Technical Leadership Certificate
A joint offering by the College of Engineering and the School of Business
“We’ve found quite a bit of value in the programs here. Those of you who have people that are technical who you think are ready to be elevated up to management levels and need a basic business background, I recommend you look at the TL Certificate series.”
Ilidio Serra, Product Support Manager, Robert Bosch Corp., Broadview, IL, 2006 TL Certificate graduate
“This certificate was exactly what I was looking for to further my career education, and I really want to thank everyone involved on the UW staff and faculty for recognizing this need and creating such a high-value program to fill it.”
Larry Benedict, CTS, Technical Services Manager, Telex Communications, Burnsville MN
Course list
Leadership and Strategy (choose at least two)
- The Engineer in Transition to Management
- Advanced Negotiation Skills for Managers
- How To Influence Without Direct Authority
- IT Business Alignment: Bridging the Gap Between Business Strategy and Information Technology
- Building Value and Driving Profits: A New Business Development Simulation
- Effectively Managing Technical Teams
- Communication and Managerial Effectiveness
(Five-day course fulfills two course requirements) - Business Acumen and Strategy
Process and Innovation (choose at least two)
- Defining and Managing Business Requirements
- Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Executives
- Project Management: Planning, Scheduling and Control
- Project Management Skills for New Product Development
- Management Skills for Engineering Capital Projects
- Accelerated Six Sigma
- Product Liability Conference
- Lean Enterprise
- Understanding Intellectual Property and Patent Law
- New Product Development
- Supply Chain Leadership
Accommodating individual and employer time constraints, the University of Wisconsin’s Technical Leadership Certificate (TL Certificate) is a flexible professional development program tailored to meet the needs of technical professionals who are transitioning from applied, technically focused disciplines into managerial and leadership roles.
Developed jointly by the globally recognized College of Engineering and School of Business, the TL Certificate is specifically designed to provide the body of knowledge that the technical manager needs to be effective in his or her organization. It offers a consistent, continuous improvement pathway that accelerates the learning curve of the transitioning manager.
The TL Certificate’s unique structure focuses on developing the qualitative and quantitative skills of successful leaders. From business strategy to process improvement, from change management to financial metrics, the TL Certificate delivers the depth of knowledge needed to be successful in today’s global economy.
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