Workshop Hosting

Hosting Compressed Air Challenge (CAC) training is an emphatic statement of your organization's professional standards and commitment to technical excellence. Expert, product-neutral CAC training is unsurpassed in quality - it directly and consistently leads to compressed air improvement projects on the production floor. This translates to enhanced profitability and competitiveness for manufacturing businesses. Additional benefits include improved production line reliability and reduced environmental impact.

Hosting Kit

The hosting kit below is a series of informational documents and templates intended to provide very detailed step-by-step guidance for every aspect of hosting and presenting a CAC workshop. Please follow the links below to a variety of useful documents that can be customized by hosts and used for workshop marketing, registration and other purposes. The hosting kit is divided into five sections. While some activities will be simultaneous, you will want to begin with the introduction and preliminary forms. You may also wish to view the frequently asked questions section for additional information. If you have any questions, please contact info@compressedairchallenge.org.

Introduction and Preliminary Forms

• Introduction to Hosting
• CAC Training Authorization Form
• DOE Co-Hosting Guidelines
• Co-Host Agreement

Event Planning and Marketing

• Event Management - Steps for a Successful Training
  • Printable Organizer To-Do List
  • Faxable Registration Forms
  • Sample Registration Confirmation Letter
  • Sample Registration Spreadsheet
  • Sample Budget
  • Meeting Room Specifications
  • Marketing Guidelines
  • Sample Fundamentals Announcement
  • Sample News

Training Materials

• Fundamentals Agenda
• Advanced Agenda
• Fundamentals Pre-Workshop Assignment
• Advanced Pre-Workshop Assignment
• Fundamentals Evaluation
• Advanced Evaluation
• Certificate Template

Instructors

• Instructor Lists and Contracts
  • Fundamentals Qualified Instructors
  • Advanced Qualified Instructors
  • Fundamentals Instructor Contract
  • Advanced Instructor Contract

Onsite Management and Follow-Up

• Procedure to Obtain CEUs
• Guidelines for On-Site Manager
  • Printable On-Site Manager To Do List
• Logo Guidelines
• Literature Displays at CAC Trainings

Testimonials

"The Compressed Air Challenge seminars have been key tools in making compressed air the number one performing segment of our industrial energy efficiency programs, year after year. Both compressed air end users and local compressed air salespersons alike consistently rate these session high in helping them understand the benefits of improving compressed air system performance”
 - Ron Marshall, Manitoba Hydro, Canada

"National Grid has hosted a number of CAC training workshops for our industrial customers. These workshops have provided excellent value and have been very highly rated by attendees. The quality of the CAC training and instructors is outstanding. We believe these workshops have a real effect on reducing industrial operating costs for our customers."
 - Anita Hagspiel, National Grid USA, Massachusetts