FPSA members are encouraged to sign up for the industry’s most cost-effective online training program – Workforge (formerly Valor/180 Skills). This training program features over 800 technical and soft skills courses designed specifically for manufacturing companies' employees.

Learning Paths or A La Carte Training

The Workforge (formerly Valor/180 Skills) program lets you, the employer, and the employee, decide how best to utilize the program at your pace and according to your professional development plans. You can choose each course individually after reviewing the 800+ course catalog, or you can choose to study any of the different 24 Learning Paths that FPSA subject matter experts have built to help members identify key training areas for manufacturers.

Learning Paths

Cost

FPSA members gain access to the entire Workforge (formerly Valor/180 Skills) library and its Learning Paths for one user included with their membership and only $349/user/year, regardless of how many courses they complete. Please note that additional paid licenses are non-transferrable, so members must sign up for each employee they wish to train using the Valor/180 Skills program.

For more information on the FPSA Workforge (formerly Valor/180 Skills) Training Program or to sign up your employees to begin online training today, please get in touch with Trent Baker at [email protected].

FAQs regarding Valor/180 Skills Training

I like the flexibility this program gives. It has a large variety of courses over different topics that can be studied in a flexible way from anywhere you like. Kai Briel Director of Technology, Weber, Inc. I have really enjoyed the opportunity to utilize the 180 skills course over the past several months. The courses were very detailed and went into depth about many different topics. Being able to choose which courses I took made it easy to enhance the skills that will come in most useful to me. I often would take the course, review the information that I learned and then work directly with our machines and service technicians to understand the information on an actual machine. The electrical and hydraulics courses are great examples of this. Up until now, I had not spent much time working with the electrical components of our machines. But after taking the 180 skills section on electrical devices and wiring, I felt much more confident in my ability to work with the electrical components of our machines. 180 skills was super easy to navigate and the website was very straightforward. I think this is a great tool for anyone to utilize, whether it is to learn new skills or just refresh what they already know. Morgan E. Larson Application Specialist, Handtmann Inc. It looks like a great resource. It was easy to maneuver through and the content was good. I like the variety of subjects. Kendra Consiglio Director HR/OD, Weber, Inc.