Management Skills for Supervisors

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Strengthen your management and leadership skills in this popular and highly-rated two-day online program.

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Course Details

Course Name: Management Skills for Supervisors
Course Code: EO0103WA27
Date of Most Recent Offering: September 15 & 16, 2026

Dates: September 15 & 16, 2026
Day 1: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm EST
Day 2: 8:00 am – 2:45 pm EST
(Participants must attend both days of the class.)

Location: Online
Format: Live, instructor-led

Registration Fee: $515 per person
Multi-Person Discount Fee: $485 per person (Save when you sign up with a colleague!)
NJLWO Discount Fee: $257.50 per person (T, W, VSWS Licenses ONLY)

Registration Closes: September 13, 2026

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Payments should be made out to: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Checks and money orders should be mailed to: Office of Continuing Professional Education, Attn: Registration Dept., 102 Ryders Ln, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8519
Purchase Orders can be mailed to the address above or electronically sent to registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.

Course Overview

This two-day online program will strengthen your management and leadership skills through presentations and small group exercises. Attendees will begin by completing a self-assessment of their management style that will clearly define their management strengths and points for improvement. Our expert instructors will discuss values-based leadership and the importance of establishing trust in the workplace. Throughout the program, attendees will have opportunities to participate in breakout rooms where they will discuss management challenges posed by the instructors.

Who Should Attend?

This class is a great source of information for anyone who wants to learn effective management and leadership skills for any industry or occupation. Past participants have included:

  • Building and Grounds Supervisors
  • Clean Communities Coordinators
  • Clinician Supervisors
  • DPW Directors
  • Foremen
  • Lab Technicians
  • Maintenance Managers
  • Project Coordinators
  • Office Managers
  • Parks and Recreation Supervisors
  • Recycling Coordinators
  • Research Project Coordinators
  • Sewage Plant Superintendents
  • Township Administrators
  • Warehouse Supervisors
  • Water and Wastewater Operators

Meet Your Instructors

Ned Lipman

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Ned served as the Director of Continuing Professional Education at Rutgers University’s New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station for more than 35 years. He continues to work with the office as a part-time lecturer. Ned enjoys his role as a supplier of management instruction to the many audiences which Rutgers serves and is a frequent lecturer throughout New Jersey, presenting subjects relating to organizational leadership and marketing.

Terry Tomsky

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Terry has served as one of OCPE’s most valued and popular instructors for more than 40 years. While employed as a Senior Leadership and Mechanical Trainer for PSE&G’s Production Training Center, he crafted a parallel training career with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES)/Rutgers University Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE). Teaching programs in topics ranging from workplace safety to motor controls, Management Skills for Supervisors – and the extremely popular Operation and Maintenance of Pumps hands-on class. Terry’s courses provide useful, timely real-world information that resonates and stays with attendees. Terry views the instructor’s role as fostering an environment where students are inspired to discover and develop great ideas.

Student Reviews

Most useful part of the course: “The focus on understanding your own characteristics to better understand others and be an effective leader.”

– Past Participant

“Ned and Terry are so knowledgeable and I love the community of experience in the room.”

– Past Participant

“I will share many of the slides and techniques with my supervisors.”

– Past Participant

Continuing Education Credits

The most recent offering of Management Skills for Supervisors was approved for 1.2 Rutgers CEUs (12 contact hours) as well as the following credits from professional organizations. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course runs, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.

The Management Skills for Supervisors course is approved for 1.2 Rutgers CEUs (12 contact hours) as well as the following credits from professional organizations.

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NJ Certified County Finance Officer (CCFO): 8 Office Management & Ancillary Contact Hours

NJ Certified Municipal Financial Officer (CMFO): 8 Office Management & Ancillary Contact Hours

NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 8 Management Contact Hours

NJ Certified Recycling Professionals (CRP): 12 Classroom Recertification Credits

NJ Certified Tax Collector (CTC): 8 General/Secondary Contact Hours

NJ Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 12 TCHs

NJ Health Officers and Registered Environmental Health Specialists (HO/REHS): Rutgers University, NJAES, Office of Continuing Professional Education has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Health as a provider of NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs). Participants who complete this education program will be awarded 11.25 NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs).

NJ Qualified Purchasing Agent (QPA): 8 Office Admin/General Duties Contact Hours

NJ Registered Municipal Clerk (RMC): 8 Professional Development Contact Hours

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PA Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 12 Recertification Hours

Course Requirements and Policies

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This online course will be delivered via Zoom.

Equipment you will need to access this training:

  • Laptop or desktop computers are required for this class.
  • A microphone is required.

 A week before the start date of class, you will receive an email with more details on the class.

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A unique email address is required for each registrant to register and access our courses.

  • If this is your first time registering with us, please provide your own unique email address when registering; do not provide an email address that you share with co-workers.
  • If you have previously taken classes with us and have used an email address that you share with your co-workers or supervisor, your account must be updated with a unique email address. To do this, please send an email to us at registration@njaes.rutgers.edu stating that your email address needs to be changed and include:
    • Your full name
    • The shared email address that needs to be changed
    • Your unique email address
    • A phone number where you can be reached if we have any questions

x icon with circle around itCancellations and Substitutions

A $100 cancellation fee applies for this course. Substitutions are permitted. View our cancellation policy.

Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!

If you have any questions about Management Skills for Supervisors, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Senior Program Administrator Supervisor: Nathaniel Perrucci
848-932-7971 
nathaniel.perrucci@rutgers.edu

For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.

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