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Join us today and unlock your full potential for success in the rapidly changing world of engineering and technology. UW-Madison’s College of Engineering (COE) is a leading professional development organization dedicated to empowering engineers and technical professionals with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in their fields. We offer a wide range of cutting-edge courses designed to enhance professional growth and provide opportunities for career advancement. Our expert instructors, both faculty and industry veterans, deliver engaging and practical training sessions that bridge the gap between theory and real-world applications. Whether you are looking to deepen your expertise in a specific technical area, stay abreast of the latest industry trends, or broaden your skill set to adapt to evolving challenges, UW-Madison’s College of Engineering is your trusted partner in engineering professional development.

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CMMS Setup and Utilization

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 2-3, 2023 (D093)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,295
  • Oct. 23-24, 2024 (D138)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,295
This course will cover the following topics: What a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) can and can't do; configuration strategies and their real-world applications; and on-going, must-do activities to realize improved-asset performance and workplace productivity.
Discipline: Industrial
RA01639

Coordinated Fire Protection Sprinkler and Fire Alarm Systems

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 3-5, 2023 (C865)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,395/$1,195
Learn to design and install sprinkler systems in accordance with NFPA 13, and fire alarm systems per NFPA 72. Understand sprinkler benefits in the building code (IBC), while maintaining fully compliant fire and life safety systems in your facilities. Learn recent code changes and considerations for interlocked pre-action sprinklers, gas suppression, and early smoke detection and alarm systems on your projects.
Discipline: Mechanical
RA01547

Critical Conversations Results-based Communication

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 3-4, 2023 (C770)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,695
  • Sep. 10-11, 2024 (D096)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,695
To achieve good outcomes in the workplace, we need all stakeholders to have open, clear and honest conversations with their team, bosses, peers and customers. Often conversations go wrong through misunderstandings and perceptions of ulterior motives. People are often aware that their conversations are not achieving the results they want but do not have any specific tools to improve them.
RA01567

Introduction to Ammonia Refrigeration Systems

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 4-6, 2023 (C767)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,395
  • Mar. 6-8, 2024 (C920)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,495
Anhydrous ammonia is a "natural refrigerant" that does not harm the ozone layer, has no global warming potential, and is popular because of its environmental friendliness and unmatched thermodynamic properties. This course will help you understand the benefits of ammonia through an exploration and comparison of other refrigerants, thermodynamics, refrigeration cycles, and related equipment.
Customizable
Discipline: Mechanical
RA00369

Root Cause Analysis Tools for Technical Applications

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 4-5, 2023 (C790)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,295
  • May 1-2, 2024 (D076)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,295
This course will provide you with the skills to dig deep into a particular situation and to develop strong countermeasures and resolution plans to improve your operation, product, or system. Root cause analysis leads to elimination of repeat errors, improved efficiencies, enhanced quality products and services, and improved morale.
RA01659

Leadership Beyond Your Team Managing Up and Across

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 5-6, 2023 (C795)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,695
  • Mar. 4-7, 2024 (C988)
    Live Online
    $1,695
  • Sep. 12-13, 2024 (D097)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,695
Many management courses, including our own course: Managing Technical Teams, teach you how to deal with direct and indirect reports. To be successful, however, you also need to manage (or strongly influence) the behavior of those who are at your level or higher. But they may not understand your needs or may be indifferent to them. In this course, you will learn how to make yourself heard when you do not have direct authority, and how to change others’ behavior to make them reliable partners in your programs and projects.
Customizable
RA01406

Effectively Managing Technical Teams

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 9-11, 2023 (C796)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,995
  • Feb. 26 - Mar. 1, 2024 (C987)
    Live Online
    $1,995
  • Sep. 16-18, 2024 (D098)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,995
Technical teams present many challenges for engineering managers. Team leaders must often give up some of their technical authority to focus on strategic management, operational planning and human resource management. They also need solid communications skills and know how to represent the team across the organization and at a high level. In this hands-on course, you will learn strategic and operational planning tools to set goals, establish objectives and build defensible budgets from an instructor who has actually “walked the talk” of this course with his own experiences.
Customizable
RA01092

35th Annual Product Liability Conference

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 10-12, 2023 (C848)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,495/$1,395
Learn about product safety management best practices, legal topics and leading edge issues at this year's product liability conference. Get product safety management information geared for industrial and commercial equipment manufacturers along with companies who insure them. Participants have included safety and design engineers, writers of warnings and safety literature, liability and product managers, in-house counsel and outside experts. 
Discipline: Industrial
RA00500
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