Essential Skills for Planners

This class is 27 hours of remote classroom instruction taken once a week for 3 hours over 9 consecutive weeks. (at COC)

Dates: Wednesdays, Aug 18  to Oct. 20, 2021, 4-7pm - led by APICS recognized instructors.  

Note: This class will be completely on-line.

Course Description 

This course focuses on standard planning and control processes and systems used by Planning professionals in manufacturing companies including: Production and Material Planning & Control (MRP), Inventory Planning & Control, and Capacity Planning & Control (CRP).  All terms and concepts taught in this course are based on the APICS Body of knowledge.

Audience

This course is ideal for both new and experienced Planning employees (Production Control Supervisors, Production Planners, Material Planners, Capacity Planners, Planner/Buyers, Schedulers, Expediters and Coordinators), and other Planning & Inventory Control associates who want to hone their job skills and gain practical knowledge in the field of Planning & Inventory Control.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.  However, it is strongly recommended that students have a basic knowledge or some experience in Planning & Inventory Control.

Learning Goals and Results

Students will learn basic terms, concepts, systems, and best practices used by Production and Inventory Control and Planning professionals that can immediately be applied in performing their current job and/or used to prepare for a next level job opportunity.  The terminology and concepts learned in this course will also aid students in preparing for the APICS Planning & Inventory Management (CPIM) Certification exams.

Registration

Registration is handled by our college partner: Contact College of the Canyons ETI: Jocey Hogan at 661.362.5657 or [email protected]. For costs and to download a flyer, click here..

For any additional information, contact [email protected].