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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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Best Practices in Maintenance and Reliability

Upcoming Dates
  • Sep. 23-25, 2025 (D560)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,795
This required 3-day, highly interactive course designed to build student's knowledge on global best practices regardless of the learner’s starting point is new and improved, as one of the 5 total courses required for the MRM Certificate.  Course content as outlined is based on the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) knowledge base.   Extensive research was conducted using today’s leading and latest sources for best practices.  Many who have completed this program gain confidence and, along with independent study, go on to successfully achieve their certification as a maintenance and reliability professional (CMRP). 
Customizable
Discipline: Industrial
Topic: Industrial, Maintenance and Reliability Management
RA01362

Leadership Beyond Your Team Managing Up and Across

Upcoming Dates
  • Sep. 29-30, 2025 (D359)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,695
  • Jan. 26-29, 2026 (D772)
    Live Online
    $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.
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Discipline: Civil and Environmental, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical
Topic: Leadership, Leadership and Management
RA01406

Critical Conversations Results-based Communication

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 1-2, 2025 (D360)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,695
  • Feb. 2-5, 2026 (D773)
    Live Online
    $1,695
  • Sep. 16-17, 2026 (D776)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $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.
Discipline: Civil and Environmental, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical
Topic: Leadership, Leadership and Management
RA01567

Effectively Managing Technical Teams

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 6-8, 2025 (D361)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,995
  • Jan. 19-23, 2026 (D771)
    Live Online
    $1,995
  • Sep. 9-11, 2026 (D774)
    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
Discipline: Civil and Environmental, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical
Topic: Leadership, Leadership and Management
RA01092

37th Annual Product Liability Conference

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 7-9, 2025 (D578)
    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
Topic: Industrial, Product Safety & Liability
RA00500

Coaching and Mentoring for Technical Leaders

Upcoming Dates
  • Nov. 4-5, 2025 (D699)
    Face-to-Face Madison, WI
    $1,695
Learn how to coach, mentor, evaluate, and continuously improve the skills of potential leaders in your organization using the Situational Leadership II® (SLII®) system. The benefits to your organization are many—you will improve internal communication, help others achieve their goals, coach others to be confident and self-directed, and demonstrate organizational leadership that values and honors differences.
Customizable
Discipline: Civil and Environmental, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical
Topic: Leadership, Leadership and Management
RA01299
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