The challenges each organization faces are unique. Penn State Great Valley’s professional development office will work with your company to create dynamic, customized learning experiences focused on specific needs and goals.

Why choose Penn State Great Valley?

From executive education to hands-on technology training, our programs focus on the needs of your business. We can help you zero in on select initiatives or design a complete end-to-end program. We’ll work with your budget and expectations to create a tailored experience for your employees.

Our team has strong backgrounds in a variety of disciplines and industries, and our core strength is helping you develop courses to improve organizational performance. We can strengthen your employees’ technical skill set, help leverage talent to implement corporate strategy, and create leaders who can immediately implement significant change.

Our methods are research-based and grounded in instructional design principles and adult learning theory.

We can successfully prepare your company to:

  • lead or implement strategic change •develop organizational capabilities
  • increase management or leadership effectiveness
  • comply with legislation, licensing and accreditation requirements
  • keep pace with rapidly changing technology

We also work with school districts, associations, companies, and corporations to provide custom programs and specialized courses to maintain or renew professional licensure and certification with required Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Our custom corporate programs can be offered:

  • on campus in Malvern, Pennsylvania, or at your preferred location
  • during or after normal business hours, including weekends
  • in instructor-led, blended, or online formats

Project Management

  • Fundamentals of Project Management (two full days in-person OR four half-days via Zoom)
  • Project Risk Management (one module, 21 hours)
  • Introduction to Microsoft Project (one day, 7.5 hours)
  • Global Program Management/Building the PMO (one module, 21 hours)
  • Lean Agile Fundamentals (one day, 7.5 hours)

Six Sigma

  • Six Sigma White Belt Training (four-hour introductory course)
  • Six Sigma Green Belt Training (two modules, 21 hours each)
  • Six Sigma Black Belt Training (four modules, 21 hours each)

DEIB

  • Unconscious Bias
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
  • Building a Diverse Workforce & Inclusive Culture
  • Employee Resource Group (ERG)
  • Creating an Inclusive Workplace: Attracting & Hiring a Diverse Workforce
  • Leadership for an Inclusive Culture (for supervisors, managers, and leaders)

Change Management

  • Strategic Planning
  • Leading Change in Organizations
  • Organizational Development & Change

Leadership

  • Leading Through Influence
  • Performance Management
  • Crucial Conversations
  • Team Building and Communication
  • Leading the Transformation from Resistance to Commitment
  • Strategic Integration & Succession Planning
  • Developing Personal Leadership
  • Managerial Decision Making
  • Making Innovation Work
  • Becoming a Strong Female Leader
  • Effective Coaching and Feedback

Supply Chain Management

  • Current Trends in Supply Chain and Logistics
  • Lean Supply Chain Modeling
  • Operations Research in Supply Chain Management

Soft Skills

  • Business Communications
  • Effective Presentation Skills
  • Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Technical Skills

  • Excel Training
  • Advanced Excel Training
  • Microsoft Teams Suite