There is availability on a number of Black Country Skills Factory bite-size courses taking place over the next few months, including Hydraulic and Pneumatic courses.
Due to high demand, the accredited management and leadership courses that were launched in March are being filled fast. To avoid disappointment we recommend booking early. These courses are aimed at helping employers up-skill operational leaders (supervisors/managers) in manufacturing supply chain SMEs.
The Skills Factory would like to understand the up-skilling needs of high value manufacturing companies in the Black Country and are taking expressions of interest for technical bite-size engineering courses taking place from September 2015. Please pre-register your interest in the courses detailed below. We may also be able to assist with bespoke engineering training please contact us for more information.
Management & Leadership courses
Communication Skills 16 June 2015
Lean *
Problem Solving & Decision Making *
Training the Workforce 23 Sep 2015
Time Management 9 Oct 2015
Material Planning & Production Control *
Developing & Coaching Staff 4 Nov 2015
Measurement of Production Efficiency *
Appraisal & Performance Management 16 Dec 2015
*Original course dates are now fully booked awaiting further dates. Please register your interest in this course online to be added to a reserve list. We will contact you when a date becomes available.
Bookings and enquiries can be made by clicking on course titles (above) and booking directly through the Skills Factory website.
Course costs are £160 per person per course; with discounts available for multiple bookings.
Latest Skills Factory courses
Basic Pneumatic Systems 08/06/15, 13/07/15, 10/08/15, 14/09/15, 12/10/15
Basic Hydraulic Systems 13/07/15, 03/08/15, 07/09/15, 05/10/15
Intermediate Pneumatics/Hydraulics (Electro Control) - 15/6/15, 13/07/15, 17/8/15, 21/9/15, 18/10/15
Advanced Pneumatics/Hydraulics (PLC) 13/07/15, 24/8/15, 26/10/15
Bookings and enquiries can be made by clicking on course titles (above) and booking directly through the Skills Factory website.
Course costs are £190 per person per day.
Pre-register for September 2015 courses
Maintenance Multi-skilling & Production Setting:
Intermediate Pneumatics/Hydraulics (Electro Control)
Advanced Pneumatics/Hydraulics (PLC)
Factory Electrical Power Supplies
Welding & Fabrication:
Tig Welding (Introductory / Improver levels available) - various dates available
Mig Welding (Introductory / Improver levels available) - various dates available
Aluminium Tig Welding - various dates available
CNC Machining & Setting:
Vertical & Horizontal Milling Fanuc Control Programming
Vertical & Horizontal Milling Heidenhain Control Programming
CNC Turning Fanuc Control Programming
Metal treatment, Metallurgy & Toolroom:
Metallurgy for non-Metallurgists
Non Destructive testing of metals (principles)
Computer Aided Design:
Early registration/expressions of interest can be made by clicking on course titles (above) and directly through the Skills Factory website.
Course costs are £190 per person per day.
For an informal discussion on any of the above courses, please call Skills Factory Director, Colin Parker, on 07944 268709 or e-mail [email protected]
www.blackcountryskillsfactory.co.uk/courses