SOCMA: Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates

Members of SOCMA receive discounts on relevant training programs through SOCMA and partner organizations. Please review the training opportunities below.

 Click here to access discount links and offer codes.

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Courses
  The American Chemical Society offers a variety of resources for professional chemists to continue their education. One of the most popular programs they offer is their series of short courses designed to help chemical scientists and technicians keep current in today's competitive marketplace. Attendees find the content of these courses contain a wealth of material that is immediately applicable to their work.  ACS offers SOCMA Members the following discounts:
  
  Short Courses:  $50 SOCMA member discount
  Online Courses: $37.50 SOCMA member discount

• LearningSpan
  Self-paced training courses cover topics such as Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction Chemical substances (REACh), Safety, Health and Regulatory Compliance, Human Resources, Management and Leadership, Operational and Technical Skills, Sales and Customer Service. Through LearningSpan, individuals and companies of all sizes have the advantage of a robust online training library and comprehensive learning management system (LMS). 

• NAM Manufacturing Institute’s Business Growth Initiative
  The Growth Initiative for the manufacturing industry, features four 90-Day Business Growth Campaigns with breakthrough instruction tool sets for generating new business growth. The Growth Initiative will provide your company and employees affordable and easily accessible, world class training for established and experienced sales professionals, as well as for non-sales employees who have assumed sales responsibilities out of necessity. NAM offers SOCMA Members the following discounts:
  
  Full Program (All 4 Campaigns) Early Registration: $995 SOCMA member discount
  Campaign One Early Registration: $316 SOCMA member discount
  Campaign Two Early Registration: $553 SOCMA member discount 
  Campaign Three Early Registration: $158 SOCMA member discount
  Campaign Four Early Registration: $237 SOCMA member discount

• Stage-Gate International Training Program
  Stage-Gate International is the world's leading full-service provider of solutions which enable organizations to improve their Product Innovation System. Stage-Gate International co-founder, Stage-Gate creator and chemical engineer Dr. Robert Cooper is one of the most influential innovation thought leaders in the business world today. He pioneered the original research that led to many groundbreaking discoveries including the Stage-Gate Idea-to-Launch process. Now implemented by almost 80% of North American companies, it is considered to be one of the most important discoveries in the field of innovation management. Stage-Gate International has assembled the world’s most comprehensive research on the topic and through its seminars has helped train thousands on the Stage-Gate process over the last three decades.
  
  Login to view the Stage-Gate International Spring 2012 Professional Development Seminar Schedule
  
  SOCMA members will receive 10% off the seminar cost when using our special code.

• SOCMA Events and Conferences
  Throughout the year, SOCMA hosts events, webinars and conference calls to educate professionals on topics of interest in various areas of the chemical industry. Presentations by in-house and outside experts cover subject matter on chemical regulations, compliance, sales, marketing, and other best practice issues.  Click here to view upcoming events.