Programs and certificateS
Seeking a career path in Quality Assurance, Inspection or
Control? Discover new skills and/or sharpen your existing
skills by enrolling in Quality Boot Camp. You will be involved
in a fun but intense basic training of the most important
quality system knowledge, skills and techniques to ensure you
are an asset to your company and coworkers. Gain knowledge of
proper and effective communications, technical reporting and
procedures writing, root cause analysis & corrective action,
sampling & basic statistics, metrology & measurement, and
objective evidence & records. Quality Boot Camp is a fast-paced,
hands-on experience rather than a lecture or book-driven
course!
You will explore the factors that
relate industrial safety to health compliance and gain valuable
safety information for day-to-day operations and beyond.
Designed for supervisors and managers responsible for employee
safety, instructor provides a
comprehensive review of OSHA Industrial Safety topics that will
help you better understand how to meet all regulations. You
will also identify potential workplace hazards, conduct a job
safety analysis, learn best practices in routine facility safety
inspections and behavior-based safety, classify injuries and
incidents, and discover employee recognition programs that will
not negatively impact your budget. Textbook and lunch for both
days is provided.
Available as credit or non-credit programs:
This
course of study will benefit ‘key’ contributors such as lead
personnel, supervisors, and managers who have a direct impact on
the bottom line performance of a manufacturing facility. Learn
the role of management in manufacturing, managing change on the
factory floor, and team building. A team ‘Capstone’ project is
required.
This course of study includes planning, organizing, directing,
and influencing industrial activities. May include research,
product design, methods and time management, quality assurance
and current manufacturing methodologies.
Learn how to relate to the fast
changing world of technology and its application in the
manufacturing environment. Emphasis is on how the use of
technology interrelates to the business goals and objectives of
the manufacturing facility. Heavy team activity and the
requirement of a ‘Capstone’ project reinforces the learning
experience. A calculator is required.
To inquire about offering these classes
customized to your employees,
click here.
“Learn to See”
the non-intuitive methods of making huge productivity
improvements, the strategy of making profitability improvements,
and how to make quality improvements. VSM will help you see the
opportunities for improvements in your processes. You will
learn how to implement and manage the use of this strategic tool
from NIST-certified Lean Instructor Jerry Clarke who will bring
his years of manufacturing experience to the classroom. Book,
other handouts, and lunch are included in the fee.
Complete and pass five of the six online courses listed below to
earn a BRCC Certificate of Completion in Manufacturing
Management. Classes begin monthly and last six weeks
each--you can begin whenever you like! Click on each course title
for detailed description, instructor background,
and registration information.
Industries located within the
Central Shenandoah Valley region and elsewhere in Virginia need
highly skilled workers who can use integrated computer
manufacturing systems to design, produce, and evaluate
processes. As the use of technology steadily increases in
production of equipment and other advanced manufacturing
processes, training is urgently needed to meet employer demand
for skilled workers. To meet this demand, BRCC is providing
training for employees to become Certified Shenandoah Valley
Manufacturing/Engineering Technologists or Specialists. The
curriculum for the Shenandoah Valley High Performance
Manufacturing/Engineering Certifications has been developed by
representatives from local industries.
Students may complete one of the two
certificate programs by taking one, two, or all three of the
following courses.
Certified Manufacturing Technologist
This three-course program has been
designed to enable individuals from the manufacturing sector to
obtain local certification that may help them prepare for the
National Society of Engineers Manufacturing Technologist
Certification. It may also lead to an Associate Degree in
Technical Studies with a Concentration in High Performance
Manufacturing/Engineering Technology. Individuals completing
the three 12-week courses listed above will receive a joint BRCC-Industry
Certification of “Certified Manufacturing Technologist.”
Certified Manufacturing Specialist
Individuals wanting to gain skills
in a specific area will be required to complete one of the
Applied Technology and Manufacturing courses from the above
list. Students completing that one course will receive a joint
BRCC-Industry Certification of “Certified Manufacturing
Specialist.”
To download a brochure you can print,
click here.
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The utilization of Human Resources
in 21st century manufacturing is dependent on two factors for
optimizing labor performance: 1) The skills a labor force must
possess to process materials into products and 2) The business
unit’s policies that support the organization and motivate the
workforce in accomplishing set business goals an efficient
manner. Technical skills are built on the principles of math
and the sciences. The efficient use of these skills yields
planned and consistent outcomes. The workplace must also be
trained in problem and decision analysis skills to minimize the
time required between observing a problem and reacting to it in
order to obtain the most desirable outcome at the lowest
possible level of decision making. HR skills involve an
understanding of how to best structure the labor effort of the
business unit goals and objectives. These skills often require
the manager to be aware of the drives and emotional needs of
their labor force. An effective manager can measure and enhance
individual performance by understanding individual personalities
and satisfying emotional needs. This module reviews many of the
cultural and emotional aspects of personality development that
must be understood to accomplish the goals of the modern
supervisor.
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This course covers key topics in
manufacturing technology and asset utilization in today’s
manufacturing environment, including using applied math in
modern industry; manufacturing measurement and control;
manufacturing processes and material handling technologies;
basic chemistry and common chemical processes in manufacturing;
packaging - as product protection and as a marketing tool;
psychrometrics including basic HVAC theory; manufacturing
process control; mass balance in process systems; basic
electrical theory; programmable logic controllers; product
development and system design; project management; and a
capstone project related to an issue or concern in the modern
manufacturing environment which provides the student practical
experience in applying principles learned in this course and in
identifying potential for improving an organization’s bottom
line.
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Economics is the study of how we as a society, a
nation, or a global community interact with one another in order
to meet the wants and needs of the individual. We need to
understand how we manage our assets and capital in terms of the
value produced and how that capital is spent. Economics makes
no judgments on how we use individual or collective capital, but
evaluates the results of our choices as consumers. Studying
economics can result in a higher benefit or yield on our limited
resources due to the broader understanding of value and how it
can be enhanced to better meet our needs. Students in this
course will be required to complete a Capstone Project that
identifies an issue or concern related to this topic that could
exist in the modern manufacturing environment and should offer
potential for improvement to an organization’s bottom line, if
the conclusions of the project were implemented. A presentation
to class peers on the result of the study will also provide a
valuable experience.
To download a brochure you can print,
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