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Some Reasons to Think About Sending People to the Upcoming PDS Short Course August 21-23
The upcoming PDS short course takes place August 21-23 in Blacksburg, VA. It will be taught by Dr. Brad Gething, NWPCA Director of Science & Technology Integration and Dr. Laszlo Horvath, Virginia Tech Assistant Professor.
Course Focus
- Effect of pallet design and selection on materials handling costs.
- Fundamentals of new and remanufactured stringer class pallet design.
- Designing stringer and block class pallets using PDS.
Who Should Attend?
Wood pallet suppliers and sales professionals, professionals responsible for pallet purchases, packaging engineers and pallet specifiers.
Why Send Your Employees?
Training and development provides companies and individual employees with benefits that make the cost and time a worthwhile investment. Here are a few statistics from a report on employee development:
- As one of the top three non-financial motivators, 76% of employees want opportunities for career growth.
- In 2016, 87% of millennials say professional development or career growth opportunities are very important.
- 40% of employees who receive poor job training leave their positions within the first year.
- In 2016, 68% of workers say training and development is the most important workplace policy.
Employees want to be good at what they do - they want to succeed in their position. Learning, development and training are all great ways to help employees reach their full potential.
Training and development efforts are seen by employees as an investment in them. Employees cite lack of skills training and development as the main reasons they chose to voluntarily leave their positions. Rewards and recognition are powerful motivators, but employee development is in high demand as a motivator, too.
Offering learning, development and training is a competitive advantage in business. Organizations end up with
knowledgeable, capable employees who are more invested in a company that invests in them. Ambitious, employees who take initiative are exactly the employees who want training and mentoring; these are your employees referred to as “quality talent” or “engaged employees”. They desire the skills and want to be more valuable and versatile.
Register Today
Click here to register online. For additional information or to register over the phone, please contact Angela Riegel at (540) 231-7107