NJMEP

Excel Intermediate – Virtual
2026-03-12 12:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Online
3/12 & 3/13/2026
About Course:
Participants will review the basic operations and then move to more advanced topics. Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
• Apply built-in and custom formats
• Change cell size and alignment
• Use the format painter and conditional formatting
• Hide and unhide rows and columns
• Use styles and views
• Change Excel options
• Create and name ranges of cell
• Use various commonly used Excel functions
• Use the Fill command and the AutoFill handle
• Sort a list of data
• Verify the correctness of worksheet formulas by displaying them
• Send worksheets through the internet
• Use drawing tools
Participants will be able to work with multiple spreadsheets simultaneously, manage, and manipulate large amounts of data, apply more complex formats, and add charts and graphs to their workbooks.

Delegation Dynamics: Navigating Workload Distribution
2026-03-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Online
3/12 & 3/19/2026
Delegation is more than handing off tasks—it’s about trust, strategic thinking, and team growth.
In this session, we’ll explore the psychology of delegation, overcome the barriers that keep us from letting go, and build systems that allow everyone to thrive.
You’ll discover how effective delegation frees you to focus on the big picture, while growing your team’s skills and confidence.

Lean Manufacturing - Introduction to Value Stream Mapping - North
2026-03-16 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
3/16/2026
About Course:
In this course, participants will receive an introduction to Value Stream Mapping and will apply the learned principles to a specified product family in the company. This course teaches participants how to gather the information required to eliminate all non-value adding waste and how to use the information to plan the implementation of Lean activities. Participants will learn the steps necessary for creating a current state value stream map from customer back to raw material and develop a future state vision to act as a blueprint for lean activities.
The future-state map created by the class will act as a blue print for additional lean manufacturing training and implementations. The impact to the company will be calculated after the implementation plan is created, however it is anticipated that when implemented, the plan will result in a significant reduction in lead times, inventory, and floor space, and an increase in productivity.

Change Management - North
2026-03-17 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
3/17/2026
This class informs theory, practice, and strategies for implementing change in organizations. This class features a guided presentation that includes exercises and discussion.
Participants will learn:
• Deciding what change is required, if any
• Create a Vision Statement and Strategy for change
• Understand how to identify forces working for and against change
• How to help people through the challenges of change
• The 8-stage process of effective change

A Tutorial on Lean Six Sigma Tools
2026-03-17 12:30 - 16:30 | Online
3/17, 3/19, 3/24, 3/26/2026
Participants will learn how to use and implement a variety of tools in the Lean Six Sigma toolkit to drive process improvements.
Topics covered:
• Value Stream Mapping
• Cause/Effect Diagram
• Control Charts
• FMEA
• Pareto Charts
• 5 S
• Cost of Quality
• PPAP(Production Part Approval Process)
• Scatter Plots
Knowledge and application of these tools will benefit the participants to reduce customer pain points, improve in process quality to reduce cycle time and defects to drive operational excellence and enhance customer experience/satisfaction.

Principles of Lean Manufacturing with Live Simulation – North
2026-03-18 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
3/18/2026
About Course:
Implementing lean principles are extremely beneficial for manufacturing companies. The elimination of waste (muda), continuous improvement (kaizen) as well as pull-systems (kanban) will be illustrated in live demonstrations for practical, comprehensible knowledge of Lean Manufacturing. Lean Manufacturing training is based on principals that can be implemented and will become the strong foundation of your organization and employees.
Objectives

Basic Concepts of Lean Manufacturing – Elimination of Waste

Overproduction Overproduction
Waste of Unnecessary Motion
Waste of Inventory
Production of Defects
Waste of Waiting
Waste of Transportation
Waste of Over Processing

Live Demonstration of the Tools and Methodology Necessary to Implement “Lean” on the Shop Floor
Understanding of non-value added activities in manufacturing
Learn how to improve productivity by:

applying standard work
using visual controls
set-up reduction
batch size reduction
point-of-use storage
quality at the source
pull systems

It makes a lot of sense to attend, if …

you feel there is room for improvement within your company
you believe that resources are wasted
you know that the workflow is not optimized
you want to increase productivity and reduce costs
you are looking for tools to improve quality and standards

This training is for you if you want to know what it takes to implement Lean Manufacturing, or if you have lean processes in place already and want to bring new staff up to speed. Lean Manufacturing is for all employees working on the shop floor, as well as your administration staff. The course is designed for manufacturing companies and manufacturing related industries.
Your new skills at work
Participants will be able to describe lean principles for implementation in the real-life production process.

Reduce waste
Enjoy a new level of efficiency
Create an organized work environment that staff really enjoy working in
Identify opportunities to increase and add value to production and quality

NJMEP Certificate of Completion
Space is limited, register early to ensure your spot.
We must receive your payment prior to the class to guarantee your participation. Payment methods accepted: company check or credit card (Amex, Visa or MasterCard). There will be no refunds for this training.
Please contact Kathleen Baldwin, Sales Support Manager at NJMEP with any questions or need of further assistance. kbaldwin@njmep.org 973-998-9801 ext. 211 Please let us know if any dietary restrictions.

Food Safety – Manager HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) – North
2026-03-19 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
3/19 & 3/20/2026
About Course:
Participants will learn how to identify critical control points and define critical limits. In addition, the HACCP training teaches participants how to identify hazards associated with raw materials, develop process steps, and assign controls.
These skills will allow participants to prevent and reduce the occurrences of food safety hazards within their manufacturing facilities.
This training is delivered on site or at NJMEP’s training facility, and is intended for all employees, including HACCP team members, management teams, corporate executives, or anyone whose job function will impact the facility HACCP Plan.
HACCP is a system comprised of food safety, food defense, prerequisite programs, and the seven principles of HACCP that are applied to a written food safety program.
This course provides participants with the knowledge to develop and write a food service or retail HACCP plan.

Excel Intermediate with a Focus on Finance - Virtual
2026-03-19 12:30 - 16:30 | Online
3/19 & 3/20/2026
Students will learn how to utilize Excel for a wide variety of financial purposes, such as naming conventions and methodologies, outlines, worksheet and cell protection, concatenation, array formulas, array functions, consolidation, filters, pivot tables, goal seek, data validation, conditional formatting, recording macros, editing macros, auditing tools, hyperlinks, LOOKUP functions, IF functions, DATE functions. All of these functions will be beneficial to those working with financial data.

How to Secure R&D Tax Credits for Product & Process Improvements
2026-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
3/24/2026
Learn how New Jersey manufacturers can secure meaningful R&D Tax Credits to help support and stimulate innovation. There are countless challenges, and one big issue is having a lack of cash on hand. We will be discussing strategies to help New Jersey manufacturers secure more capital in a time where nearly everyone is struggling to keep their doors open and see R&D Tax Credits as a valuable option. Manufacturers are surprised to find out how many of their day-to-day activities can be considered R&D.
Sign up for our webinar and find out what kind of tax credits are available and how simple it is to secure tax savings with the right team behind you.

Decision-Making and Problem-Solving - North
2026-03-26 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
3/26/2026
Why do airplane doors fly off mid-flight? How does the leading smartphone manufacturer fail to recognize the rise of touch screens? Why does the world’s best camera maker fail to go digital? Bad decisions can all be attributed to flaws in the human mind.
This course evaluates the inherent biases that we possess, limiting our ability to make rational decisions. Once we understand these, we can utilize problem-solving tools to make better decisions. Using interactive exercises, class participants will be able to identify their biases and the develop the tools and skills to overcome them.
Participants in this course will learn:
• Decision biases and how they influence (bad) behavior
• Decision-making tools that help overcome biases
• Problem-solving techniques that impact results

Time Management and Goal Setting - North
2026-03-27 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
3/27/2026
Today’s work environment requires managers and individual contributors alike to manage multiple priorities and conflicting demands on time. This course will offer participants an opportunity to understand their time management needs and develop a process for managing them.
Topics covered include:
• Understanding Time management
• The 12 characteristics of effective Time managers
• Understanding event control
• The productivity tri-quation
• Planning: the key to control
• Prioritizing: ordering events
• The Productivity Pyramid, and building the Productivity Pyramid
• Defining, identifying and prioritizing my Governing Values
• Clarifying my Governing Values
• Understanding long-range goals
• Setting Long-range goals
• Identifying intermediate steps
• Capturing today: The Critical Moment
• Quadrant II Time management
• Importance versus urgency
• Time wasters and time robbers
• Controlling procrastination
• Understanding and controlling Interruption
• Improving meeting effectiveness
• Organizing and managing your workspace
• Tips for working with multiple managers
• Managing delegation
• Time management planners
• Franklin Planners, Day Planners, Software planner
• Personal need assessment
Upon completion of this course, the participants will:
• Identify and minimize time wasters,
• Be able to set daily, weekly and monthly work orders and production schedules,
• Develop methods to manage varying workloads that will lead to higher productivity and improvement of quality.

Root Cause Analysis Training - Virtual
2026-04-02 08:30 - 12:30 | Online
4/2, 4/3, 4/9, 4/10/2026
During this workshop you will be introduced to Root Cause Analysis and the foundational principles for an effective problem solving process. The instructor is a Lean expert and the course is designed for problem solving in a manufacturing environment, it is presented in simple easy to understand concepts – perfect for employees and line management.
Chapters in this course include:
• Concepts and Principles of Root Cause Analysis
• An overview of the commonly used Analysis Tools
• Detailed explanation of 5 Whys, Fishbone Analysis (Ishikawa), Histograms and Pareto charting
• Variability in processes and the use Statistical Process Controls to help manage the process.
• A-3 Methodology – a Lean framework for problem solving
By attending, you will develop the skills to recognize when a problem has occurred and then utilize the appropriate tools to resolve the problem in a Lean Team based environment.

Supervisory Skills Training in English - Virtual
2026-04-02 12:30 - 16:30 | Online
4/2, 4/3, 4/9, 4/10/2026
About Course:
Moving into a position of authority means meeting new challenges, taking on new responsibilities, and mastering new skills. It may also mean learning to manage across cultural and language differences. New Managers can often be overwhelmed by new responsibilities and anxious about the transition from “coworker” to “boss.”
Workers who have recently become supervisors often worry about the way others will react to their new supervisor status … have concerns about keeping up with a tougher workload … and wonder how to handle the new tasks they will be faced with: hiring, disciplinary action, managing change, even firing.
A program to ease the transition …
This supervisory training course was specifically designed to address the needs of anyone who is new to managing others, with a special focus on those managing in a multicultural workplace. The content of this course will provide a powerful new set of skills, strategies, and techniques for dealing with the issues you will encounter as you take on your new position and move forward in your career.
You will find out how to relate well to former peers who are now your subordinates, and you’ll learn the communication skills that will help you handle these changing relationships in a way that’s comfortable for everyone. You’ll discover secrets for motivating and encouraging people to do their “personal best” for you, and find out how to discipline firmly and fairly, without creating resentment. This supervisory training will show you how to positively influence the behavior of your workers.
In this workshop you’ll learn:

How to communicate more effectively as a new supervisor
When to be flexible, and when to stand firm
How to build trust and gain respect
Strategies for motivating others to achieve results
The truth about discipline — how to handle uncomfortable situations
What every new supervisor and manager should know about hiring and firing
Time management skills that really work
And much, much more!

Please contact Kathleen Baldwin, Sales Support Manager at NJMEP with any questions or need of further assistance. kbaldwin@njmep.org 973-998-9801 ext. 211

Retention Revolution: Transforming Workplace Culture for Lasting Impact
2026-04-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Online
4/16 & 4/23/2026
Retention isn’t a goal, it’s a strategy.
Successful leaders foster cultures where top performers want to stay.
We’ll dig into the real drivers of engagement, loyalty, and retention in today’s ever-changing workplace.
This session will leave you equipped with actionable ideas to build environments where people flourish—and want to build their legacy alongside you.

Conflict Resolution: Mastering Emotional Intelligence
2026-05-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Online
5/8 & 5/15
Conflict is a part of every workplace, but it’s how we respond that truly defines us as leaders.
In this session, we’ll explore the real power of emotional intelligence—not just as a concept, but as a set of practical skills.
We will discuss how we manage our own emotions, understand others’ perspectives, and transform tense moments into productive conversations.
