Pronunciation and American Speech Patterns
2023-12-08 08:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
In today’s global marketplace speaking clear understandable English is very important. Ineffective communication due to pronunciation problems can waste time, cause errors, and create barriers and misunderstandings in the workplace and around the world. Having an accent, however, is a natural part of any language. The goal of this course, therefore, is not to eliminate any trace of an accent you may have, but to help you speak clear, understandable American English.
Main topics:
• Learning how to produce sounds you find difficult or confusing in American English. This may involve learning to move your mouth muscles and tongue in unfamiliar ways.
• When to put spaces between words
• When to connect words: How to make connections between words in order to be more easily understood.
• Intonation, The speech music of American English. Pitch patterns and rhythms can completely obscure or change the meaning of a word or sentence.
• The correct intonation for questions, answers and lists
• Slowing down so that your listener knows where one word or phrase ends and another begins.
• What to do when your listener doesn’t understand you.
• Communicating over the phone
• Checking for meaning
• Asking for help
• Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
• Frequently mispronounced words
• Using an online dictionary with audio

Lean Manufacturing - Introduction to Value Stream Mapping - South
2023-12-11 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP South, 211 Benigno Blvd, Bellmawr, NJ, 08031, United States
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.

Blue Print Reading for Beginners
2023-12-12 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
12/12/2023, 12/13/2023
This two-day training course has been designed for people who want to understand how to read blueprints. The class will be live with an NJMEP Expert Resource with constant discussion between students and the instructor. Question and answer sessions will take place during the course to ensure knowledge and understanding this two-day training course has been designed for people who want to understand how to read blueprints. The class will be live with an NJMEP Expert Resource with constant discussion between students and the instructor. Question and answer sessions will take place during the course to ensure knowledge and understanding.
Topics to be covered:
I. Basics of Blueprints
II. Reading Blueprints
III. Lines and Views
IV. Dimensions
V. Tolerances
VI. Surfaces/Finishes
VII. Machine Terms and Holes
VIII. Intro to GD & T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
IX. Other Topics
a. Screw Threads
b. Bills of Material (BOM) references
c. Schematics

Excel Intermediate
2023-12-13 12:30 - 16:30 | Online
12/13, 12/14/23
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.

How To Secure Tax Credits & Incentives; R&D
2023-12-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Webinar for NJMEP clients to learn about How to Secure Tax Credits and Incentives such as R&D Tax credits, EPAct 179D and Cost Segregation. 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. We will discuss the EPAct 179D Tax Deductions for energy efficiency projects. Also covered during this webinar will be Cost Segregation for new construction and renovations.
Sign up for our webinar and find out what kind of capital you might expect to secure or learn how simple securing your Tax Credits can be with the right team behind you.

Cross Cultural Communication in The Workplace
2023-12-15 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
Cross-cultural communication is essential to conducting a smoothly running and profitable business. In today’s workplace we come from different countries and regions with different cultural backgrounds and biases. For example, different cultures value and organize time differently. Does getting the job done come first or does establishing personal relationships and trust come first? What are considered good manners? How do we express agreement or disagreement? How do we indicate, verbally or non-verbally, that we’re paying attention? What is our preferred method of problem solving?
The more employees can understand and appreciate each other, the more conflict-free, smoothly, and efficiently your business can function and grow. Please see below for headline topics addressed in this interactive and illuminating course. This course is geared to both workers and supervisors. There will be many exercises and activities for the students during “real time” in the classroom.
Topics to be covered;
• Defining Terms: Culture, American, Foreign
• Cross Cultural Misunderstandings and Strategies to Avoid or Solve Them
• Language Points
• Mono lingual Americans, slowing down, volume considerations, rephrasing and summarizing,
o making assumptions, checking for meaning, humor and sarcasm, slang, work related idioms, being supportive, asking for clarification.
• Manners, Titles, Terms of Address
• Conversation Tips-Acceptable/Unacceptable Topics
• Physicality, Body Language Across Cultures, Public Behaviors
• Individualistic Low Context Cultures compared to Communal High Context Cultures
• Understanding Americans and American Cultural Values
• International Cultural Differences: Relationship to Time
o interpersonal relations
o activity coordination
o task handling
o breaks, work and personal time
• American Business Practices and Protocols
• Meetings and Negotiations*
• Do’s and Don’ts of Cross Cultural Communication
• Dietary Considerations
• Stereotypes

Public Speaking and Presentation Skills - North
2024-01-09 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
Unlock your potential as a captivating speaker with NJMEP’s comprehensive 8-hour Public Speaking and Presentation Skills class. Perfect for beginners, this virtual course covers everything from audience analysis and slide design to storytelling and body language. Experience a dynamic, interactive learning environment where you’ll engage in hands-on activities, practice real-world scenarios, and gain invaluable feedback.
Principles Learned:
1) Audience-Centric: Tailor your message to your audience for maximum impact.
2) Structural Coherence: A well-structured presentation is easier to follow and more effective.
3) Visual Simplicity: Effective slides are not cluttered and enhance, rather than distract from, your message.
4) Emotional Resonance: Storytelling can create emotional connections that make your message memorable.
5) Vocal Variety: Modulating your voice can keep your audience engaged and underscore your message.
6) Non-verbal Impact: Body language can significantly enhance or detract from your message.
7) Strategic Responsiveness: Effective Q&A handling can solidify your message and credibility.
8) Continuous Improvement: Always seek feedback to refine your public speaking and presentation skills.
By the end of the course, you’ll walk away with actionable skills and the confidence to effectively communicate in front of any audience. Secure your pathway to becoming a compelling communicator. Learn these skills in a fun, interactive environment with NJMEP.

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) - North
2024-01-09 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
1/9 & 1/10/2024
Introduction; Dimensioning and Tolerancing Fundamentals; Symbols, Terms, and Rules; Datums; Form controls – Flatness, Straightness, Circularity, Cylindricity, Free state variation; Orientation – Parallelism, Perpendicularity, Angularity; Position, General – Specifying the position tolerance, Regardless of feature size, Maximum material condition, Shift tolerance, Boundary conditions, “0” Positional Tolerancing; Position, Location – Fasteners, Projected Tolerance Zones, Multiple patterns of features, Composite positional tolerancing, Two single-segment feature control frames, Nonparallel holes, Counterbored holes, Noncircular features, Symmetrical features; Position, Coaxiality; Concentricity and Symmetry; Runout; Profile.

Excel Introduction
2024-01-10 12:30 - 16:30 | Online
1/10 & 1/11/2024
This course is intended for those whose work requires them to work on spreadsheets and present documentation required by the company. It includes data entry, formulas and dimensions of the worksheet, formatting data, creating charts, using statistical functions and customization of presentations.
Participants will:
• Be able to create consistent charts spreadsheets throughout the company,
• Understand how to develop and use formulas and statistical data,
• Create work-specific documents for clearer understanding of reports.

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) - North
2024-01-16 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
1/16 & 1/17/2024
Introduction; Dimensioning and Tolerancing Fundamentals; Symbols, Terms, and Rules; Datums; Form controls – Flatness, Straightness, Circularity, Cylindricity, Free state variation; Orientation – Parallelism, Perpendicularity, Angularity; Position, General – Specifying the position tolerance, Regardless of feature size, Maximum material condition, Shift tolerance, Boundary conditions, “0” Positional Tolerancing; Position, Location – Fasteners, Projected Tolerance Zones, Multiple patterns of features, Composite positional tolerancing, Two single-segment feature control frames, Nonparallel holes, Counterbored holes, Noncircular features, Symmetrical features; Position, Coaxiality; Concentricity and Symmetry; Runout; Profile.

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) - North
2024-01-16 08:30 - 2024-01-17 17:00

Building High Performance Teams
2024-01-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
This complimentary webinar will provide an introduction to Building a High-Performing Team with the objective: Building your business from the ground up requires having the right product, service, business processes, etc., and having the right team. This seminar will give the participants an overview of the critical elements of building a high-performing team. Attendees will engage in lecture exercises.
Seminar outline:
1. What is a high-performing team?
2. What are the critical components of an excellent foundation to build a high-performing team?
3. The SWOT and GAP analysis of your business and team.
4. Practical next steps to get started.
Key takeaways from class:
1. Understanding the critical components of a high-performing team
2. Conducting a GAP analysis and plan of action for your business
3. Implementing the plan of action for your business
4. Establishing a performance dashboard to monitor the performance of your team and business

Attract, Retain, and Afford: How to Shop for and Launch Benefits that Matter
2024-01-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
When it comes to offering employee benefits, “Attract, retain, and reward” may be better restated as, “Attract, retain, and afford,” as cost (both employer and employee) is a key challenge for businesses to solve when considering their benefits package.
Join us on January 17th as we are joined by Carin Hep, Delta Dental of New Jersey’s Small Business and Individual Market lead. Carin’s extensive experience in the employee benefits market will help demystify the employee benefit process, and she’ll offer guidance on how businesses of all sizes can provide benefits in an affordable way.
You’ll learn about:

Questions you should ask when shopping for benefits – and how to save your company and your employees money
The range of available funding options to help you provide the coverage your employees want
The simple steps involved in launching your employee benefits plan
How benefits like dental and vision are directly tied to employee wellness – and productivity

Plus, you’ll hear about Delta Dental’s new group dental benefit designed specifically for those with special health care needs; the Special Health Care Needs benefit helps to break down barriers to access to dental care. This benefit launches January 1, 2024.

Excel Intermediate
2024-01-17 12:30 - 16:30 | Online
1/17 & 1/18/2024
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.

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Training
2024-01-18 08:30 - 12:30 | Online
1/18, 1/19, 1/25, 1/ 26, 2/1, 2/2, 2/8, 2/9/, 2/15, 2/16, 2/22, 2/23/2024
Six Sigma is a universally-recognized standard of excellence for continuous process improvement. This course will prepare you for Green Belt certification – an accomplishment that will add value to your company and your career.

Supervisory Skills Training - Private @ Camfil USA Inc.
2024-01-18 12:30 - 16:30 | Camfil USA Inc, 1 North Corporate Drive, Riverdale, NJ, 07457, United States
Content is protected.

Resource Holiday Dinner
2024-01-18 17:30 - 20:00 | Park Avenue Club, 184 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ, 07932, United States

NJ Recycled Content Law & Manufacturers – Critical Information, Details, and N
2024-01-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
On January 18th, 2022 the NJ Recycled Content Law was signed which intends to stimulate recycling markets by requiring manufacturers to meet a minimum recycled content standard for regulated containers and packaging products sold or offered for sale in the State.
Manufacturers have a plethora of questions about what they need to do to be compliant. In its current form, the law leaves manufacturers asking to what extent this will impact their business. There are still so many unanswered questions, but NJMEP turned to our partners Porzio, Bromberg & Newman to clarify the law based on the information currently available and the details expected to be released in early January. The experts from Porzio will walk manufacturers through the critical aspects of the legislation that will have a direct impact on their business.
In this quick information session, you will receive an overview of the NJ Recycled Content Law, walk away with more clarity on the latest information available, and information on where manufacturing leaders can turn for additional resources to ensure their business is compliant.
Be sure to join this conversation to get updated, ask your questions, and find out when and where you can turn to for support.

Conflict Resolution - North
2024-01-23 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
This conflict management workshop will help you identify some of the ways you may be contributing to these problems and give you some strategies you can adopt at work and in your personal life as well.
Participants will be expected to:
Recognize how their own attitudes and actions impact on others.
Find new and effective techniques for managing negative emotions.
Develop coping strategies for dealing with difficult people and difficult situations.
Identify those times when they have the right to walk away from a difficult situation.

Blue Print Reading For Beginners - South
2024-01-23 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP South, 211 Benigno Blvd, Bellmawr, NJ, 08031, United States
1/23 & 1/24/2024
This two day training course has been designed for people who want to understand how to read blue prints. Class will be live with an NJMEP Expert Resource with constant discussion between students and the instructor. Question and answer sessions will take place during the course to ensure knowledge and understandiThis two day training course has been designed for people who want to understand how to read blue prints. Class will be live with an NJMEP Expert Resource with constant discussion between students and the instructor. Question and answer sessions will take place during the course to ensure knowledge and understanding.
Topics to be covered:
I. Basics of Blueprints
II. Reading Blueprints
III. Lines and Views
IV. Dimensions
V. Tolerances
VI. Surfaces/Finishes
VII. Machine Terms and Holes
VIII. Intro to GD & T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
IX. Other Topics
a. Screw Threads
b. Bills of Material (BOM) references
c. Schematics

Connecting You to Global Markets
2024-01-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Want to learn more about the programs and services available to help you export? If so, join us on January 24 for a one-hour complimentary webinar at 11 AM to learn more.
Come learn how the U.S. Department of Commerce can assist you with your export strategy. Topics will include:
• Export Counseling
• Market Intelligence
• Business Matchmaking
• Commercial Diplomacy/Advocacy.

Excel Intermediate with a Focus on Finance
2024-01-24 12:30 - 16:30 | Online
1/24 & 1/25/2024
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.

CPR AED – First Aid Training - North
2024-01-25 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
This Course teaches students to effectively recognize and treat adult emergencies in the critical first minutes until emergency medical services personnel arrive. The course also provides a complete health and safety training solution for first aid, adult, child and infant CPR and AED.

NFPA 70E (2024): Standard for Electrical Safety In The Workplace Training - South
2024-01-31 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP South, 211 Benigno Blvd, Bellmawr, NJ, 08031, United States
Electrical power is an essential element at home and work. It can be a dangerous force if not managed properly and should be dealt with in a safe manner while conducting workplace operations.
As an employee or an employer, it is important that you understand the importance of electrical safety.
National Fire Protection Association – NFPA 70E covers standards for electrical safety in the workplace. In this training you will review the relationship between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and NFPA 70E. You will also review general NFPA 70E standards and the importance of these standards in maintaining your safety and the safety of others in the workplace.
Help ensure your team is always working safely by giving them the knowledge needed to maintain electrically safe work conditions.

Supervisory Skills Training in English
2024-01-31 12:30 - 16:30 | Online
1/31, 2/1, 2/7, 2/8/2024

NJDMCC Networking Event with Picatinny Arsenal
2024-02-01 17:30 - 20:00 | Jersey Girl Brewing, 426 Sand Shore Rd, Mt. Olive, NJ, 07840, United States
Join the New Jersey Defense Manufacturing Community Consortium (NJDMCC), the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP), and Picatinny Arsenal Representatives for a networking event at the Jersey Girls Brewing Taproom, where you can learn about “Fast Tracking” opportunities to become a part of the DoD Supply Chain.
When you join the NJDMCC, manufacturers can…

Learn how to efficiently and effectively become a DoD supplier
Expand government contracts for current DoD suppliers
Unlock access to a new talent pool

Job seekers are either veterans or veteran families
Job seekers receive valuable, industry-relevant training from NJMEP and its partners

Join us and help support our Nation’s unemployed and underemployed veterans. Together, we can help build a stronger, more resilient DoD supply chain here in New Jersey!

Maintenance Awareness - Mechanical Skills for Technicians - Private @ Unique Wir
2024-02-02 07:30 - 16:00 | Unique Wire, 762 Ramsey Ave, Hillside, NJ, 07205, United States

Food Safety - Cleaning & Sanitation
2024-02-06 12:30 - 16:30 | Online
2/6 & 2/7/2024

Building Self Directed Work Teams- South
2024-02-07 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP South, 211 Benigno Blvd, Bellmawr, NJ, 08031, United States
2/7 & 2/14/2024
This 16-hour course is designed to equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills needed to form and operate self-directed work teams. The course focuses on critical aspects of self-directed teamwork, from its foundational principles to advanced
techniques for problem-solving and continuous improvement.
Participants will learn how to define a self-directed team, build team cohesion, and understand communication techniques. They will also delve into the roles of leaders and supervisors in fostering a self-directed environment.
Key Principles for Teams:
1) Empowerment: Team members should be empowered to make decisions.
2) Collective Responsibility: Cultivate a “WE vs. ME” culture.
3) Open Communication: Use tools like team boards for transparent communication.
4) Training: Invest in training sessions to equip teams with the necessary skills.
5) Fear-Free Environment: Create an atmosphere where mistakes are opportunities for learning.
6) Leadership Facilitation: Leaders should act as facilitators rather than micromanagers.
7) Span of Control: Understanding what each team member can control and act upon.
8) Freedom within Framework: Allow teams to operate within a set framework but with freedom to make decisions.
By the end of the course, participants will be well-versed in the theory and practical application of self-directed work teams, ready to implement these strategies in their own work settings for enhanced productivity and employee engagement.

NFPA 70E (2024): Standard for Electrical Safety In The Workplace Training - North
2024-02-07 08:30 - 17:00 | NJMEP North 2 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 305, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, 2 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927, United States
