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Members get together regularly to share best practices within Maintenance. Some meetings are virtual, some are in person.

Contact [email protected] if you're interested in attending.

Contact [email protected] if you're interested in attending.

NWHPEC members are invited to join our Safety SIG. We will dive deeper into best practices for creating a world-class safety culture.

Throughout 2024 we will be meeting on the 2^ndTuesdays at 1pm (Pacific).  NWHPEC members can reach out to Jennifer if you're interested in joining. 

Agendas may be pre-defined, or they may be ad-hoc.  We’lldiscuss this at the end of each meeting, and I’ll communicate it inadvance.  If we have an opportunity to do an in-person demo, I’ll make anadjustment to timeslot.

What do we talk about at the Training SIG?

Over the past few years, we’ve tackled topics like: adult learning, creating engaging virtual sessions, online learning (softwareand training development), onboarding programs, train the trainer (includingTWI Job Instruction), and much more.  We’ve met in person to experienceand provide feedback on trainings like: Lean 101 with Chocolate Chip Cookiesand Train the Trainer.  We’ve created a resourceboard and are open to sharing our training plans and training resourceswe’ve discovered or developed.  This group is made up of passionatelearning and development professionals who love to talk about challenges,brainstorm training ideas, and demo their training for feedback.

What is a Special Interest Group?

Special Interest Groups, or SIGs, are member-started, led,and disbanded.  They start with an individual who is interested inlearning from and connecting with others on a particular topic.  The focusis on learning together, sharing together, and supporting each other on thegiven topic.  After the SIG has learned all they planned to learn, theydecide if they want to continue meeting or disband.  SIGs are a great wayto leverage the combined experiences and knowledge within NWHPEC!

Contact [email protected] for the meeting invite and to learn what our topic of the month is.

Open topics/crowdsourcing (bring your questions and challenges)

Join others who are Kata curious, wanting to gain more skill, and/or trying to create some momentum within your organization.

Members can reach out to [email protected] for the monthly meeting invites.

Join us on a journey to discover the basic elements of lean principles and see the impact they make when you put them into practice.  This highly regarded, virtual course consists of six, one-hour classes focused on the foundational elements of lean.  During this course, you will learn more about the history/background of lean, why these principles are important to creating a culture of excellence, standard work, 8 wastes, 5S, PDCA, and visual management.  Each week will include instruction, discussion, and simulations followed by small project assignments between each class to help you practice the concepts in your own environment.

Lean 101 is a beginning-level course that teaches participants the basic concepts of Lean Thinking.  This session is focused on people in admin/information flow positions and includes many real-world examples from a wide variety of work environments. 

Date: Weekly April 23 - May 28, 2024 from 10-11:20am (Pacific) 

Cost: $150 for NWHPEC members, $250 for non-members

No refunds will be issued for cancellations within one week of the class start date.  Payment by check preferred; credit card payments will incur a service fee of 3.5%.

Invoices will be sent to your company representative by April 15th.

Email [email protected] to register.  Include name, role/position, and email address.