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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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Project Management for the Commissioning Process Strategies for Controlling Projects and Avoiding Overruns

Upcoming Dates
  • Feb. 3-4, 2025 (D467)
    Live Online
    $1,095
Learn to apply project management principles to Commissioning Process (CxP) projects. Discover how to avoid common problems like budget overruns and scope "creep" through proper project initiation, planning, execution, control, and closeout.
Customizable
Discipline: Mechanical
RA01570

Data Analytics for Technical Leaders

Upcoming Dates
  • Feb. 17-20, 2025 (D477)
    Live Online
    $1,495
Data analytics and data visualization are key techniques to drive more effective leadership decisions.   In this course you will learn the fundamental topics of descriptive, causal, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.  With hands-on exercises, you will learn the basics of data optimization and communicating with data.
Customizable
RA01793

Understanding Medium-Voltage Switchgear

Upcoming Dates
  • Feb. 18-21, 2025 (D626)
    Live Online
    $1,395
Proper switchgear design and operation is fundamental to safe and reliable medium-voltage (MV) electrical distribution systems. This class is designed to give medium-voltage engineers, designers, specifiers, owners, and operators the tools they need to better understand these valuable system assets. Through a combination of lectures and practical exercises, you'll increase your awareness of switchgear types, applications, layouts, ratings, and protection and control systems.
Customizable
Discipline: Electrical
RA01628

Effectively Managing Technical Teams

Upcoming Dates
  • Feb. 24-28, 2025 (D357)
    Live Online
    $1,995
  • Oct. 6-8, 2025 (D361)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $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

ASSE Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Course and Exam

Upcoming Dates
  • Mar. 3-7, 2025 (D386)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,595
Earn the ASSE Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester certification by completing the ASSE Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Course and Exam. The ASSE Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester certification meets Minnesota and Michigan backflow prevention tester certification requirements. You must have five years of experience in plumbing or a related industry to take the exam.
Customizable
Discipline: Mechanical
RA01409

Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention

Upcoming Dates
  • Mar. 3-7, 2025 (D384)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,295
This course provides practical training through hands-on sessions that will teach you how to test backflow prevention assemblies and identify and resolve problems with backflow prevention assemblies. Backflow theory; selection of backflow prevention methods, devices and assemblies for specific applications; and state and local agency rules and regulations will also be discussed. Participation in this course and successful completion of the hands-on and written examinations fulfill the training requirements for registration as a Cross-Connection Control Tester in Wisconsin and for certification in several other states.
Customizable
RA00447
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