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The Department of Technical and Adult Education's Certified Warehousing and Distribution Specialist program will allow Georgia industries to hire individuals with confidence. The participants in this program will provide a new level of skill and ingenuity to warehousing and distribution as never before seen in Georgia. It is sure to bring about further economic growth, as well as the growth of a more skilled and capable workforce.

Download a PowerPoint presentation on the CWDS Program.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Working in the Warehousing Environment

  • Introduction to the CWDS Program
  • Introduction to Warehousing and Distribution Centers
  • Introduction to Business Principles
  • General Plant Safety
  • Learning for Success
  • Positive Work Ethic
  • Managing Change

Warehousing and Workplace Practices

  • Communication Skills
  • Working Together
  • Personal Wellness
  • Problem Solving
  • Positive Image
  • Job Interview Skills

Warehousing and Distribution Processes

  • Warehousing and Distribution: Mission and Operation
  • Getting the Work Done: Key Warehousing Job Functions
  • Warehousing Productivity Measures
  • Computational Skills
  • Tools for Excellence

Core Warehousing Skills

  • Powered Industrial Trucks
  • Processing Hazardous Materials
  • Palletizing
  • Protecting Materials and Merchandise
  • Waste Recovery
  • Containment

Warehousing Technology Skills

  • Warehouse Data Applications
  • Scanners and Data Entry
  • Handling Systems
  • Introduction to Computers and Automation
  • Methods of Inventory Management
  • Warehousing Simulation and Comprehensive Assessment

For more information, contact DeKalb Tech's
Advanced Technology Center at 770-786-9522 ext. 5000

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