Life Cycle Institute Launches New Course: Planning for Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages

CHARLESTON, SC, -- December 9, 2010 -- The Life Cycle Institute, Life Cycle Engineering's education group, is now accepting registrations for its latest course:__ Planning for Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages. Joel Levitt, renowned maintenance trainer and author, will facilitate this new offering.

The three-day course will include specific checklists, procedures, strategies and important outside resources to improve shutdown planning and execution. Attendees will walk away with a new and deeper understanding of how to effectively manage large maintenance jobs such as power plant outages and refinery refits. After attending the course, participants will be able to save time and money on their next shutdown.

We've received many requests for this type of class from participants in our popular Maintenance Planning and Scheduling classes," stated Bill Wilder, Director of the Life Cycle Institute. "As an authority on this topic, Joel Levitt has trained 15,000 planners from 3000 organizations based on his successful 2004 book, Managing Maintenance Shutdowns and Outages."

The first course is scheduled to take place March 8-10, 2011. Attendees who have taken the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling course are encouraged to participate. Class size is limited in order to maximize the value to each participant. To register, visit www.LCE.com or call 800-556-9589.

**About the Life Cycle Institute ** The Life Cycle Institute helps individuals and organizations learn and adapt to their changing environment by building knowledge, skills talent and engagement. The Institute's team of learning, leadership and change management professionals integrates the art and science of learning and change to change behavior to produce desired results.

As the first U.S. Authorized Training Provider for Prosci, the world leader in change management best practices and research, the Institute combines LCE's wealth of thought leadership experience and process improvement expertise with one of the most widely used approaches for managing the people side of change. The Institute applies adult learning methods that minimize lecture and emphasize hands-on learning. Classes are led by facilitators who actively practice what they teach. The methodologies taught within the various course curricula are practical applications with proven track records -- proven through actual activities carried out regularly by LCE professionals.

**About Life Cycle Engineering ** Life Cycle Engineering provides consulting, engineering, applied technology and education solutions that deliver lasting results for private industry, the Department of Defense and other government organizations. The quality, expertise and dedication of our employees enable Life Cycle Engineering to serve as a trusted resource that helps people and organizations to achieve their full potential. Founded in 1976, LCE is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina with offices across North America and experience around the globe. www.LCE.com

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