Professional Development Courses

Advance your skills with courses designed for engineers and technical professionals.

Offered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering, our offerings focus on practical, job-relevant learning you can apply immediately. Choose from a wide range of topics across engineering, technology, and leadership, taught by experienced faculty and industry experts.

Options are available in flexible formats, including in person, live online, and Online Anytime (asynchronous), making it easier to build expertise, stay current in your field, or prepare for the next step in your career.

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    Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician

    Upcoming Dates
    • May 11-13, 2027 (E079)
      Madison, WI or Live Online
      $1,795
    Prepare your maintenance team for CMRT certification with a hands-on course built around the SMRP Body of Knowledge. This program equips technicians and leaders with the practical skills, strategic alignment, and confidence needed to pass the exam and drive reliability excellence.
    Customizable
    Discipline: Industrial
    RA00022

    Continuous Improvement

    Upcoming Dates
    • Start Anytime
      Online Anytime
      $295
    Unlock the power of continuous improvement to drive productivity, quality, and innovation in manufacturing. This course equips engineers with practical tools and lean strategies to identify inefficiencies and lead sustainable change.
    RA01826

    Design of Experiments

    Upcoming Dates
    • Start Anytime
      Online Anytime
      $295
    Unlock the power of statistically designed experiments to identify key process variables, reduce variation, and optimize performance. This self-paced course introduces factorial and fractional factorial designs, equipping participants with practical tools to drive quality improvement in industrial settings.
    RA01846

    Design of Experiments in Minitab

    Upcoming Dates
    • Start Anytime
      Online Anytime
      $295
    Advance your skills in Design of Experiments (DOE) by learning how to apply full and fractional factorial designs using Minitab. This hands-on course empowers engineers to optimize processes and make data-driven decisions through structured experimentation.
    Customizable
    RA00048

    Emergency Railroad Bridge Inspections

    Upcoming Dates
    • Start Anytime
      Online Anytime
      $395
    When emergency railroad bridge incidents strike without warning, time is critical—this course trains frontline personnel to act as competent observers, enabling fast, informed decisions by remote bridge experts. Learn how to identify key components, assess damage, and communicate effectively during emergencies like floods, fires, collisions, and earthquakes.
    RA01658

    Engine Exhaust Aftertreatment Aging

    Upcoming Dates
    • Start Anytime
      Online Anytime
      $300
    Explore the science of exhaust aftertreatment aging in internal combustion engines through this expert-led, self-paced online course. Learn how catalysts degrade over time in both spark-ignited and compression-ignited systems—and how to counteract it through smart design and regeneration strategies.
    RA01749
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