Chesterton is First Processing Industry Company to Offer Continuing Education Units.Business Editors STONEHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2000 The A.W. Chesterton Company and the Texas Engineering Extension Service The Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is a part of the Texas A&M University System. TEEX offers training programs for employed workers and those entering the labor force, specifically in the area of public safety. (TEEX TEEX Texas Engineering Extension Service ) announced an agreement today to jointly award Continuing Education Units continuing education unit (CEU), n educational classes or experiences for licensed dental professionals that extend, update, or renew their knowledge of practices in their field. Some classes may be required for relicensing. (CEUs) for Chesterton courses. Chesterton is the first processing industry company in the nation to align with a major engineering extension service to issue continuing education units to students. Each student who successfully completes an approved Chesterton course will be issued a CEU CEU Continuing Education Unit CEU Central European University CEU College of Eastern Utah (Price, UT) CEU Centro Escolar University (Manila, Philippines) CEU Centro Escolar University certificate from Chesterton and TEEX, which is part of the Texas A& University System. Chesterton, based in Stoneham, Mass., is a worldwide leader in the production of sealing devices, specialty pumps and maintenance chemicals. Chesterton's Global Training, Education &Development Team (GTED GTED Gas Turbine Engine Driven Generator ) is initially awarding CEUs for courses in mechanical packing, mechanical seals, centrifugal pumps centrifugal pump Machine for moving liquids and gases. Its two major parts are the impeller (a wheel with vanes) and the circular pump casing around it. In the most common type, called the volute centrifugal pump, fluid enters the pump at high speed near the centre of the , live loading, gasketing, and hydraulic and pneumatic seals. Other topics and course curriculum will follow. &uot;Chesterton has made great strides in establishing itself as an industry expert and in having a global network of well-trained technical specialists,&uot; said Dr. Larry D. Teverbaugh, Deputy Director of TEEX. &uot;We are proud to be associated with TEEX, one of the finest engineering extension agencies in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ,&uot; said Ralph Merullo, Chesterton's Global Training, Education and Development Manager. &uot;AT GTED, we are continually developing, improving, and evolving to keep our courses and innovative programs as the premier industrial training curriculum in the industry.&uot; As an example of this, Chesterton's Global Training, Education &Development Team has received awards for its pioneering approach of offering interactive, user-friendly course curriculum via the Internet. For more information, call the Chesterton Global Training, Education &Development Center at 1-800-493-2280, or visit the web site at http://www.activedistancelearning.com. |
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