Training and Events

Training and learning events enhance performance, innovation, engagement and motivation. Our publicly scheduled events have been designed to boost you or your teams’ skills for a variety of manufacturing-focused opportunities.  Are you looking for specific solutions and tools or would you like to bring VMEC into your company for a service or project tailored for your team or entire company?  VMEC works directly with organizations to develop capability in systems and people and to collaborate on events for the manufacturing community.  Contact Us to bring existing, tailored or new training to you.

2025 marks VMEC’s 30th anniversary supporting Vermont Manufacturers.  Effective January 1 and applicable all year long, we’re reducing the fee of our Lean-based “standard” public training opportunities to 30% of their cost! Or put another way, a 70% discount!  This benefit is just the beginning of what’s to come this year. We’re working on other exciting announcements on how we can celebrate together – Stay tuned!  

Lean 101 – Lean Transformation

September 24, 2025

Lean 101 – Lean Transformation

Rutland Country Club, 275 Grove Street, Rutland • 8:00am - 3:00pm • $98 pp
We have streamlined our popular Lean 101 training opportunity to ensure it's applicable across all environments including manufacturing, administration, healthcare, government, services and much more. Lean is a learning system that develops capability and adaptability in people and processes. Lean...
Making It! Advanced Manufacturing Day

October 16, 2025

Making It! Advanced Manufacturing Day

Generator Makerspace, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington • 10:00am - 3:30pm • Free
Join VMEC and Generator for their 2025 Advanced Manufacturing Day (AMD), a unique opportunity to celebrate Vermont manufacturing and its community of continuous improvement and innovation enthusiasts.  This year’s Problem Solving Symposium is designed for Vermont manufacturers to come together to...
Lean 101 – Lean Transformation

October 29, 2025

Lean 101 – Lean Transformation

Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, 76 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro • 8:00am - 3:00pm • $98 pp
We have streamlined our popular Lean 101 training opportunity to ensure it's applicable across all environments including manufacturing, administration, healthcare, government, services and much more. Lean is a learning system that develops capability and adaptability in people and processes. Lean...
Leading in Industry – Training and Apprenticeship Reimagined

November 4, 2025 - December 9, 2025

Leading in Industry – Training and Apprenticeship Reimagined

Virtual • 12:30pm - 2:30pm • $375 pp
VMEC, along with our partner, the VT Dept. of Labor (DOL), is offering to Vermont manufacturers our newest learning opportunity, a multi-week intensive experience, geared to enhance your organization’s training, leadership and apprenticeship initiatives. While primarily designed for manufacturing leaders,...
How to Hire and Work With a Lawyer

November 5, 2025

How to Hire and Work With a Lawyer

Virtual • 12:00pm - 1:00pm • Free
Navigating the legal system can be scary, costly and time consuming.  The process of securing a lawyer who will have your best interest in mind is key.  Join the Vermont Small Business Law Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School...
30th Anniversary Dinner Celebration

November 13, 2025

30th Anniversary Dinner Celebration

The Farmhouse, Essex Resort, Essex Junction • 5:00pm - 10:00pm • TBD
Registration will open in September! Our emcee Pat Moulton, Central Vermont Flood Recovery Officer, Vermont Agency of Administration, will guide us through a fun-filled evening! Music by She Was Right, VT-based group of four musicians playing well-known covers from many...
The 5S System: Workplace Organization and Standardization

November 19, 2025

The 5S System: Workplace Organization and Standardization

Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, 76 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro • 8:00am - 12:00pm • $98 pp
Bring new order to your work environment - eliminate waste, clutter and inefficiencies from your work space!  Let VMEC help you organize your work spaces for greater efficiency and savings! The 5S System - Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize...
Tooling U-SME

Tooling U-SME

With nearly 600 online classes, virtual labs, instructor-led training, certifications, apprenticeships, consulting and more, Tooling U-SME works with thousands of company industry leaders, including more than half of all Fortune 500® manufacturers, 1,000+ educational institutions across the country and more...