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It is offered in a 6-day format (2 days per course), which enables individuals traveling from outside of Atlanta the opportunity to earn a certificate in less than a week. The blended delivery format includes pre-course reading assignments, in-class lectures, discussion, interactive games and group work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECourse topics focus on logistics and supply-chain management related to a broad range of activities including preparing, responding to, and recovery from natural and man-made disasters, as well as ongoing humanitarian crises due to war, famine, infectious diseases, and chronic health problems. Participants valued the diverse group of experiences among their classmates and the opportunities to network with and learn from each other as well as the practical applications and group simulation activities which gave them new approaches to challenges in their areas of work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmanda Paniagua, Shipments Manager at MedShare International Atlanta headquarters reflected: \u201cThe professors were exceptional and incredibly knowledgeable on all things supply chain. 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This year\u2019s scholarship recipients represented organizations such as Family Health International (FHI 360), Last Mile Health, MSF (Doctors Without Borders), Save the Children, USAID and World Vision in addition to United Nations agencies such as UNICEF, UNHCR and the UN World Food Programme. Other course participants included representatives from national ministries of health in their countries, non-governmental organizations such as Catholic Relief Services, MedShare, and Partners in Health, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2015 courses were led by HHS Center Co-Directors, Drs. \u00d6zlem Ergun, Pinar Keskinocak and Julie Swann. 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The Savannah office location will offer tailored workforce development courses, online training, supply chain short courses and executive seminars.\u0026nbsp; Additionally, the office will serve as a mechanism for dialoging with local businesses regarding challenges that can be addressed as student group projects or research engagements.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith ongoing record-breaking port activity, the deepening of the channel, continued strong growth in global trade, and the widening of the Panama Canal, Savannah is poised for a continued run of strong supply chain and logistics employment growth,\u201d said Tim Brown, managing director of the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute. \u201cFurthermore, with the decommissioning of more than 3,000 military personnel each year, Savannah is well-positioned to provide a solid workforce to meet these needs. The Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute is doing its part to prepare the region for continued success by providing a means for the workforce, at all levels, to continually enhance their supply chain and logistics skills.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the coming months, the SCL Savannah campus will be offering programming related to sourcing and procurement, international logistics and compliance, and lean logistics, among others. 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In addition to professional course offerings, the division manages meeting and event facilities, and administers K-12 outreach and English as a Second Language programs. 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A few dozen corporate partners, including Atlanta\u2019s UPS, are on board to provide input to the consortium regarding key skill needs and high demand roles.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute is teaming with Broward College to lead a consortium of 12 Universities and Colleges from across the country in a $25 million dollar grant to develop a set of eight industry recognized supply chain operations and logistics certifications.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute is teaming with Broward College to lead a consortium of 12 Universities and Colleges from across the country in a $25 million dollar grant to develop a set of eight industry recognized certification"}],"uid":"27868","created_gmt":"2014-03-06 15:28:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:58","author":"Lizzie Millman","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-03-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"281301":{"id":"281301","type":"image","title":"Tim Brown, academic program director at the Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute","body":null,"created":"1449244184","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:49:44","changed":"1475894973","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:33","alt":"Tim Brown, academic program director at the Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute","file":{"fid":"199048","name":"tim_brown.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tim_brown.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tim_brown.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":189213,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tim_brown.jpg?itok=ickWJUxq"}},"281311":{"id":"281311","type":"image","title":"8 New Industry Certifications in Development","body":null,"created":"1449244184","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:49:44","changed":"1475894973","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:33","alt":"8 New Industry Certifications in Development","file":{"fid":"199049","name":"8_new_certificates_in_development_final_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/8_new_certificates_in_development_final_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/8_new_certificates_in_development_final_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1782448,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/8_new_certificates_in_development_final_0.jpg?itok=JUu20-PZ"}}},"media_ids":["281301","281311"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/","title":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.broward.edu\/Pages\/home.aspx","title":"Broward College"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167077","name":"scl"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"286791":{"#nid":"286791","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Logistics Grads Suit Up for the Future","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith global trade likely to rise more than threefold to $27 trillion by 2030, logistics professionals are in high demand, according to Winning the Talent Race, a report by professional services firm PwC. In fact, the U.S. logistics sector is expected to create more than one million job openings between 2013 and 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Yet, a significant gap exists between the skills logistics companies need, and those today\u0027s college graduates bring to the table.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany employees in the transport sector have medium or low qualification levels, according to the PwC report, and the sector\u0027s need for better-educated workers is increasing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inboundlogistics.com\/cms\/article\/logistics-grads-suit-up-for-the-future\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERead the article in its entirety\u003C\/a\u003E within the Inbound Logistics website.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith global trade likely to rise more than threefold to $27 trillion by 2030, logistics professionals are in high demand, according to Winning the Talent Race, a report by professional services firm PwC.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Universities and corporations are working together to arm logistics graduates with the skills they need to move from the classroom to the conference room."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2014-03-28 15:38:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:07","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-01-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-01-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"286781":{"id":"286781","type":"image","title":"Logistics Grads Suit Up for the Future","body":null,"created":"1449244237","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:50:37","changed":"1475894981","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:41","alt":"Logistics Grads Suit Up for the Future","file":{"fid":"199102","name":"il-logistics_grads.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/il-logistics_grads_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/il-logistics_grads_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":51417,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/il-logistics_grads_0.jpg?itok=QkOVKaXL"}}},"media_ids":["286781"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.inboundlogistics.com\/cms\/article\/logistics-grads-suit-up-for-the-future\/","title":"Article within the Inbound Logistics website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1432","name":"education"},{"id":"676","name":"graduates"},{"id":"233","name":"Logistics"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:info@scl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Einfo@scl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["info@scl.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}