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New for 2009!
Training Within Industry (TWI)
$1095 for entire series (a savings of $101)

STI has joined with Dakota Manufacturing Education Partnership (MEP) to bring you the next step in the LEAN process!

This series of standardized programs addresses the essential skills needed by supervisors, team leaders and anyone indirectly leading others. The program Is composed of four primary skill-based modules: Job Relations (JR), Job Instruction (JI), Job Methods (JM), and Job Safety (JS). TWI has been successfully applied in many industries and vocations in union and non-union settings. For each of these two-session days, lunch will be provided between sessions.

(JR)  Job Relations                            $299

#1 Sept 14-Sept 18 M-F 10a-12p TBA
Job Relations teaches the foundations of positive employee relations. Developing and maintaining these good relationships prevents problems from arising and is paramount to earn loyalty and cooperation from others. When problems do arise, Job Relations teaches a proven method of getting the facts, weighing options, deciding, taking action, and checking results. Benefits experienced from practicing Job Relations include increased productivity, improved attendance, better morale, and higher employee retention rates.

(JI)  Job Instruction                            $299

#1 Sept 14-Sept 18 M-F 1-3p TBA
Demands of developing a flexible workforce and training employees require standardized best practices.  Program attendees are taught how to effectively breakdown a job and deliver instruction for individual tasks.  Developing and delivering training in this structured fashion fosters the conditions for process stability. The Job Instruction method teaches preparing the operator to learn, giving a proper demonstration from a breakdown, observing the operator perform the task, and tapering off coaching with proper follow-up. Benefits experienced when practicing Job Instruction are reduced training time, less scrap and rework, fewer accidents, and increased job satisfaction.

(JM)  Job Methods                              $299

#1 Oct 19-Oct 23 M-F 10a-12p TBA
Improving the way jobs are done for continual improvement! The aim of this program is to produce greater quantities of quality products in less time, by making the best use of people, equipment and materials. Participants are taught how to break down jobs into their constituent operations. Each detail is questioned in a systematic manner to generate ideas for improvement. Job Methods yields significant benefits including: reduced costs through productivity gains, increased throughput and reduced work in process.

(JS)  Job Safety                                  $299
#1 Oct 19-Oct 23 M-F 1-3p TBA
Based on the TWI instructional model, Job Safety (JS) focuses on environmental health and safety, leveraging the skills learned in the three primary modules. JS provides a framework for supervisors to engage employees in identifying potential hazards and eliminating them using their training and knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations. JS stresses that the relationship between supervisor and employee plays a pivotal role in a safe and environmentally responsible workplace.

For more information call 605.367.7619 or 1.800.247.0789.