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...

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Upstate New York

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.

Occupational Assessments

A company assessment is a fast way to identify your strengths and weaknesses through a comprehensive review of your operations. The assessment gathers information about many different areas and aspects of your company, and then gives you an idea of where you have a need for improvement or an area to capitalize on new opportunities. Most important, the assessment allows you to "see the big picture" and then put priorities in perspective and develop long-term, profitable solutions.

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.

Safety Training

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.