APICS EDUCATION

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APICS EDUCATION

• July 13, 2002
• Presented by
• Ellen Kane Steve Buchwald

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AGENDA

• Introductions/Inventory of Chapter Education
• Educational Resources Available To All
• Benefits of Education
• Strengths/Weaknesses/Goals for the Year
• Misc. Topics Education Tidbits
• Wrap-up of Session

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INTRODUCTIONS/EDUC. INVENTORY

• INTRODUCTIONS (2 minutes, max/chapter)
• Educational Offerings for each chapter
• How is your board structured to support
  Education?
• What Constitutes Education? (Take inventory of
  chapter offerings)
• FUNDAMENTALS COMMENTS
• Register materials to get new Finals each year
• 5th module Fund. Of Materials Handling
• CPIM PREP CLASSES
• CIRM
• SEMINARS
• OTHERS?

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EDUCATION RESOURCES

• APICS web site (Instructor center secret
  location) http//www.apics.org/apicsinstructorcent
  er/
• Instructor Listserve
• (sign-up if teaching or running Educ. programs)
• Exam Content Manual (for CPIM Prep classes)
• Volunteer page on Members Only web site
• ID volunteers Password tools4u
• Train the Trainer/Learning Dynamics
• Other resources (i.e., Education C Manual)

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BENEFITS OF EDUCATION

• Brainstorm benefits of ed offerings to your
  customers
• Who are your customers?
• Why should they take your offerings?
• Why should they not take your offerings?

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WHAT ARE YOUR EDUC. STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES?

• Brainstorm strengths
• Brainstorm weaknesses
• Common problems?
• WHAT ARE YOUR ED GOALS FOR THIS YEAR?

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ED TIDBITS

• FUNDAMENTALS FINAL EXAMS REDONE YEARLY
• EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
• COST JUSTIFICATION/BREAKEVEN SPREADSHEET (SFV)
• SPANISH LANGUAGE ED
• SELF-STUDY CD W/ Spanish verbal bridges for CPIM
  exams. (www3.sympatico.ca/ppc/companer.htm )
• Other options Cycle Counting, see Educ.
  Materials Catalog p.148

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ED TIDBITS (CONT)

• CERTIFICATION MAINTENANCE
• PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE TO BE MADE
• METHODS TO RECOGNIZE STUDENTS (BRAINSTORM)
• HOW TO BECOME AN APICS BOOK REVIEWER
• TRAIN THE TRAINER POWERPOINT SLIDES
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WRAP-UP

• Did you receive value from this session?
• What topics would you like to see covered in
  future Educational breakouts?
• Suggestions for improvements in Ed. Breakouts?

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APICS 2002 CPIM Exam Content Manual

• This manual provides a curriculum outline with
  test specifications, certification modules,
  primary and additional references, bibliographic
  study references, exam structure, scoring
  information, test-taking advice, and practice
  questions with answers. A primary reference for
  all CPIM candidates, this manual is one of the
  necessary publications for all five certification
  exams in the CPIM program.
• Stock 0905120.00 nonmember -- 16.00 APICS
  member

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