems
How to Implement a Cycle Counting Program
Inventory Analysis and Control
Forecasting and Scheduling 
Introduction to Master Planning
Planning Awareness - ERP & Pull
Introduction to Operations Management

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Principles of Effective Leadership
Change Management Strategies
Implementing High Performance Work Teams
Dealing With Difficult People
Enhanced Communication Skills for Business 
High Impact Presentation Skills
Motivating Employees for High Performance
Leadership Principles for New Managers
Managing Personality Types
Basics of Strategic Planning
Time Management Skills
Goal Setting
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