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GE Life Sciences to Open Third Dedicated Global Training Center
April 25, 2007 - GE Life Sciences continues to expand its global investment in training and development with the announcement of plans to open a third dedicated Life Sciences training center this summer in China.
The newest training center will open in July in Shanghai, China. It will be the third such facility to be dedicated exclusively to GE Life Sciences service training, joining two training centers that opened in 2006 in Piscataway, New Jersey (USA), and Freiburg, Germany.
In addition to this physical plant investment, GE Life Sciences is also leveraging the extensive training and development capabilities of the GE Healthcare organization to continually expand training opportunities available to GE Life Sciences field engineers, according to Gary Haulotte, program manager, Life Sciences Global Service Training.
“We are working to enhance the competency of our Life Sciences engineers all the way around,” Haulotte said. “That remains an important priority for us.”
Haulotte noted that this year, as part of its expanded training initiative, GE Life Sciences will initiate several new certification programs for its field engineers, including an IQ/OQ certification initiative, and will also develop training programs for new products to meet FDA/ISO guidelines.
“The goal behind GE Healthcare’s investment in training is to ensure that our service team members are kept abreast of the latest product developments and technological advancements affecting the life sciences industry,” Haulotte said.
“For our customers,” he added, “this continuous investment in training means greater efficiency in responding to problems such as outages, significant reductions in downtime, and—most importantly—enhanced customer satisfaction.” |
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