19 Straumann US Employees Graduated from the Advanced Manufacturing Leader Training program

Haverhill and Andover, MA (August 13, 2021) – The pandemic may have slowed them down, but it didn’t stop a group of 19 Straumann US employees from graduating from the Advanced Manufacturing Leader Training program. The program is one of many courses and trainings offered through Northern Essex Community College’s Center for Corporate and Community Education. Topics include Performance Management, Team Building, LEAN Manufacturing and Conflict Resolution. Straumann is a global leader in tooth replacement and orthodontic solutions, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, with a facility in Andover, MA.

Straumann first ran this program in 2019 with the goal of providing soft skills leadership training. “During the program there was a great bonding with colleagues. We became more comfortable with each other – like family,” says graduate Jose Ortiz-Lucas.

This session at Straumann started in January of 2020, but had to be suspended due to Covid in March. Courses resumed in November of 2020 and the employees finally graduated just last month. Graduate Mariah Wentzell says “The group leader position I’m in now at Straumann is my first management position. This program helped me feel more confident in my leadership role at Straumann.”

Northern Essex plans to offer the program again at Straumann for their employees in 2022. For more information on Corporate and Community Education, you can visit the website or contact lschildkraut@necc.mass.edu.

NECC’s Center for Corporate & Community Education offers noncredit business, professional, career, and personal development courses as well as professional certificates and computer training for individuals and companies looking for cutting-edge skills, by providing the training that is most needed in today’s workforce. For more information email noncredit@necc.mass.edu or call 978-659-1200 or visit us online

Northern Essex Community College has campuses in both Haverhill and Lawrence. It offers approximately 60 associate degree and certificate programs as well as hundreds of noncredit courses designed for personal enrichment and career growth.  Each year, 6,000 students are enrolled in credit associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; and another 2,000 take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus, and at businesses and community sites across the Merrimack Valley.  For more information, visit the website at www.necc.mass.edu or call 978-556-3700.