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Industry 4.0 Center of Excellence

Advancing Industry 4.0 in NWPA

Free Training Available Now in Excel and Data Analytics!

Support of industry projects and individual training opportunities now available—thanks to a state Manufacturing Training-to-Career Grant

Industry 4.0 technologies will enable increased productivity, smarter decision-making, and improved service levels. Area companies and individuals are invited to tap into Industry 4.0 opportunities offered by Penn State Behrend.

Career Pathway Training

For out-of-school youth, adults with barriers to employment, dislocated workers, and those who are unemployed or underemployed, Penn State Behrend now offers training that will help individuals participate in Industry 4.0.

Training for qualifying individuals will be fully funded by the grant.

  • Microsoft Excel Novice/Intermediate/Advanced
  • Microsoft Access
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Data Analytics 
  • Robotics

Interested in registering for any or all of the training available?

Complete interest form

 

Training Descriptions

Microsoft Excel Basic (Novice)

Learn to create and format spreadsheets, enter data, sort data, and become familiar with numerous Excel functions.

Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays, May 8–17, 2023
Times: 2:00–5:00 p.m.


Microsoft Excel Intermediate

Learn to work with ranges, use filtering techniques, “If Statements,” conditional formatting, templates, the macro recorder, track changes, and work with multi-sheet workbooks.

Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays, May 22, 24, June 5, and 7, 2023
Times: 2:00–5:00 p.m.


Microsoft Excel Advanced

Learn to work with advanced filters, date/time functions, auditing, goal seek, pivot tables, VLOOKUP and INDEX functions, basic statistical analysis using the analysis toolpack, and dialog box controls.

Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays, June 12–21, 2023
Times: 2:00–5:00 p.m.


Microsoft Access

Learn basic skills and concepts students need to use Microsoft Access productively and efficiently. After an introduction to the Access environment, students will learn how to plan databases, create tables, and work with forms and reports.

Dates: Dates TBA


Fundamentals of Statistical Process Control

This course is designed to familiarize yourself with control charts and the statistical reasoning behind their use. The first two sessions will introduce basic probability, statistics, and the distributions involved in control charts. The last two sessions will introduce attribute and variable control charts, how to interpret in and out of control signals, and how the control limits are determined statistically.

Dates: Dates TBA


Data Analytics 

The purpose of data analytics for industry and business applications is to equip trainees with foundational, experimental, and applied data analytics skillsets geared towards creating new value through manufacturing or business operations optimizations.

Dates: Wednesdays and Mondays, April 12–26, 2023 
Times: 2:00–5:00 p.m.


Industry Projects

Penn State Behrend’s Industry 4.0 Center of Excellence (COE) will help companies aggregate meaningful data that can be used to improve production and manufacturing efficiency. The COE is part of Behrend’s Open Lab environment in which business and industry partners work with students and faculty on company-driven projects—in this case, to analyze and aggregate data to make informed decisions and improvements. The COE and integrated robotics technologies can help business and industry partners experience and visualize the real-world application of such technology in a variety of manufacturing and industry settings.

Learn More

To learn more about industry projects or individual training, contact Ryan Parker, Community and Workforce Programs, at [email protected].

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