GP Receives International Society for Performance Improvement 2001 Award of Excellence.

Business Editors

COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2001

GP, a wholly owned subsidiary of GP Strategies (NYSE:GPX), and their customer, the Program Manager for Chemical Stockpile Disposal (PMCSD), were presented the 2001 Award of Excellence for Outstanding Instructional Production or Intervention for their work at the U.S. Army's Chemical Demilitarization Training Facility (CDTF).

This award, presented by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) Conference in April, recognized the GP/PMCSD design and implementation of the updated Process Control System Simulator (PCSS) at the CDTF. GP is the Systems Contractor for Training for the Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP).

GP provides training to the Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (CDF) workforce, and operates and maintains the PCSS. The PCSS simulates the operation of key plant equipment and systems, allowing control room trainees to practice job skills in a safe training environment.

Craig Seger, GP Vice President and CDTF Program Manager, stated, "The PCSS upgrade is an example of the successful business partnering relationship between GP and the PMCSD, with respect to evaluating technological advancements to determine if implementation would enhance training program quality. In this instance, implementation of the simulator training platform enables greater student throughput, while significantly enhancing the fidelity of control room operator training in both normal and non-normal scenarios."

Ken Findley, PMCSD Contracting Officer Representative added, "The government is pleased with the partnership with GP, which has resulted in beneficial training for the CSDP workforce. Because of the improvements in simulation technology and the expertise of the GP trainers, the high level of performance at the operating sites has been enhanced. All of us are pleased with the ISPI award and the overall excellent training and safety records at the sites."

GP realized the following results from the updated PCSS:

-- Increased the number of students able to operate an independent copy of the
equipment of system concurrently,

-- Increased student training time, and

-- Improved CDTF's capability to meet and exceed customer requirements in
a cost-effective manner.

GP is the principal operating subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation, a NYSE listed company (GPX). GP is a workforce development company with more than 1,600 professionals and 60 offices worldwide. GP improves the effectiveness of organizations by providing training, management systems and engineering services to meet the specific needs of clients.

Programs have been developed for service managers and executives, engineers, sales associates, plant operators, the maintenance and purchasing workforces and information technology professionals in the public and private sectors in North and South America, Europe and Asia.

Clients include Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing and process industries, electric power utilities and other commercial and government customers. Additional information about GP may be found at www.gpworldwide.com.

GP's headquarters are in Columbia, MD.