MPACT Learning Center, LLC MPACT Seminar Schedule, January - May, 2004
 In This Issue: January 19, 2004 
•   News and Quotes
•   Enrollments and Terms
•   Special/Infrequently Offered Classes
•   Directions
•   Schedule
 News and Quotes
The Greensboro News & Record wrote a great article about MPACTâ. E-mail Pete Little at Little.Pete@MPACTLearning.com if you’d like a copy of the article in Acrobat format. It’s a 1.2 meg file.

People who have experienced the quality of our hands-on training say great things about us. Here are a couple of their quotes:

"Having been associated with technical training programs all over the world in both public and private sectors, I was absolutely blown away by the quality and effectiveness of both the instruction and training aids throughout the MPACT Program. My hat's off to Pete Little and his program staff!" Bud Templin - Regional Manager, Westin Engineering, Inc.

"I have worked with the MPACT Center since 1990. Their approaches to helping organizations improve the bottom line by teaching the critical skills required to keep those organizations running and well maintained are superior to all others of which I am aware. They have my highest recommendation." S. R. Carpenter, Director, Special Projects – Organization Development, Management and Operations Learning, Kennametal Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

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Merchanical Lab
 Special/Infrequently Offered Classes
Value Added Maintenance [VAM]: American industry is facing a Maintenance Crisis. For every ten skilled technicians retiring today, only three are entering the field – and most of them need additional skills training. Learn more about the crisis and what to do about it at a VAM workshop. February 3, March 3, April 5, May 3 - $300.

Learn more about the Maintenance Crisis at the PulsePointe Technologies web site, www.PulsePointe.com.

Systematic Troubleshooting [STS]: At a recent STS seminar, a Maintenance Engineer said this was a better course than Root Cause Failure Analysis. After another seminar, the participants brought in a real problem from their plant to the class. They estimated this problem had cost $80,000 over six months. The class members used the STS process to solve the problem in 90 minutes

The February class almost full: 17 enrolled with a 20-person limit. Another class is scheduled April 13 - 15, $875.

Maintenance Management [MM]: Do you never have enough time for PM? Are you always fighting fires? Are your technicians not well utilized? Is your maintenance schedule a joke? Learn how to correct these problems at this seminar, taught by Pete Little, who has installed Maintenance Management programs at over 100 plants in three major corporations. March 30 - April 2, $990.

Maintenance Planning: a follow-on course to Maintenance Management. May 4 – 7, $990.

National Electrical Code: This course satisfies State of NC requirements for CEU’s for a three-year renewal of an electrical contractor’s license. March 22 - 26, $1,100.

For enrollments: 336-379-1444 or LearningCenter@MPACTLearning.com

Electronics Lab
 Schedule
9001 Blueprint Reading, January 20 - 22, April 6 - 8, $525
9002 Basic Electricity, February 9 - 13, March 22 - 26, $1,100
9003 National Electrical Code, March 22 - 26 , $1,100
9005 A-C Electrical Control T'shooting, January 20 - 23, March 29 - April 1, $900
9006 Solid State D-C Drives, March 2 - 4, $775
9007 Pneumatic Instrumentation, March 22 - 26, $1,050
9008 Basic Hydraulics, March 8 - 12, $1,250
9009 Basic Process Control, February 24 - 26, $700
9011 Basic Mechanics, February 2 - 6, March 29 - April 2, $975
9014 Electro-Mechanical Fluid Power, March 15 - 19, $1,250
9017 Mechanical Pneumatics, January 26 - 30, April 19 – 23 (*), $1,100
9020 Practical Mechanics, February 16 - 20, April 12 - 16, $1,075
9038 Programmable Logic Controllers, February 2 - 6, April 19 – 23 (*), $1,375
9041 Microprocessor Troubleshooting 1, January 26 - 30, $1,275
9042 Microprocessor Troubleshooting 2, February 23 - 27, $1,275
9043 Microprocessor Troubleshooting 3, March 15 - 19, $1,275
9044 Microprocessor Troubleshooting 4, April 12 - 16, $1,275
9045 Systematic Troubleshooting, February 4 - 6, April 13 - 15, $875
9047 Maintenance Management, March 30 - April 2, $990
9048 Maintenance Planning, May 4 - 7, $990
9049 AC Inverters, March 8 - 11, $1,250
9050 PC's for Maintenance Mechanics, February 16 - 18, $525
9054 Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers, February 9 - 13, $1,425
9511 Value Added Maintenance, February 3, March 3, April 5, May 3, $300

(*) The Furniture Market begins April 22. For out of town students, make room reservations early.

Course Descriptions

Digital Electronics Trainer
 Enrollments and Terms
To enroll in any class, e-mail LearningCenter@MPACTLearning.com or call 336-379-1444.

We accept MasterCard, VISA, and American Express.

For Purchase Orders, our terms are Net 15.

Our cancellation policy: we charge full price if a cancellation is made less than three working days before the start of a class. It is OK to send a substitute. We reserve the right to cancel a class if there are not enough enrollments.

Contact Us

 Directions
Directions to MPACT Learning Center, Greensboro, NC

Call to arrange a visit: 336-379-1444

Approved Sponsor of Continuing Professional Competency credits for Professional Engineers and Registered Land Surveyors licensed by the State of North Carolina, and Provider of Related Instruction that meets the Approved Apprenticeship Program requirements of the North Carolina Department of Labor.  MPACT Learning Center, LLC