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“With the knowledge gained from Georgia Tech's courses, we reduced injury cost by 75%, worked over 3 million hours without a lost time incident, and had zero recordable injuries at one site over 3 years.”
Lisa Foster-Morrow, CET, senior environmental, safety and health administrator
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2012
March 23, 2012
Georgia Tech Certificate Worked For Me
Georgia Tech Professional Education offers numerous courses funded by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), which serves dislocated workers as well as adult workers who are educationally or economically disadvantaged.
March 23, 2012
Stepping up to offer needed training in the healthcare industry
“Years of consulting with manufacturers on lean process improvement— how to preserve value while conserving resources—led us into consulting for healthcare organizations, too. Some of our hospital customers asked, ‘Do you offer formal training in lean process?’” In that question, Kelley Hundt, a seasoned project manager at Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2), heard the knock of opportunity.
2011 ArchiveJune 2, 2011Georgia Tech OSHA Program Director Earns Professional CertificateGeorgia Tech Research Institute’s Daniel J. Ortiz, MPH, CSP, recognizes the importance of professional education, not just in his role of teaching others, but by earning a Georgia Tech Professional Education certificate himself.
May 19, 2011Georgia Tech’s Safety and Health Training Leads to Job OpportunitiesAldrich Graham picked the perfect time to earn two professional certificates from Georgia Tech’s OSHA Training Institute Education Center. |
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February 7, 2011Applying and hiring—in the new world of workFor your New Year’s Resolution, have you been updating your resume? networking? applying for jobs?
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2010 ArchiveDecember 21, 2010HR and SafetyDecember 14, 2010Online, on target, on a roll—and did we mention free?Interactive NASA/Georgia Tech courses boost STEM teaching The courses may sound too good to be true, but actually they’re just too good to miss. November 2, 2010The engineering profession is changing. So is the education of engineers.From engineering colleagues in university settings and from industry partners, I’ve been hearing a lot about this moment of intersection between old and new and also about the strategies needed as we move forward. Are some of the changes below already affecting you? |
October 21, 2010Calling All Engineers-to Education and ActionSingapore, October 21, 2010. Today, after a week of discussion, five professional engineering organizations are issuing a call to action: a declaration for engineering education. Will you add your voice to ours? |
August 30, 2010High Ratings for Defense Technology Professional EducationGeorgia Tech Defense Technology Professional Education continues to experience success as a provider of expert instruction and technical training to thousands of students and employers in the U.S. each year. |
August 12, 2010Training for Gulf cleanup: Georgia Tech delivers“We received a lot of requests—dozens of emails and phone calls—from people seeking professional training so they could go down and work on the Gulf Coast oil spill.” |
July 27, 2010Georgia Tech-Led Team Authors Comprehensive New Radar Technology BookA team consisting primarily of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has completed a new book on radar technology aimed at both students and professionals. |
May 18, 2010The Mary Cone Barrie ScholarshipAs the Director of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto, Dr. Mary Cone Barrie specialized in the art and science of teaching adults. |
May 18, 2010Importance of Continuing Education In An Economic DownturnContinuing education is important even during a recession. During an economic downturn, there are likely employees who are expected to take on more responsibilities. |
April 8, 2010Georgia Tech Programs Receive National Marketing AwardsGeorgia Tech Distance Learning & Professional Education (DLPE) has received three University Professional & Continuing Education Association 2010 Marketing and Publications Awards. |
