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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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Leadership Beyond Your Team Managing Up and Across

Upcoming Dates
  • Sep. 16-17, 2024 (D097)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,695
  • Mar. 3-6, 2025 (D358)
    Live Online
    $1,695
  • Sep. 29-30, 2025 (D359)
    Madison, WI or 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.
Customizable
Discipline: Civil and Environmental, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical
Topic: Leadership, Leadership and Management
RA01406

Critical Conversations Results-based Communication

Upcoming Dates
  • Sep. 18-19, 2024 (D096)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,695
  • Feb. 17-20, 2025 (D356)
    Live Online
    $1,695
  • Oct. 1-2, 2025 (D360)
    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 Your Maintenance Team

Upcoming Dates
  • Sep. 23-24, 2024 (D083)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,295
Being technically competent isn’t enough to effectively lead and manage your maintenance team. To truly be effective in your managerial role, you need to master a range of competencies that go beyond just the fundamentals. You need to know how to lead others toward a vision of the future for your department and inspire them to translate their skills, talents, and passions into great results for your company. Also critical is knowing how to coach your team in ways that bring out their best and help them achieve great performance individually and as a team. Your ability to lead others also depends upon your being able to provide constructive feedback in ways that enable their learning and growth and strengthen their commitment to doing their best for their customers, the team, and the company. This seminar explores what it means to become an effective maintenance manager to take your team to the next level. 
Discipline: Industrial
Topic: Industrial, Maintenance and Reliability Management
RA01433

36th Annual Product Liability Conference

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 15-17, 2024 (D244)
    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

Developing a High-Performance Maintenance and Reliability Organization

Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 21-22, 2024 (D137)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,295
In today’s competitive business environment, the difference between success and failure is often based on how well our machines and facilities perform. Learn detailed strategic approaches to management and leadership in maintenance and reliability. You will leave this course with the ability to create a strategy, and develop and manage your team. The course will also include an overview of major approaches such as Reliability Centered Maintenance, ISO55000, and PM Optimization for effectively managing assets.  
Discipline: Industrial
Topic: Industrial, Maintenance and Reliability Management
RA01483

CMMS Setup and Utilization

Upcoming Dates
  • 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
Topic: Industrial, Maintenance and Reliability Management
RA01639

Coaching and Mentoring for Technical Leaders

Upcoming Dates
  • Nov. 5-6, 2024 (D326)
    Madison, WI or Live Online
    $1,795
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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