In Luzerne and Lackawanna counties the manufacturing industry ranks third in employment, and it is predicted that manufacturing employment needs in those counties, as well as in our northern counties, will only grow. With this in mind, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education is offering the following manufacturing and logistics workforce programs:

ERP/SAP Certificate

SAP® is the leading Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) software company in the world. Evening credit classes are available for adult learners.

Project Management

This certificate program is designed for the participants in planning and business fields by enhancing the skills of technical competence and practical application. As part of the program students will work on a project that carries through all four required courses.

Supply Chain Management

This for-credit certificate program addresses the needs of manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, merchandisers, trans­por­ta­tion and warehousing firms, and government agencies. The im­pli­ca­tions of e‑commerce in relation to supply chain man­age­ment are also explored.

Certificate in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)

This program is in association with ASCM®, Association of Supply Chain Management (formerly APICS®), which will prepare the student to take the CPIM certification exam.

Supervision Essentials

This program offers four distinct courses covering supervisor roles and responsibilities, managing employee responsibilities, and managing employees.

Spanish in the Workplace

This course will facilitate basic com­mu­ni­ca­tion with employees and clients whose native language is Spanish.

AutoCAD

Participants will acquire the fun­da­men­tal skills for the de­vel­op­ment of architectural and en­gin­eer­ing drawings using AutoCAD.

Introduction to Corporate Communications

This for-credit certificate program will pro­vide the foun­da­tion for ef­fec­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tion in a cor­por­ate en­vi­ron­ment.

Introduction to Business Management

This for-credit certificate program is designed to provide participants with a strong foun­da­tion in management, finance, com­mu­ni­ca­tions, writing, and tech­no­lo­gy.