Are you wondering what we have in store for classes this summer at the Professional Development Center of Glendale Community College? As you can probably imagine, there’s quite a bit going on in terms of development opportunities! Our goal is to maximize your competitive advantage, enhance your operations to help you meet your goals, and train your employees to new levels of success. Of course, an added benefit is that this also helps to reduce training costs, making it a win/win!
This July, we’re unveiling four new courses. We have quite a bit in the works, and that’s why in today’s post, we’d like to offer a quick look into the courses we’ll be offering this summer. Will one of them be a perfect choice for you or your employees? Keep reading to learn more.
A Schedule of July Courses at PDC of GCC
Shop Math and Blueprint Reading
Our Shop Math and Blueprint Reading course starts on July 10, and it represents a perfect introduction to the skills that shop employees will need to identify the symbology and measurements of quality parts. Geared towards inspectors, machinists, technicians, assemblers, and purchasing agents involved in product quality and inspection, there are no prerequisite courses required.
This course requires 60 hours of classroom time, divided into 4-hour sessions over 15 consecutive weeks. It can, however, be customized to suit your company’s needs.
SolidWorks Mechanical Design
Because SolidWorks has become an industry leader in 3-D solid modeling software for mechanical design and engineering, we’re offering a course for helping participants to develop skill and speed in creating complex models and fully dimensioned engineering drawings. An understanding of blueprint reading, manufacturing design, and mechanical design is required to take this course, which starts on July 10.
This course requires 80 hours of classroom time, divided into 4-hour sessions over 20 consecutive weeks. It can also be adapted to suit your company’s unique needs.
CATIA V5 Mechanical Design
The CATIA V5 Mechanical Design course begins on July 16, and offers students an introduction to CATIA V5 and an emphasis on the Sketcher workbench. We do recommend having experience in manufacturing, design, and engineering because this class can be rather challenging.
This course will require 80 hours of class time, divided into 5-hour sessions over the course of 16 weeks. It can also be customized to suit a company’s individual requirements.
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At the Professional Development Center of GCC, we offer a number of different business courses on topics such as business writing, workplace skills essentials, conflict resolution, leadership essentials, marketing and sales strategies, stress management, and more. Courses on computer skills include cyber security, Microsoft Office essentials, and social media marketing. There are even courses on engineering, design, and manufacturing which include AutoCAD, CNC lathe and mill setups, geometric dimensioning and tolerance, inspection techniques, manufacturing operations logistics, and much more.
In other words, no matter what types of skills are important for you to learn, you’ll find them here. We’re SoCal’s headquarters for custom state-funded training and there’s nothing we’d love more than to equip our state’s workforce with the knowledge necessary to get the job done right. We even offer custom training programs that can be tailored to suit your company’s needs. We’ve been training people to new levels of efficiency since 1985 and in that time, we’ve helped countless individuals and businesses.
Whether you prefer to train in our state-of-the-art facility or your company’s space, we can help. ETP funding is available for all of our courses for qualified companies and employees, and enrollment in our classes is offered on a first come, first served basis. Have a question? We’re here to help! Contact us today to get started.