Essential Skills for Planners

This class is 32 hours of remote classroom instruction taken in 2-hour sessions twice a week over 8 consecutive weeks.

Dates: Monday & Weds, March 2 to April 22, 2026, 5-7pm - led by APICS recognized instructors. Instructor for this course is Steven Garcia, CSCP.  

Note: This class will be completely on-line.

Course Description 

This course focuses on standard planning and control processes and systems used by Production & Inventory Control 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 Production/Inventory Control employees (Production Control Supervisors, Production Planners, Material Planners, Capacity Planners, Planner/Buyers, Schedulers, Expediters and Coordinators), and other P&IC associates who want to hone their job skills and gain practical knowledge in the field of Production & 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 Production & Inventory Control.

Learning Goals and Results

Students will learn basic terms, concepts, systems, and best practices used by Production and Inventory Control 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 exam.

Registration

Click here for more information or to register with our college partner.

Are you interested in our other Essential Skills Training courses for Planners, Buyers, Warehouse, and Inventory Control personnel?  Then click here to download our flyer of upcoming courses.  Plan your education for yourself and your employees for the coming year! 

For any additional information, contact [email protected].