Feature Item Training Within Industry
Promotion to supervisor is often a reward to a good worker. That is a very appropriate act but sometimes it results in the loss of a good worker and the acquiring of a bad supervisor. The skills needed for these jobs are very different. Often lack of supervisory skills is masked by the leader doing too much of the work and covering for the rest of the team. That happens because he/she has the job skills, not the skills to lead the team. This results in a suboptimum performance. Read the Article...
Human Resources
Serving Herkimer, Oneida, Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie and Hamilton
counties, the Mohawk Valley Applied Technology Corporation (MVATC)
is a business development corporation whose vision is
to promote the growth of the Mohawk Valley economy by
supporting the development of for-profit, high technology
and manufacturing businesses.
Lean Manufacturing
While traditional manufacturing philosophies stress high utilization of machinery and manpower with little concern for cycle time or manufacturing waste, the Lean Manufacturing production philosophy focuses on creating greater production efficiencies through maximizing value-added activities while minimizing waste.
Quality Programs
TWI consists of three standardized programs that teach the essential skills needed by all 3
supervisors and team leaders, regardless of their industry. These programs are: Skill in
Instruction, Skill in Improving Methods, and Skill in Leading People.
Participants attend class for 2 hours each day for 5 consecutive days and they return to the
workplace after each session to apply the techniques learned. Each participant must select a
current day workplace problem and demonstrate to the class how they applied the method to solve
that problem. Class materials include pocket reference cards for daily use to keep the improvements
coming after the training has been completed. Small class sizes of from 8 to 10 people keep
everyone involved to maximize learning.
Software Selection
TWI consists of three standardized programs that teach the essential skills needed by all 3
supervisors and team leaders, regardless of their industry. These programs are: Skill in
Instruction, Skill in Improving Methods, and Skill in Leading People.
Participants attend class for 2 hours each day for 5 consecutive days and they return to the
workplace after each session to apply the techniques learned. Each participant must select a
current day workplace problem and demonstrate to the class how they applied the method to solve
that problem. Class materials include pocket reference cards for daily use to keep the improvements
coming after the training has been completed. Small class sizes of from 8 to 10 people keep
everyone involved to maximize learning.
Workplace Safety
TWI consists of three standardized programs that teach the essential skills needed by all 3
supervisors and team leaders, regardless of their industry. These programs are: Skill in
Instruction, Skill in Improving Methods, and Skill in Leading People.
Participants attend class for 2 hours each day for 5 consecutive days and they return to the
workplace after each session to apply the techniques learned. Each participant must select a
current day workplace problem and demonstrate to the class how they applied the method to solve
that problem. Class materials include pocket reference cards for daily use to keep the improvements
coming after the training has been completed. Small class sizes of from 8 to 10 people keep
everyone involved to maximize learning.