Non-Credit Workshops
BUSINESS
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Certified Business Advisor庐 Certificate
The Certified Business Advisor庐 (CBA) is an on-demand, self-paced eLearning certification program specially designed for professionals who advise small business owners.
Learn more about the program courses, guidelines, and resources.
COMMUNITY
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Senior Guest Program
The Senior Guest Program at 两性色午夜 University allows Ohio residents age 60 years and older to attend regular university classes tuition-free on a space-available basis.
Contact Lifelong Learning lifelonglearning@kent.edu 330-672-3100
EDUCATION
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FAA Workforce Development
A series of 3-day train-the-trainer workshops will be provided to high school teachers from Northeast Ohio and the surrounding region as part of the workforce development program for high school students. The high school teachers will be trained in a curriculum that will be a meaningful experience in preparing students to become aircraft pilots and/or unmanned aircraft systems operators. As part of their training, the teachers will be given the opportunity to earn a Part 107 Remote Pilot Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Certificate through in class and online training. All workshops will be held at the 两性色午夜 campus and airport.
Fashion
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Digital Knit Design
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn digital knitting and programming of the Stoll industrial knitting machines. They will gain a foundational understanding of stitches and how to program them on Create Plus software. Using industrial knitting machines, participants will master fundamentals like required threading set up and machine maintenance.
This workshop is a credit course.
Please contact Dr. Linda Ohrn, Professor lohrn@kent.edu
PUBLIC HEALTH
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Registered Sanitarian/Registered Environmental Health Specialist Exam Preparation Course
This course is designed to assist those who will be taking the National Environmental Health Association Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian Credential Exam, in their studies and review of pertinent material for the exam. It has narrated review lectures, resources, and practice exam questions available as part of the course. The course includes hundreds of practice exam questions that cover all of the exam content areas.
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Public Health Accreditation Board Basics
The course covers the steps that state, local and tribal health departments are required to take to prepared for and meet the PHAB accreditation standards. It is intended for PHAB coordinators and other health department staff involved in the accreditation process. In addition to explaining the prerequisites and accreditation requirements the course provides access to other PHAB resources.
TECHNOLOGY
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FANUC Robot Training: HandlingTool Operation and Programming
FANUC Robot Training: Handling Tool Operation and Programming
两性色午夜 University is a Authorized Certified Education Training Facility that is able to provide training to students enrolled in academic programs as well as industry representatives. FANUC certified professors conduct all training at 两性色午夜 and are committed to providing the best learning experience.
Instructor: Darwin Boyd, Ph.D.
Course Dates: May 12 - May 15, 2025 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Cost: $1,935
Room 048AEB Aeronautics and Engineering Building (AEB), (formally Aeronautics and Technology Building-ATB), 两性色午夜 University, Kent, Ohio- A parking pass next to the Aeronautics and Engineering Building will be emailed to you before the course begins.
Lunch options provided each day.
Contact Dr. Boyd dboyd@kent.edu 330-672-3607 or Lifelong Learning lifelonglearning@kent.edu 330-672-3100
REGISTRATIONOur Industrial Robotics Laboratory is equipped with fenceless FANUC industrial robots and classroom computers have FANUC Robotics ROBOGUIDE simulation software and teach pendants available for students to
learn how to program. 两性色午夜 University owns and offers training to the public on FANUC robots. Pictured are two of our FANUC robots with conveyors on a fenceless cart.Course: HandlingTool Operation and Programming (32 hours/3.0 CEU)
This course covers the tasks that an operator, technician, engineer or programmer needs to set up and program a FANUC Robotics HandlingTool Software Package.
Course Objectives- Operate the teach pendant
- Navigate the controller software
- Power up the robot
- Jog the robot in different coordinate systems
- Recover from common program and robot faults
- Execute production operations
- Perform frame setup
- Create, modify, and execute a material handling program
- Understand programming instructions
- Understand positional information (CARTESIAN vs. JOINT)
- Understand motion types (JOINT, LINEAR, CIRCULAR)
- Create, set up, and execute MACROs
- Configure, monitor, force, and simulate input and output signals
- Perform standard backup, and restore programs and files
Registered participants will be provided with on-line modules up to two weeks prior to the training. In person, hands-on 32-hour training will consist of 24 laboratory exercises. In addition to lab exercises, a pre-test and post-test are used to measure mastery of objectives. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive the FANUC Robotics CERT I industry credential.
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Programmable Logic Controller Training
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering is offering PLC training to students enrolled in academic programs as well as industry representatives. Experienced professors conduct all training at 两性色午夜 and are committed to providing the best learning experience. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Programmable Logic Controllers Studio 5000 Logix Designer Basics certificate of completion.
Contact Lifelong Learning lifelonglearning@kent.edu 330-672-3100
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User Training for Cleanroom Research and Prototyping Facility
A fully online training program that is required for access to the 两性色午夜 University Cleanroom Research and Prototyping facility.
Located in the LCM building, the Cleanroom facility includes tools for device fabrication (such as liquid crystal displays) with a range of equipment including spin reactive ion etch, metal evaporation systems (DC and RF sputter, e-beam, thermal), wet chemical stations, photolithography, and surface analysis tools. Registrants will have access to the online course for two weeks.
Learn more about User Training for Cleanroom Research and Prototyping Facility.
YOUTH
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Art Enrichment
By combining art studio activities with discussions of art as it relates to different time periods and cultures, students come to better understand the world of art. Students are organized by cross-age groupings and work with a variety of media to develop their individual art skills. Art Enrichment is a student teacher education program at 两性色午夜 University.