The popular ERP institutes and the courses offered by them

ERP education and employment is a booming industry. However they are extremely competitive. Only Best qualifications and best potential will help in securing the best job. The expectations from ERP courses are generally high.

Some details about ERP institutes, courses and the associated factors are as follows:

Graduate certificate training program in ERP

Many students prefer to opt for the graduate training program in ERP as they feel it to be a safe option. Many of them are bogged down by unscrupulous institutes offering programs that lack credibility, competency and recognition. University degrees do have a say when it comes to recognition and prospects for higher studies and research. However students don't get to know the latest trends from these universities. This practice is also undergoing change as ERP is a two tier process in universities. Apart from academics they themselves have declared that they are large beneficiaries of ERP.This practical usage helps them to realize the importance and offer the best in theory also.

University Of Missouri (U.S.A.)

This program is offered by the University of Missouri. They also have a tie-up with SAP University in order to provide the latest knowledge on ERP. The university has been the pioneer in providing business education. This course is a result of felt need and the importance given to enterprise education in the modern curriculum. This course dwells on the practical orientations of enterprise operations.

The number of students choosing ERP has for their doctoral research and thesis shows an upward trend. The institute has taken this into account in addition to factors like the increasing implementation of ERP in schools, colleges and other institutions. The basic aim of this program is to ensure that the students are able to face both technical and managerial problems when they take up challenging assignments in work life and career. This program is offered as a graduate degree. Those completing the graduation program are eligible to apply for a certification in UMRSAP. This certification has been approved by SAP. In addition the graduate students will be able to apply for a Master of Science program and Information Technology.

Course Modules

The program provides inputs on the following topics:

Enterprise resource Planning Design Systems and Implementations
Supply chain Management Systems
Strategic Enterprise Management Systems
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and Integration

Edith Cowan University (Australia)

The faculty of business and Law in this institute offers a graduate certificate program in Enterprise Resource Planning. This program enjoys an appropriate mix of theory and practice and offers the following modules:

Introduction to Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
Business Process Integration
Enterprise Resource Planning Software
Database

Short Term Program

These executive programs are highly recommended for ERP professionals, C.E.O.'s and others occupying senior managerial and middle management positions. In addition there are other courses suitable for programmers and those involved in technical cadres whether or not working with ERP. The aims of these programs are to facilitate peer learning from a large group of persons working in the concerned industry itself. This process will add more value to the ERP courses.

The University of Auckland

The institute has come up with a two day course meant to benefit experienced personnel in the industry. The participants are expected to inculcate the core skills required for making effective managerial decisions during crucial instances of ERP operations. In addition more inputs have been designed for enterprise applications in general. These will help them in handling and dealing with any enterprise application.

Course modules

In spite of the time constraints vast areas it has been intended to cover the following vast areas.

Is ERP the right approach - About ROI, benefits and promises?
Defining requirements and selecting the software application and implementation partner.
Preparing the business case.
Project Management.
The implementation process - paths and pitfalls.
The systems is in - now what?

Instructor and other relevant details:

The participants will have the rare privilege of attending the lecture of Dale Harrison an eminent scholar in the field of Enterprise operations. Dale has several years of experience in areas like supply chain management. Besides possessing lot of qualifications in the filed of Business education Dale also shares the distinction of successfully conducting many programs in executive education.

Other relevant details

The program is offered in a first come first served basis due to the limited seats. The fees have been marked appropriately at 1595$. The participants can also claim full refund of fees if they cancel their booking well in advance. Interested participants can contact the college directly for more information on the course which is currently scheduled to be conducted on the 4th and 5th of December 2006 from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Flexible courses for the corporate sector

The corporate sector requires a different input for ERP because they won't be focused on a particular department like In-house I.T. for instance. Hence the courses conducted exclusively for a company will differ a lot when compared with the above two modes.

Boston University

Apart from offering regular courses on ERP for students Boston University's Corporate Education Center offers programs to suit the varying needs of companies. They are decided be mutual consultation. These courses help the management and employees to learn ERP in general and apply them in the context of their organization.

Conclusion

The list mentioned above is not exhaustive. There are lots of institutes around the world offering programs in either one or all of the above mentioned patterns. In addition there re large numbers of training centers run by ERP giants like SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft.They are established solely or in collaboration with academic bodies. The candidates are advised to verify the credibility and recognition of any ERP courses before enrolling for them.

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