Press Release
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University of North Florida Division of Continuing Education & People and Processes, Inc. Launch the RAMS Center to Address Training and Skills Development in Industry
Jacksonville, Florida June 18, 2009 – Robert Wood, Dean of Continuing Education at UNF, and Jeff Shiver, President of People and Processes, Inc. announce a partnership to bring professional training, coaching, and mentoring dedicated to maintenance, reliability, and operations to regional businesses and organizations. The new RAMS Center will operate under the umbrella of the Division of Continuing Education at UNF in Jacksonville, Florida providing short courses, on-site consulting services, and technical information commencing June 2009.
The RAMS Center, which is an acronym for Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Sustainability will provide training and services focused on promoting industry recognized Best Practices to achieve success in these key areas. Robert Wood states, “This strategic move is in response to the critical need for increased capabilities and skills development in the manufacturing and production sectors, although services translate well to a wide range of business sectors.”
The initial curriculum at the RAMS Center includes Maintenance and Reliability for Managers, a 4-Part Series; Maintenance Planning and Scheduling; Materials Management; Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Development; Total Productive Maintenance; along with the opportunity for customer-defined training development.
The RAMS Center at UNF will provide clients the opportunity for employee development and services beyond education in operations, maintenance, reliability, and business process re-engineering. Jeff Shiver shares, “Our objectives are centered on improving leadership and education that supports RAMS – Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Sustainability – in every area of business. When our clients succeed, we succeed.”
For additional information contact Tammi Pickett at 843-814-3795
People and Processes, Inc. is an education and consulting firm providing professional services dedicated to business management functions involving asset/equipment management, continuous improvement and education in maintenance, operations, and reliability. People and Processes, Inc. is based in Yulee, Florida with an office to be co-located on campus with the University of North Florida, Division of Continuing Education in the University Center Building.
The University Of North Florida Division Of Continuing Education is dedicated to the concept of life-long learning. The Division of Continuing Education provides a wide range of courses and certificate programs designed to offer convenience, flexibility and exceptional value.
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