Engineers Leadership Institute
Registrations are now being accepted for MSPE’s 2008-2009 Engineers Leadership Institute. Paid registrations received by August 1 will receive $100 off for the first attendee and $50 off for each additional attendee from the same company! Download the announcement for this program at
http://www.mnspe.org/professional_dev/continuing_edu.shtml.
All are welcome – it is not mandatory that participants be MSPE members or licensed PEs. Please feel free to forward this announcement to others you think may be interested. This is an especially great opportunity for younger engineers to get some leadership training that pertains specifically to engineering and can be a great addition to a resumé.
The Engineers Leadership Institute is an eight session program that features a curriculum focusing on the skills required of effective leaders. Presenters with many different backgrounds will provide personal insights, factual information and useful tools on a variety of subjects, including – for the first time this year – leadership issues associated with the I-35W bridge collapse and the severe flooding in southern Minnesota in 2007. This is the only program in Minnesota that focuses on leadership from an engineering perspective.
The institute meets one day per month beginning in September 2008. All sessions except the final one will meet in the Twin Cities metropolitan area (the final session will be held at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester). Participants are encouraged to attend all eight sessions, but are invited to substitute a colleague if the registered participant is unable to attend a particular session.
Session topics will be:
> Ice Breaker/Understanding Your Communication Style (September)
> Effective Communication (October)
> Project Management and Teamwork (November)
> Contracts, Negotiations and Liability (December)
> Ethics and Leadership (January)
> Minnesota Government and Community Involvement (February)
> Effective Business Leadership (March)
> Outstanding Customer Service (April)
Attendees will receive 50-55 PDHs for the full program. Registrations on or before August 1 are $1400 for the first person and $700 for each additional person from the same company. After August 1, registration fees will be $1500 for the first and $750 for each additional person. Even at the full rate, the cost amounts to less than $30 per PDH!
The registration deadline is September 12. Registration is limited to 25 people and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
PE and FE Licensure Exam Review Courses
MSPE is sponsoring review courses for the PE civil, PE mechanical and Fundamentals of Engineering exams that will take place in October 2008. Courses are taught by licensed PEs and/or certified EITs with background and expertise in the various subject areas. We guarantee that you will pass the exam or you may attend a second MSPE-sponsored review course FREE, provided you attend at least 80% of the class sessions and complete at least 80% of the homework.
Registration information and additional details can be found on MSPE’s Web site at http://www.mnspe.org/professional_dev/pe_review.shtml, though some details are noted below.
All courses will be offered live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Satellite sites in greater Minnesota and in surrounding states are welcome for all three courses, allowing students to participate via live Webinar provided there are at least two participating students per satellite location.
Basic details for each course are noted below:
PE Civil
· The cost for the entire course is $600 + books (MSPE/NSPE member) and $850 + books (non-member). The full course registration also includes 60-day access to PPI’s online exam café (1300 problems plus unlimited practice exams). Individual sessions are $60/session + books (member) and $95/session (non-member).
· The live course site will be the office of Westwood Professional Services, 7699 Anagram Dr. in Eden Prairie, MN 55344.
PE Mechanical
· The cost for the entire course is $600 + books (MSPE/NSPE member) and $850 + books (non-member). The full course registration also includes 60-day access to PPI’s online exam café (900 problems similar to those on the PE mechanical exam). Individual sessions are $60/session + books (member) and $95/session (non-member).
· The live course site in the Twin Cities will be the office of the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers, 20 E. Thompson Ave. #206, West St. Paul, MN 55118.
Fundamentals of Engineering
· This class will meet Tuesday evenings and some Thursday evenings. Class dates are Aug. 19, Aug. 21, Aug. 26, Sept. 2, Sept. 9, Sept. 11, Sept. 16, Sept. 18, Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 2, Oct. 7 and Oct. 14.
· All classes will meet from 6-9 p.m.
· The cost for the entire course is $350 + books (MSPE/NSPE member) and $550 + books (non-member). The full course registration also includes 60-day access to PPI’s online exam café (2000 problems plus unlimited practice exams).
· The live course site in the Twin Cities will be the office of New Mech Companies, 1300 Godward St. in Minneapolis.
All classes will utilize books published by Professional Publications, Inc. (PPI), the leader in engineering, architecture, and interior design exam review and provider of the popular Lindeburg books. When you order your review materials through MSPE, you’ll save 15% on selected PPI products. A link to discount online ordering can be found under the details for each review course at http://www.mnspe.org/professional_dev/pe_review.shtml.