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Corporate Training

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Elgin Community College's Corporate Training department provides customized and affordable training for all your personnel and operational needs. Our programs meet diverse training needs for businesses of all sizes, led by local instructors with decades of industry experience. In addition, we customize your training so it can be delivered on-site and catered to your specific circumstances.

Workplace Safety Training Day

Workplace Safety Day! Date: June 5, 2024 Time: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Cost: $129/person

This information-packed event will deliver various learning opportunities for those in Manufacturing and Construction, such as Plant Managers, General Managers, Safety Officers, Human Resources, Frontline Supervisors, Project Managers, Owners, Operations and Finance Officers, and more. The event includes presentations from OSHA representatives and more, including:

  • Keynote presentation from Chris Daniels, a top-level EHS consultant with more than 30 years of industry expertise
  • More than 10 OSHA presenters delivering highly relevant and up-to-date material
  • Demonstrations of new safety products
  • An interactive Virtual Reality experience featuring training programs for Manufacturing and Construction.

Registration includes everything listed above, plus morning networking, lunch, and additional post-event networking. $129/person

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Workplace Safety Training Day Event Schedule

7:30-8 am Continental Breakfast and networking

8-8:15 am Event intro

8:15-9:15 am Keynote: Transforming Workplace Safety from Compliance to Culture by Chris Daniels

9:15-10:15 am Session 1

Session 1A: Machine Guarding and Lockout/Tagout by Carlos Gallego

Session 1B: OSHA Construction Focus 4 Hazards by Signey Hernandez

Session 1C: Silica Exposure: Protecting Workers and Ensuring Compliance by Stefanie Uriarte

10:15-10:30 am Break & Vendors

10:30-11:30 am Session 2

Session 2A: Emergency Management & Training Exercise Development by Ed LeFavour

Session 2B: NEP for Warehousing and Distribution + PIV & Material Handling by Peter Pekala

Session 2C: A "Health Perspective" of OSHA's Regional Emphasis Program for Food Mfg by Stephen Smolenski

11:30-12:30 pm New Product Demonstration in Seigle Auditorium: Tranfr VR, Virtual Reality Workforce Training Programs for Manufacturing & Construction

12:30-1:30 pm Lunch

1:30-2:30 pm Session 3

Session 3A: Machine Guarding Basics with Robotics and AI by Richard Petitte

Session 3B: Hazard Communication in the Workplace by Mery Sennett

Session 3C: OSHA Update and Top 10 Violations by Philip Silwa

Session 3D: Scaffolding for Construction by Signey Hernandez

2:30-2:45 pm Break and Vendors

2:45-3:45 pm Session 4

Session 4A: Ergonomics & Back Injury Prevention by Gilberto Saucedo

Session 4B: OSHA Update and Top 10 Violations (Spanish) by Emanual Silva & Emanual Gonzales

3:45-3:50 pm Last Call for Vendor Visits

3:50-4:45 pm New Product Demonstration in Seigle Auditorium: Verve Motion's Safelift Exosuit

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Upcoming Lunch & Learns

Join us on the beautiful ECC campus for training on key topics for your company. Network with peers and return to work with new ideas and insights.

Lunch & Learn Events

  • June 12 - Bookkeeping with Quickbooks
  • August 14 - AI for Productivity
  • October 9 - De-escalation for the Everyday Worker

Popular corporate training topics include:

Workplace Safety

  • CPR/AED/First Aid/Bloodborne Pathogens - Spanish option available
  • OSHA HAZWOPER - Spanish option available
  • OSHA-10 and OSHA-30 - Spanish option available
  • Safety Culture Survey
  • Mock OSHA Inspection
  • Forklift Driver Certification - Spanish option available
  • Forklift Driver Train the Trainer - Spanish option available
  • Workplace ESL (English as a Second Language)
  • Workplace SSL (Spanish as a Second Language)
  • Threat Response/Active Shooter - Spanish option available

Continuous Improvement

  • Six Sigma Training
  • LEAN Methodology
  • Change Management

Office Productivity

  • AI for Everyday Productivity
  • Microsoft Word and Excel - Spanish option available
  • Office 365 Migration
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • QuickBooks - Spanish option available

Skill-Specific/Custom Training

  • Workplace ESL (English as a Second Language)
  • Workplace SSL (Spanish as a Second Language)
  • Machining 101
  • Shop Math
  • Blueprint Reading

Leadership Development

  • Leadership for New Managers or Supervisors - Spanish option available
  • Conflict Resolution - Spanish option available
  • Difficult Conversations
  • Personality Assessments - Spanish option available
  • Emotional Intelligence - Spanish option available
  • Leading the Organization (for C-Suite and Owners)
  • Delegation and Accountability
  • Change Management
  • Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
  • KPIs and Reporting

Human Resources Education

  • Intro to DEIJ
  • Selling the Idea of DEIJ to Ownership
  • Equitable Hiring Practices for HR Professionals
  • Implicit Bias
  • Aligning Strategies with Equity Goals
  • Incorporating Equity into Everyday Work

Health Care

  • Basic Life Support CPR - Spanish option available
  • LEAN for Healthcare
  • Cultural Competence

Marketing/Nonprofits

  • Effective Grant Writing
  • Building an Effective Brand
  • Social Media Basics for Business
  • Creating Effective Fundraising Presentations

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Contact

Corporate Training

Paul Ohlson
Building K, Room K128
847-214-7645
corporatetraining@elgin.edu

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Hours
Monday through Friday: 8 am to 5:30 pm