Featured Courses Kankakee River Watershed Conference 03/10/23 - 03/10/23 03/10/23 - 03/10/23 The Kankakee River is an essential natural resource for the health and vitality of our area. Sustainable stewardship of this remarkable asset is of concern to multiple interests. This conference will bring together all stakeholders for a day of education, conversation and networking. Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt 03/07/23 - 03/21/23 04/04/23 - 04/18/23 This 6-hour, live webinar series is designed for team leaders, supervisors, and managers and includes 14-hours of self-study. Participants will learn how to make data-driven decisions, solve problems and identify and remove wastes. This overview will build awareness and understanding of the Lean Six Sigma concepts and tools. Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt 03/09/23 - 04/20/23 Learn core tools and methods to lead improvement projects and teams all while driving results. This 12-hour live webinar series is designed for managers, analysts, engineers, techs and quality & continuous improvement staff. It also includes 28-hours of self-study. Once implementation of six sigma methods have occurred, leaders see 20-25% improvement of their time and delivery on projects each year. This unique course design provides readiness to analyze quality problems and incorporate concepts. Fundamentals of Problem Solving 03/23/23 - 03/23/23 In this 1-hour, live webinar, you will learn how to work backwards from symptoms to root causes and develop & validate effective solutions that can stop problems from recurring. This class also includes 8-hours of self-study. Lean and 5S Overview 03/23/23 - 03/23/23 In this 1-hour, live webinar you will learn the basics of lean and a new way to see your processes. This class also includes 8-hours of self-study. You'll learn about types of wastes & common tools to overcome them, including how to implement 5S. Prairie Safety Council Contractor Safety Course This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. In this four-hour course, participants will cover 1) General Facility Rules 2) Hazard Communication 3) Personnel Hazards and Protection 4) Equipment Hazards 5) Emergencies and Environmental Concerns and 6) Supplemental Information such as MSDS Sheets and a Glossary of Terms.Upon successfully passing an exam at the end of the course, participants will receive a course completion card which may be used for entry into local manufacturing facilities. Solar Training and Maintenance This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. This two-day course focuses on PV system operations and maintenance. Topics include performance evaluation, trouble shooting techniques, tools such as the IV curve tracer, insulation resistance testing, thermal cameras, multimeter and clamp-on meter. Also covered is the theory behind solar operations and maintenance with the opportunity to work with and gain experience with a wide range of state-of-the-art and analytical tools. Forklift Driver Certificate This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. Forklift Driver training is an entry level course designed to provide participants with the basic requirements for becoming an operator. This training, taught by an OSHA recognized instructor, combines formal classroom instruction and practical hands-on driving utilizing a sit-down forklift. This course does not eliminate site-specific forklift training.

Featured Courses

Kankakee River Watershed Conference 03/10/23 - 03/10/23 03/10/23 - 03/10/23 The Kankakee River is an essential natural resource for the health and vitality of our area. Sustainable stewardship of this remarkable asset is of concern to multiple interests. This conference will bring together all stakeholders for a day of education, conversation and networking.

Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt 03/07/23 - 03/21/23 04/04/23 - 04/18/23 This 6-hour, live webinar series is designed for team leaders, supervisors, and managers and includes 14-hours of self-study. Participants will learn how to make data-driven decisions, solve problems and identify and remove wastes. This overview will build awareness and understanding of the Lean Six Sigma concepts and tools.

Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt 03/09/23 - 04/20/23 Learn core tools and methods to lead improvement projects and teams all while driving results. This 12-hour live webinar series is designed for managers, analysts, engineers, techs and quality & continuous improvement staff. It also includes 28-hours of self-study. Once implementation of six sigma methods have occurred, leaders see 20-25% improvement of their time and delivery on projects each year. This unique course design provides readiness to analyze quality problems and incorporate concepts.

Fundamentals of Problem Solving 03/23/23 - 03/23/23 In this 1-hour, live webinar, you will learn how to work backwards from symptoms to root causes and develop & validate effective solutions that can stop problems from recurring. This class also includes 8-hours of self-study.

Lean and 5S Overview 03/23/23 - 03/23/23 In this 1-hour, live webinar you will learn the basics of lean and a new way to see your processes. This class also includes 8-hours of self-study. You'll learn about types of wastes & common tools to overcome them, including how to implement 5S.

Prairie Safety Council Contractor Safety Course This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. In this four-hour course, participants will cover 1) General Facility Rules 2) Hazard Communication 3) Personnel Hazards and Protection 4) Equipment Hazards 5) Emergencies and Environmental Concerns and 6) Supplemental Information such as MSDS Sheets and a Glossary of Terms.Upon successfully passing an exam at the end of the course, participants will receive a course completion card which may be used for entry into local manufacturing facilities.

Solar Training and Maintenance This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. This two-day course focuses on PV system operations and maintenance. Topics include performance evaluation, trouble shooting techniques, tools such as the IV curve tracer, insulation resistance testing, thermal cameras, multimeter and clamp-on meter. Also covered is the theory behind solar operations and maintenance with the opportunity to work with and gain experience with a wide range of state-of-the-art and analytical tools.

Forklift Driver Certificate This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. Forklift Driver training is an entry level course designed to provide participants with the basic requirements for becoming an operator. This training, taught by an OSHA recognized instructor, combines formal classroom instruction and practical hands-on driving utilizing a sit-down forklift. This course does not eliminate site-specific forklift training.