This workshop is aimed towards professionals with fundamental experience in fermentation and will help them to optimize their processes and gain practical skills using modern technology and applications.

Some knowledge in molecular and cellular biology, chemistry and biochemistry is recommended, as the class will cover the processes of bioreactor operations in depth.
The workshop is intended to improve participants’ problem solving skills, through planning and analyzing their experimental design process and modeling the bioprocesses within bioreactors and microbial cell systems.
Instructors of the course include two professors from UC San Diego, James Golden, Ph.D., professor of Molecular Biology and Pao Chau, Ph. D., professor of Chemical Engineering, as well as Michael Fino of Mira Costa College’s Biological Sciences Department and Michelle O’Malley,Ph. D., assistant professor of Chemical engineering at UC Santa Barbara.
The workshop will be held from 8am to 5pm on August 21 through 23 on the main campus of UC San Diego.
Save ten percent on enrollment by enrolling before June 21! For more information on the course and registration, click here.

Students in Ric’s class are bringing significant savings to their companies as well. This is why students—and their bosses—are loving the program.

We talked to a recent Lean Six Sigma Black Belt graduate, Anthony Stephenson, about how the program has helped him and his company save a projected one million dollars.

Why did you enroll in the Lean Six Sigma Program?
For about four years, I was managing small commercial programs that were less than two million dollars at Northrop Grumman that were simply not a challenge. I wanted to grow and take on more responsibility, so I applied for the Manufacturing Manager position and got the job. Now I am responsible for over 50 million dollars and a department of more than 30 people. I decided to take the class after attending an info session and saw that I could use the training in my new position.

What was your experience during the program?
I learned all sorts of Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies that I could easily apply on the job. Tools like 5S+1, Gage R&R, Value Stream Maps, Spaghetti Diagrams, Control Charts, Mistake Proofing, and Team Building. These are just a few valuable offerings that were easy to implement, but they delivered huge results. One of my best experiences was watching one of Ric’s videos and realizing that low inventory, high quality, and high throughput are three keys to success in manufacturing operations. 

How was the program beneficial to you and your company?
The program has allowed me to remove the blindfold and see that waste exists throughout my organization. Now I see opportunities for improvement everywhere. It gave me the tools necessary to remove waste and invoke the five lean principles of value, value stream, flow, pull, and pursuit of perfection in manufacturing. This class also made me realize the importance of keeping score using key performance indicators of first pass yields, cost, and schedule. I am on track to save my company one million dollars within the next few months.

UCSD Extension’s 12-week Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program provides students with in-depth knowledge on best practices, along with a hands-on group project that gives students the experience to become a Lean Six Sigma leader in their organizations. Classroom lectures and projects are organized to allow structured implementation of a project, resulting in a minimum projected ROI of $100K.

Training for Six Sigma is provided through a belt-based training system similar to Karate. There are several different belts/levels including white, yellow, green, black, and master black, each playing a crucial role in the implementation of a process improvement project.

Now accepting fall applications.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt starts September 13th.

Apply now

Lean Enterprise starts September 5th.

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For additional information contact Angela Cook at (858) 534-8133 or a9cook@ucsd.edu

“Unfortunately for most of us, we have, or will have at some point, a difficult boss,” says author Beverly Flaxington.

According to a Gallup poll, 75 percent of all turnovers are influenced by managers — that is, a bad boss is often the tipping point in an employee’s decision to leave.

“Instead of leaping to another job hoping that the next one will be better, it’s important to develop managing-up skills,
says Flaxington. “The more you learn to manage up, the more successful you will be wherever you are and whatever you’re doing.”

Flaxington, a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst, is the author of five business books, including her latest, “Make Your SHIFT: The Five Most Powerful Moves You Can Make to Get Where YOU Want to Go.”

Here are four tips from Flaxington for managing your boss, without the boss knowing you’re doing it.

1. Match your behavioral style to hers. Observe your boss’s behavioral and communication style. Is she fast-paced and quick to make decisions? Is she slow to think about things and wants time to process? The more you can match your style to your boss’s style when communicating, the more she will really hear what you’re saying.

2. Think about his “what’s in it for me?” Every time you approach your boss, try to imagine what he cares about. What do you know about the view from his seat? Can you frame comments in a way that make him feel that what you’re proposing or doing benefits him?

3. Be a proactive communicator. Find out your boss’s preferred method — email, in person drop-ins, or lengthy memos — and be sure to pass along information to her regularly. Most bosses don’t like to be caught unawares. Even if your boss doesn’t ask it of you, tell her what’s going on — keep her updated.

4. Accommodate the weaknesses. If you know you have a boss who’s disorganized, instead of grousing about it, help him to be on top of things. If you know your boss is often late to meetings, offer to kick off the next meeting for him. If you know your boss is slow to respond, continue to work on a project while you wait to hear back from him. Will you be hiding your boss and enabling bad behavior? Maybe, but you’re also giving much-needed support to succeed.

Remember, too many times people will start to slack off or stop performing well because of a bad boss. Don’t do it. Keep your mind focused on top performance.

See what other tips for managing your career are available at The Career Channel.

a. the number of unemployed people in the European Union under the age of 25

b. the most recent number of people in the UK that watch “The Voice”

c. the number of new healthcare jobs expected to be created in the U.S. healthcare industry by 2020

d. all of the above

If you think d is the correct answer, you are right.

In the past few years, the healthcare industry has grown twice as fast as the national economy. The Bureau of  Labor Statistics predicts that the healthcare and social assistance sector will increase by three percent each year, creating more new jobs by 2020 than any other industry.

Furthermore, U.S. News and World Report states that jobs in health care and technology dominate the rankings for the best jobs in 2013.

As most of these jobs require special training, local universities are approved providers for health care and many other “education to career” funding programs through San Diego Workforce Partnership, Military Spouse, and Veterans benefits. And some of these programs will qualify students to enter the health care field in as little as six months!

UC San Diego Extension, SDSU’s College of Extended Studies, and Extended Learning at Cal State University San Marcos offer hands-on classes that teach practical skills, and are scheduled for working adults and taught by industry experts. Most courses are offered online, giving students 24/7 access to their classes.

For example Linda Weygandt, who works at a San Diego-area hospital, helped get her foot in the door by taking the EKG Technician Certification program through SDSU.

“I would recommend this class to anyone and everyone,” she said. “I even tell a lot of nurses, ‘You should take this class. You could actually afford it.’”

SDSU prepares individuals for health care occupations through such courses as clinical medical assistant, medical billing and coding + medical terminology, electronic health record management, EKG technician certification, ECG/EKG for nurses, and dialysis technician. Check out this video about their medical billing and coding program.

Similarly, UC San Diego Extension offers a healthcare information technology certificate to bring students up to date on the latest implemented technology in healthcare record keeping and coding, as well as the hospital coding specialist certificate and the outpatient coding program.

UC San Diego Extension also offers more niche healthcare certification programs such as the growing lactation consultant program and the alcohol and drug abuse counseling certificate.

In response to a regional work place need for individuals who are trained in nursing, the Master of Science in Nursing through Extended Learning at Cal State University San Marcos is now accepting applications for 2013. The graduate program builds on the knowledge gained at the bachelor’s degree level and promotes nursing scholarship at the local, state, national and international level through research, service and practice.

For more information visit www.csusm.edu/el/degreeprograms/msn/.

UC San Diego Extension has programs intended to build upon established careers in the medical field as well. The wide ranging clinical trials and research programs have recently gained international attention through the clinical trials in Latin America workshop.

See what other industries are teaming with new positions on the Career Channel.

Fox 5 News reported that the growing brewing business in San Diego is calling for more skilled workers as the science behind the industry gains more recognition.

The 18-24 month program offered at UC San Diego is a thorough package of courses to prepare a student for a job in the brewing industry, with classes on brewing, marketing, and even an internship for hands on experience. The program at UC San Diego is as competitive as the craft brew scene, says Fox 5, and San Diego State University has also begun offering a craft brewing certificate as well.

Check out the whole story and video here.

And don’t miss this opportunity to make beer your career!