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Technology and Workforce Development

The Office of Professional Education at Central Connecticut State University delivers practical, expert‑led technical courses designed to fuel your business growth. Choose from online, hybrid, on‑campus, or on‑site options—join an open enrollment program or partner with us to create customized training for your team.
Contact Christa Sterling at 860‑832‑2277 or csterling@ccsu.edu to explore the best fit for you.

 

 

Technology and Workforce Development Programs

The Fundamentals of Agile Project Management training workshop is a program designed to equip participants with the core principles and practices of Agile project management.

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This program is designed to help workers develop the basic skills required for visualizing and interpreting industrial prints, skills which are essential to the success of any quality improvement or scrap reduction effort.

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Advance your leadership capabilities and prepare for the globally recognized ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) credential through this comprehensive, instructor-led program.

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Prepare to earn the globally recognized ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) credential through this comprehensive, instructor-led program at Central Connecticut State University. This intensive four-day course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge, tools, and confidence needed to successfully sit for the CQA certification exam.

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This one-day course is for individuals who need to learn to effectively resolve conflict as part of their work role.

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This course will introduce some common types of agents (workflow agents, research agents and chatbots) as well as provide hands-on practice in some of the more common agent use cases.

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This course will help you better understand yourself and others emotionally. You will also learn how to deal with stress and how deal with people who are stressed.

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Based on ASME Y14.5-2009, this instructor-led introduction course simplifies GD&T learning using mostly visual material to explain basics of GD&T application, interpretation and verification as well as implications from design to manufacturing. Exercises are used throughout the course.

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This program experience is designed to get teams working and communicating at the highest levels through interactive, experiential (learn by doing) team challenges coupled with in depth reflective debriefs.

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Looking to polish those presentation skills for small, medium or large audiences? Practice, Practice Practice!

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This course covers the fundamentals of auditing and specific techniques thereof. Included will be review and interpretation of the ISO 13485:2016 Standard as well as application of techniques during audit scenarios.

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This course covers the fundamentals of auditing and specific techniques thereof. Included will be review and interpretation of the ISO 9001:2015 Standard as well as application of techniques during audit scenarios.

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In this program, participants are exposed to the fundamental methodology, principles and tools associated with the Lean process improvement methodology that is used to drive process excellence in organizations and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

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This course builds participants’ skills in giving effective feedback, applying coaching techniques on the job, and creating action plans to boost productivity.

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Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action is a process for finding the true cause(s) of events, identifying and implementing corrective actions. This training will include tools for effective problem solving, FMEA & PFMEA, and application in various industries: medical, aerospace, automotive, & more!

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Green Belts are Six Sigma practitioners who do process and product improvement project work. The focus of Six Sigma is to reduce and control variation and waste in our processes based on the importance to the customer and the business needs. Students will be required to complete a project at the end of class.

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Green Belts are Six Sigma practitioners who do process and product improvement project work. The focus of Six Sigma is to reduce and control variation and waste in our processes based on the importance to the customer and the business needs. Students will be required to complete a project at the end of class.

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The Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate Program provides foundational training in the principles and tools of the Six Sigma methodology. Designed for working professionals who are new to process improvement or work in support roles within larger Six Sigma initiatives, this course introduces key concepts such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) and basic statistical thinking.

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This program provides participants with the knowledge and tools required for leading self, individuals and groups to work effectively.

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