Based on input from industry, Northern Michigan University is offering the following Skill Upgrade courses between July - November 2006. These are courses that provide training, retraining and upgrading of employee skills to meet the growing demands of today's workplace. They provide updating on the latest trends and technologies in numerous industries and service organizations and offer a broad array of topics ranging from teamwork and managerial communications to hands-on maintenance and computer training.
| 2006 COURSE SCHEDULE | ||
| July 10-11 | Shaft Coupling and Alignment | $300 |
| July 12-14 | Bearing Maintenance | $395 |
| July 31-Aug 4 | Bearing and Power Transmission | $500 |
| August 8-10 | Electrical Maintenance Basic/Intermediate | $450 |
| August 15-17 | Electrical Maintenance Advanced | $375* |
| August 22-24 | Pump Repair | $350 |
| September 15 (8 a.m.-noon) | Teams and Teamwork | $79** |
| September 15 (1-5 p.m.) | Time Management | $79** |
| September 21 | Managerial Communications | $159 |
| September 22, 29, Oct 6, 13 (9 a.m.-noon) | Industrial Mathematics | $250 |
| September 26-28 | Welding | $350 |
| October 5-6 | Microsoft Excel | $219 |
| October 19-20 | Microsoft Word | $219 |
| October 20 (8 a.m.-noon) | Time Management | $79** |
| October 20 (1-5 p.m.) | Teams and Teamwork | $79** |
| November 3 | Managerial Communications | $159 |
| November 10 | Microsoft PowerPoint | $129 |
| * Electrical Maintenance Advanced - Cost is $100 more if textbook/materials are needed | ||
| **Teams & Time Management - Cost is $129 if both courses taken on same day | ||