Redesigned GMI Returns as Online Education Programme in May 2008

The National Glass Association has announced that its Glass Management Institute (GMI) professional development programme has been redesigned to offer the most comprehensive management training in the industry.

Launching in May 2008, GMI's reinvigorated format provides education through a combination of online instruction via NGA's MyGlassClass.com, interactive webinars, instructional books, case studies and teleconferences. This redesign will save companies and their employees both time and money while providing exceptional training.

GMI's 40-week programme offers the most advanced curriculum available anywhere to mid- and upper-level glass company executives from companies of every size and in every segment of the industry. Top executives from such innovative companies as Harmon, Inc., Heinaman Contract Glazing, Trainor Glass Co., Decotherm and Viracon have already signed on to help lead the programme.

GMI's four distinct training modules, taught by some of the leading executives and brightest minds in the U.S. glass industry, run approximately 10 weeks, leading to a graduation ceremony in May 2009. The modules include: Bidding and Estimating; Sales and Marketing and Project Management; Finance and Legal; and Strategy/Leadership Development.

For more information, contact Matt Rumbaugh, NGA's Division Manager of Education, Training Certification at 703/442-4890, ext. 182 or mrumbaugh@glass.org.

Web: http://www.myglassclass.com