CHANDLER, Arizona, January 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MESA International today announced the launch of the MESA Global Education Program, delivering independent competency training in the MES/MOM (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions/Manufacturing Operations Management) arena. The program aims to remove the recognized lack of wide-scale MES/MOM competency as a barrier to plant and supply chain optimization and global operations excellence.

With members in 78 countries, MESA is an independent, objective community of like-minded enterprises and people working to make Operations more reliable, capable and profitable. The MESA Global Education Program offers Certificate of Competency and Certificate of Awareness programs on different subjects and audiences. The initial programs offered focus on MES/MOM Methodologies and Business Awareness.

-- MESA Certificate of Competency (CoC): MES/MOM Methodologies - a 4-day, comprehensive program of MES/MOM Methodologies courses aimed at Systems Analysts, Architects, Programmers, Project Managers and Consultants. -- MESA Certificate of Awareness (CoA): MES/MOM Business Awareness - a 2-day, high-level program of MES/MOM Business Functions courses geared for executives, manufacturing/operations and IT personnel and sales professionals.

Locations MES/MOM Methodologies MES/MOM Business Functions 4-day Certificate of 2-day Certificate of Competency (CoC) Awareness (CoA) Nuneaton June 14 - 17 February 28 - March 1 United Kingdom Haarlem - March 7 - 8 The Netherlands Copenhagen - April 7 - 8 Denmark Johannesburg May 4 - 7 May 11 - 12 South Africa Sydney April 5 - 8 April 11 - 12 Australia Melbourne April 18 - 21 April 14 - 15 Australia Chicago March 8 - 11 March 14 - 15 U.S.A. March 16 - 17 Philadelphia April 5 - 8 April 11 - 12 U.S.A. April 13 - 14 San Francisco May 9 - 12 May 3 - 4 U.S.A. May 5 - 6 Toronto/Mississauga May 31 - June 3 June 6 - 7 Canada June 8 - 9

Course abstracts, schedules and registration information are available online at http://www.mesa.org.

ABOUT MESA

MESA International is a global community of manufacturers, producers, industry leaders and solution providers focused on improving Operations Management capabilities through the effective application of technology solutions and best practices. We:

-- Collect, share and publish best practices and guidance to drive greater productivity and the overall profitability of the manufacturing enterprise -- Facilitate innovation and collaboration to enable the real-time enterprise and Plant to Enterprise integration -- Enable members to connect, contribute, cultivate understanding, and exchange strategies to drive operations excellence

Contact: DeAnn Fedyski, +1-480-893-6883, deann@mesa.org