OSHA 10-Hour Safety Training for General Industry
Wednesday and Thursday June 25 & 26
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
VT State University, Williston campus, Williston
$325 pp / Register!
Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center This 10-hour session is intended to provide general awareness education on recognizing and preventing hazards in a general industry setting. Participants will be introduced to OSHA policies, procedures, and standards as well as general industry safety and health principles and work practices covered in 29CFR 1910-OSHA Standards for General Industry. It is also beneficial for employees in need of refresher training.
Both days of the training must be attended. Katie Frederick, CSP, CHST, OHST and President and CEO of Applied Solutions Consulting, will instruct this safety training.
Learning Opportunities for You!
2025 marks VMEC’s 30th anniversary supporting Vermont manufacturers and you benefit in a big way! All year long, we'll reduce the fee of our Lean-based "standard" public training opportunities at a 70% discount!
How to Hire and Work with a Lawyer
May 14 / 2:00 - 3:00 pm / Virtual and Free / Register!
Navigating the legal system can be scary, costly and time consuming. The process of securing a lawyer who will have your best interest in mind is key. Join the Vermont Small Business Law Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School for an hour-long webinar where they will discuss the value a lawyer brings to your business, when to seek legal help, and how to find the right attorney. Learn what to expect when working with a lawyer and how they can help protect and strengthen you and your company.
This valuable and complimentary session will include a broad overview of how to hire and fire a lawyer, what they can do for a small business, negotiating fees, and how to make efficient use of their time, as well as details like billing, including retainers/fixed-cost/hourly, and ethical obligations.
Lean 101 - Lean Transformation
May 14 / 8:00 am - 3:00 pm / Brattleboro / $98 pp / Register!
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June 12 / 8:00 am - 3:00 pm / Williston / $98 pp / Register!
Lean is a learning system that develops capability and adaptability in people and processes. Lean 101 workshops have created and reignited the spark for improvement in countless organizations in Vermont and across the globe. When paired with the commitment to further engage and develop employees at all levels, Lean has proven to result in the competitive edge that attracts customers, employees and investors.
Participants will begin this workshop as a new employee in a chaotic manufacturing company. The results of the first round of simulation provide the basis on which Lean principles will be applied. Participants revisit the manufacturing environment and apply the Lean fundamentals that are taught “in the classroom”. Simple financial statements prepared after each round of the simulation show the impact of the improvements on a company’s bottom line. Participants will walk away recognizing the 8 wastes and with an introduction to mindsets and methods that they can use to eliminate these wastes in their own companies.
Bringing Manufacturing “Back” to the U.S.?
Economic studies suggest that government-supported manufacturing extension services can yield significant return on investment through job creation, increased productivity, and strengthened supply chains – critical factors in America’s manufacturing competitiveness strategy.
The Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) have also facilitated more private small consultants by introducing them to manufacturers for specific services. Essentially creating and sustaining a market and exemplifying the public private partnership it was designed to achieve. Should the future of U.S. manufacturing be a blend of large and small, regional and local, private and state funded, each supported and encouraged by federal and state funding, or should it be left to the private sector entirely and, if so, what role does tariff policy play in these decisions?
Read the entire CEO World Magazine article on this valuable topic where VMEC's Center Director and CEO Patrick Boyle is a contributor.
Annual Vermont Employee
Ownership Center conference
Friday, May 30
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
DoubleTree by Hilton, South Burlington
$40 - $350 pp
Join VEOC at the end of this month for their annual employee ownership conference. It is one of a handful of conferences specifically about employee ownership in the nation and is one of few that bring both worker cooperatives and ESOP companies into a shared space to learn from one another and build community. Other attendee groups include business owners ready to learn about selling a business to its employees, professionals who support employee-owned businesses at the point of conversion and beyond, and still others interested in employee ownership for academic, political, or social reasons. The benefits of employee ownership continue to have broad appeal, and the VEOC conference remains a critical meeting point for all involved in shaping a more prosperous future.
VMEC is an event sponsor of this valuable opportunity; visit us at our table in the networking/ break area. Click VEOC annual conference for further information and to register.
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