Colorado Association of Manufacturing & Technology  (CAMT)                                          
Belinda Popovich                                                                                      

(719) 651-6529

bpopovich@camt.com

                                                                                                                  

Colorado State University-Pueblo  (CSU-Pueblo)      
Jane Fraser
(719) 549-2036     

jane.fraser@colostate-pueblo.edu

 

Pueblo Community College  (PCC EWDD)
Economic & Workforce Development Division               
Nancy Zimmer                                                                                              
(719)  549-3335                             

nancy.zimmer@pueblocc.edu  

 

Pueblo Workforce Center 

Steve Chorak

(719) 562-3742
steven.chorak@state.co.us 

 

Training categories include: 

Leadership, Staff Development & Work Readiness

Production/Process Methodologies

Innovation & New Product Development

Technical & Engineering Skills

Industrial Maintenance

Sustainability and Environment

For Printable UPDATED Advanced Manufacturing Course Descriptions:

Advanced-Manufacturing-Course-Descriptions.pdf

 

Leadership, Staff Development & Work Readiness

Human Factors in Manufacturing        offered by Pueblo Workforce Center	Instruction begins with personal development skills such as attitude, motivation, change management, emotional intelligence, decision making, problem solving and goal setting.  This is followed with an examination of the modern manufacturing workplace covering topics such as organizational development, business models, corporate culture, and company mission/goals.  On-the-job relationships such as team functioning and working with peers are discussed with emphasis placed on supervision and leadership skills.  Also included in this program are techniques and suggestions for training subordinates in the individual skill areas.  The “Human Factors in Manufacturing” program is available in a comprehensive 16 to 24 hour course or individual topics are available in “workshop” format.
Industrial / Organizational Psychology            offered by CSU-Pueblo	Application of the principles of psychology to the workplace, including personnel selection, motivation, group processes, leadership, job analysis, and organization.
Organizational Behavior         offered by CSU-Pueblo	Team-work, individual and group behavior, motivation, work design, communication, decision-making, leadership, and organizational culture.
Project Management   offered by CAMT	Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. During this training you will learn how to address primary challenges and constraints, such as; scope, time, budget, and deliverables, required to meet unique goals and objectives, with focus on impact and value-added activities. This is available in a consulting format.
Success at Work    offered by Pueblo Workforce Center	The program begins with critical personal development skills such as attitude, motivation, change management, decision making, problem solving and goal setting.  This is followed with the skills required for successful on-the-job relationships such as working with supervisors and co-workers, business basics, team functioning and conflict resolution.  The final portion of the program covers career development and balancing the employee’s work and personal life.  This instruction can be delivered in comprehensive 16 to 40 hour programs covering all the listed skill areas or in individual 2-3 hour “workshops” on specific topics.  Instruction includes lecture and video presentations as well as extensive “real world” exercises and activities.
TWI – Job Relations (JR)                         offered by CAMT	TWI Job Relations (JR) teaches supervisor skills to effectively instruct employees, gain loyalty and cooperation, and solve problems. Ensure supervisors address employee morale and problems that arise when implementing a strategy of continuous improvement. In this course, managers and supervisors learn how to apply standard work to managing employees in order to build positive relationships and a strong team. This course consists of 20 hours of instruction over five days. It can be combined with TWI Job Instructions for a full week of training.

 

Production/Process Methodologies

5S Workplace Organization        offered by CAMT	5S is one of the most powerful and foundational activities of lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing is essentially about eliminating "non-value added" activities, and 5S is a natural place to start. The 5S philosophy focuses on simplifying the work environment, reducing waste, and improving quality and safety. Poor workplace conditions lead to wastes such as extra motion to avoid obstacles, time spent searching for things, and delays due to defects, machine failures, or accidents. Establishing basic workplace conditions is an essential first step in creating a manufacturing cell. This is a two-day course.
AS9100              offered by CAMT	AS9100 applies to organizations in the aerospace and defense industries. AS9100 contains a set of sector-specific requirements to those industries. Beyond the very basic requirements of ISO 9001, AS9100 requires organizations (and their suppliers) to have additional or enhanced controls over various facets of their operations. Rather than a training course, AS9100 is offered in a consulting format.
Cellular Flow Design                offered by CAMT	Cellular Manufacturing is an integral part of lean manufacturing systems. Cellular Manufacturing seeks to take full advantage of the similarity between parts through standardization and common processing. Machines are grouped together according to the families of parts produced. Material flow is significantly improved, which reduces the distance travelled by materials, inventory and cumulative lead times. Cellular manufacturing also arranges factory floor labor into semi-autonomous and multi-skilled teams, or work cells, who manufacture complete products or complex components. Properly trained and implemented cells are more flexible and responsive than the traditional mass-production line, and can manage processes, defects, scheduling, equipment maintenance, and other manufacturing issues more efficiently. This course is three days.
ISO                offered by CAMT	ISO 9000 is a series of international quality standards intended to ensure customer satisfaction through a self-managed, continuous improvement approach to product and service quality assurance. ISO 9000 ties together good business practices and provides a management system that assures those practices are performed consistently and in the spirit of continuous improvement. With effective tools and methods, you can effectively implement ISO 9000, quickly and efficiently. This can be offered in a traditional training session or on a consulting basis.
Kaizen               offered by CAMT	This training will provide a systematic cost effective method for successfully identifying and making improvements based on pre-identified manufacturing problems, to utilize current people, equipment and space to the maximum. This will result in a culture change for the positive by empowering workers to  make continuous constructive improvements. A typically Kaizen Event is 5 days in length and focuses on a specific area of the operations. The work varies depending on the needs of the area and could include such tools as; standard work, 5S, cell flow or other tools within the lean toolkit.
Kanban/Pull Systems            offered by CAMT	Pull Systems/Kanban control the flow of resources in a production process by replacing only what has been consumed. They are customer order-driven production schedules based on actual demand and consumption rather than forecasting. Implementing Pull Systems can help you eliminate waste in handling, storing, and delivering your product to the customers. This is a two-day course.
Lean Management System             offered by CAMT	This course is 20 hours in length, delivered in ½ day sessions over an 8-week period. This training will provide the leadership team, managers, and supervisors with the knowledge, skills and abilities to lead in a Lean environment. Trainees will learn the fundamental differences between traditional and lean enterprises. Once the basics are covered, leaders will learn and apply the four-step method to leading in a lean culture: Leader Standard Work, Managing through Visual Controls Boards, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Daily Accountability Systems, and Systematic Problem Solving using A3s and the PDCA process. As a result of this training, leaders within your company will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully deploy lean within any organization.
Lean Office    offered by CAMT	In this interactive eight-hour training, your team will learn how to apply the key principles of Lean to your front office processes. High-retention learning is accomplished through both classroom time and three rounds of simulation.  Each round of simulation is followed by classroom learning focused on the basic building blocks of Lean Enterprise; participants then work as a group to modify their simulation work environment based upon their newly-acquired knowledge.  Metrics are calculated between rounds to quantitatively measure incremental results of the improvements as the group evolves into a Lean organization.
Lean Quick Course offered by CAMT	This four-hour Lean Quick Course provides a concise introduction to the principles of Lean Manufacturing through thought-provoking class discussion and hands-on simulation. Participants will learn the fundamentals of Lean Manufacturing, such as visual controls, set-up reduction, batch size reduction and others that will serve as a foundation for a successful move from traditional mass production to Lean Manufacturing. Available in Spanish.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt      offered by CAMT	This program provides participants with an understanding and application of advanced Lean concepts, such as Value Stream Mapping, Key Concepts of Kaizen, 5S Workplace Organization, machine Set-up Reduction and Quick Changeover, Standard Work and Pull-Kanban. Additionally, participants will learn advanced Six Sigma tools that will be applied e to a company specific project.  Tools and methods for identifying and correcting the root cause of a problem to prevent reoccurrence will be taught, such as DMAIC Problem Solving Structure, Creating a SIPOC, Project Management Skills, Seven Wastes of Manufacturing, Sources of Variations, and Seven Tools of Quality, SPC Chart Generation and Interpretation, Visual Inspection Coverage, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, Corrective and Preventive Actions, and Design of Experiments. Course length is forty hours with a project.
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt    offered by CAMT & PCC EWDD	This program provides participants with an understanding of Lean Principles and tools using a combination of lecture and simulation.  Metrics are collected from round to round and participants implement ideas from the lecture into the simulation.   Tools such as Process Mapping, 5S Workplace Organization, machine Set-up Reduction and Quick Changeover, Standard Work and Pull-Kanban will be covered along with their benefits and when to apply them.  After learning Lean Basics the participants will learn the importance of problem solving and prevention which is essential for any industry. Participants are provided with the tools to effectively and accurately identify the root cause of a problem as well as a systematic method for addressing and correcting the root cause to prevent problems from re-occurring. This is a 20-hour course that can be broken into several days.
Performance Metrics            offered by CAMT	It is said that you get what you measure. When performance measures are aligned with lean goals at the plant, value stream and cell levels, the entire organization focuses on what is critical to lean—maximizing the flow of production at the pull of the customer and eliminating waste. On the other hand, companies that use traditional standard costing measures to run their lean plants find that it is difficult to sustain lean long term. With lean performance measures, everyone in the plant will understand how his/her job is related to the company’s lean targets and the actions needed to achieve those ends. This is a four-hour course with an additional up to four hours for implementation assistance.
Principles of Lean offered by CAMT & PCC EWDD	Lean Basics courses provide a concise introduction to the principles of Lean Manufacturing through thought-provoking class discussion and hands-on simulation. Participants will learn the fundamentals of Lean Manufacturing, such as visual controls, set-up reduction, batch size reduction and others that will serve as a foundation for a successful move from traditional mass production to Lean Manufacturing. This course is typically held in one day with a maximum of 20 participants (CAMT). This course is available in Spanish (CAMT).  Other class option includes 4 – 16 hour program (PCC).
Problem Solving offered by CAMT & PCC EWDD	Participants will learn and engage in hands-on application of several problem solving tools and techniques including process mapping, cause & effect (fishbone) diagrams, brainstorming, affinity diagrams, 5 whys, histograms, 20 questions, run charts, A3, and pareto analysis, and PDCA. Additionally, simulations using simple toy catapults are used to help the participants understand the concept of variation and stability. This is an eight-hour course.
Quality Control and Reliability       offered by CSU-Pueblo	Principles and methods of quality control and improvement. Quality management strategy: design and implementation of quality programs in organizations, problem solving techniques, quality improvement tools, etc. Statistical quality control: control charts, process capability evaluation, acceptance sampling procedures, etc.
Set-up Reduction/Quick Changeover   offered by CAMT	Set-up Reduction builds on the principles of the Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) system, developed by Shigeo Shingo, to dramatically reduce or eliminate changeover time. The four-step Changeover Improvement Process is used to help companies design no/low cost solutions to reduce changeover time. This, in turn, allows manufacturers to meet customer demands for high-quality, low-cost products, delivered quickly and without the expense of excess inventory.
Standard Work offered by CAMT	Standardized work is a tool for maintaining productivity, quality, and safety at high levels. It provides a consistent framework for illuminating opportunities for making improvements in work procedures. Standard work is a term used to systematize how a part is processed, and includes man-machine interactions and studies of human motion. Operations are safely carried out with all tasks organized in the best known sequence and by using the most effective combination of resources. This is a two-day course.
Statistical Process Control              offered by CAMT	Statistical Process Control (SPC), an innovative problem solving technique, is used to improve and monitor processes and process variation. Using statistical techniques such as Pareto, Flow, Fishbone, Trend & Control Charts to measure and analyze the variation in your processes, you can identify problems and their causes, find a solution and monitoring the effect of changes in your process. Process variables may include rework, scrap, inconsistent raw materials, and downtime on equipment. This is a two-day course.
Statistical Process Control Methods offered by PCC EWDD	Expand your concepts of data analysis with identifying the appropriate statistical tool that matches the industrial application.  Interpret Statistical Process Control (SPC) results to quickly reveal problems with a process or to show evidence of improvement.  Course length is 16 – 18 hours.
Supply Chain Management offered by CAMT	Supply Chain Management is the design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand, and measuring performance globally. Offered on a consulting basis.
Total Productive Maintenance  offered by CAMT	Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a process to maximize the productivity of your equipment for its entire life. TPM fosters an environment where improvement efforts focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost and creativity, and the participation of all employees is encouraged. The goal of TPM is to maximize your Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and to reduce equipment downtime to zero while improving quality and capacity. This is a two-day course
TWI – Job Methods (JM)                     offered by CAMT	TWI Job Methods (JM) teaches supervisors how to improve the way jobs are accomplished. The aim of the program is to help produce greater quantities of quality products in less time by making the best use of the manpower, machines, and materials now available. JM teaches the “Four Step Method”: a simple, straight forward, and easy to implement process focused on Preparation, Presentation, Application, and Testing. Job Methods teaches supervisors how to break down a specified job exactly as it is currently completed, question every detail, develops a new and improved method, and then apply the new method. This course is 20 hours over five days.
Value Stream Improvement (VSI)                   offered by CAMT	Value stream maps are the blueprints for lean transformation, but there is more to a Value Stream Improvement project than value stream mapping. This three-day workshop shows you how to define and scope value stream improvement projects, problem-solve to create lean “future state” designs, use lean tools to implement and sustain the future state, and manage implementation of a lean transformation to plan.
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) offered by CAMT	Value Stream Mapping is a tool used to create a material and information flow map of a product or processes. This powerful tool allows companies to map the flow of products in the back door as raw material, through all manufacturing process steps, and off the loading dock as finished product. This is the Value Stream. You begin the journey with the current state map - it shows you where you are. Then, you plan your Lean journey with a future state map - it shows you where you're going and how you're going to get there. Based on your Value Stream Map, you can streamline work processes, thereby cutting lead times and reducing operating costs. This course is 2.5 days.
Work That Makes Sense (Visual Workplace)     offered by CAMT	A Visual Workplace is one populated by hundreds of visual devices invented by employees who have learned how to recognize waste in the production process and the information deficits that trigger it. Either using Visual Workplace alone or by building on your existing 5S System efforts, your company will clarify the workplace through the elimination of wasteful activities. CAMT’s Visual Workplace focuses on the creation and implementation of four levels of visual devices using learned principles of visual tools and applications, smart placement and visual mapping tools. There are 5 sessions spread out over 13 weeks, with each session running between 4-8 hours.

 

Innovation & New Product Development

Lean Product Development    offered by CAMT	Lean Product Development will help your organization with production readiness training to help overcome product development challenges, decrease costs and speed up time-to-market through a series of events that simplify collaboration and design optimization; emphasize managing risks to schedule, cost, performance and quality; and provide simple, visual tools to track progress, set priorities, and solve problems. Lean product development is conducted as a series of 5 events each event between 1-3 days depending on the complexity of the product. Pricing for this product will vary depending on the duration of each event.
New Supply Chain Development     offered by CAMT	Starting up a supply chain for a new or young product can be challenging in an environment of quickly shifting needs and priorities. A complex and volatile economic reality boosts the odds that decisions you make today about manufacturing and supply locations, will become uneconomic tomorrow. Participants will learn how to configure and manage your supply chain while understanding the financial implications of choices that are made. Offered in a consulting format.
Profitable Intellectual Property Strategies          offered by CAMT	The days of a single patent protecting a single product are gone.  Today’s complex innovation and global environment demands that special attention be paid to matters of intellectual property ownership, especially in the context of new product development.  This two-day class offers a practical overview of key terms, strategies and best practices to take advantage of an eco-system of innovators, while accounting for all the value creation and fair apportioning of proceeds.
Rapid Cycle Product Introduction       offered by CAMT	Learn how to select new products with the highest likelihood of success through the use of Technology Roadmapping, risk analysis and market information. The process will enable you to craft a custom product introduction process that fits your company resources and capabilities resulting in product development efforts that reflect existing products, commercial perspectives and company strengths. This is a three-day course.

 

Technical & Engineering Skills

Computer Aided Design (CAD/CAM) offered by PCC EWDD	Advance your drafting skills by learning the most current version of AutoCAD which will provide users up to 70% measurable productivity gains.  Full program course is 32 hours and an abbreviated course is 8 hours.
Electrical Schematics       offered by PCC EWDD	Advance your technical print reading abilities with the understanding of industry standards including various wiring diagrams, electrical symbols and P&IDs.  Course can incorporate your company’s schematics to maximize practical application of material.  Course length is 8 – 16 hours.
Engineering Graphics            offered by CSU-Pueblo	Introduction to the preparation of engineering drawings using freehand sketching and computer graphics software.
Inspection Techniques and Precision Measurements offered by PCC EWDD	Take the next step in clarifying issues of drawing interpretation and correct inspection methods. Learn the critical points when inspection should be completed. Course covers GD&T theory, inspection methods using GD&T prints in 8 hour time frame.
Mechanical and Metalworking Schematics       offered by PCC EWDD	Upgrade your technical print reading skills with the ability to interpret and understand mechanical schematics and/or metalworking blueprints.  Course can incorporate your company’s schematics to maximize practical application of learning and can offer GD & T technical skill development.  Course length is 8 - 16 hours.
Safety Engineering offered by CSU-Pueblo	Occupational safety and health in different industrial environments. Theories of accident causation, governmental regulation, mechanical, electrical and environmental hazards, protective equipment, hazard analysis, safety programs design and administration, systems safety, etc.

 

Industrial Maintenance

Bearings/Shafts and Lubrication       offered by PCC EWDD	Improve your ability to install and maintain bearings and shafts and the importance of proper lubrication and seals.   Gain a more in-depth understanding of proper sizing of bearings and develop troubleshooting skills by utilizing failure analysis techniques. Course length structured to 16 – 48 hours.
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems          offered by PCC EWDD	Increase your technical expertise in the theory and application of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.  Sharpen your troubleshooting and maintenance skills of simple through complex systems by using cause and effect analysis of device and system breakdowns.  Course length customized to your needs 12 – 48 hours.
Industrial Electricity (AC/DC)              offered by PCC EWDD	Expand your electrical skills by advancing your knowledge of AC and DC current with emphasis on resistors, inductors, capacitors, transformers, electrical quantities and units of measure.  Industrial-grade training equipment augments this 12 – 24 hour course.
Industrial Motors and Controls             offered by PCC EWDD	Boost your troubleshooting skills of industrial motors, motor controls and control circuits.   Industrial-grade motors, equipment and trainers enhance the hands-on practical experience as you address the maintenance of motors, their control devices and circuitry.  Course length is 16 – 28 hours.
Mechanical Components     offered by PCC EWDD	Expand your understanding of a wide selection of mechanical components found in an industrial setting.  Advanced activities will focus on working safely with components, troubleshooting problems and performing preventive measures.  Component topics include:  chains, sprockets, belts, shafts, keys, couplings, cams, clutches, fasteners (i.e., bolts, nuts, rivets, screws) and shaft alignment.  Course length varies from 8 to 24 hours.
Metallurgy        offered by PCC EWDD	Gain insight into the advanced processes of heat treatment including how metals respond on the molecular level.  Discover how you can effect and control the results during this process with an understanding of the heat/quench cycle and explanation of the TTI curves.  Course length is 8 – 16 hours.
Programmable Logic Controllers        offered by PCC EWDD	Increase your knowledge of programmable logic controller (PLC) systems with an advanced understanding of PLC communication, programming, status monitoring and interconnections to boost PLC troubleshooting skills.  Intermediate and Advanced levels of training are available including state-of-the-art industrial trainers to emphasize the practical application of the theory.  Course length is 24 hours for Intermediate level and 30 hours for Advanced level.

 

Sustainability and Environment

Green Value Stream Mapping                  offered by CAMT

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is an initial step in identifying and implementing improvements across an operation and is commonly used effectively in Lean Enterprise implementations. Conventional Lean value stream mapping can overlook Green in terms of: 1) Raw materials used in products and processes; 2) pollution and other environmental wastes in the value stream; and 3) flows of information to environmental regulatory agencies.  A Green Value Stream Analysis evaluates all wastes, both Lean and “Green,” to maximize opportunities to eliminate or reduce waste. This is a three-day course.

Natural Capitalism© Sustainability   offered by CAMT

Rising energy costs, resource shortages, customer sustainability demands – challenges like these are transforming the world in which we do business. Smart companies are finding opportunity even in these challenging times, developing business models and practices that cut costs while safeguarding long-term profitability.  Natural Capitalism Sustainability will help your business implement sustainability, improve resource productivity and increase profitability. You will set measurable goals, develop an action plan and build the right tool-kit to make your plan a success.  This program will cover six technical areas, such as lighting and waste systems, as well as strategic guidance in leveraging sustainable practices for branding, employee and customer engagement, change management, financing, and purchasing purposes. Course length is six one-day sessions over six months.