Register today for Odyssey, our popular ACEC/MA 9-session Leadership Course. In Person Seats are sold out. Virtual Seats are still available
The 9 Session In-Person Course that begins on September 29 is now sold out.
Virtual Seats are still available, with 2 half day sessions per month. See the schedule for the virtual course below.
Use the brochure above to sign up for the virtual course option. Mark virtual on your registration form and we'll get the information to you. Massachusetts firms enrolling Massachusetts employees can still apply for workforce training grants for the virtual course, but you'll need to apply by September 8, 2022.
Virtual Class Schedule
| October 3 & 4, 2022 | Session 1 - Leadership Principles |
| October 31 & November 1, 2022 | Session 2 - Understanding Yourself and Others Better |
| November 28 & 29, 2022 | Session 3 - Individual meetings—One-on-One Coaching sessions (1 hour Virtual Session for each student on one of these dates or another date in November) |
| January 2 & 3, 2023 | Session 4 - Communicating to Motivate |
| January 30 & 31, 2023 | Session 5 - Leading Strong-Willed/Difficult People and Leading in Conflict Situations |
| February 27 & 28, 2023 | Session 6 - Leading Change: Creating Environments For Change and Overcoming Resistance to Change |
| March 27 & 28, 2023 | Session 7 - Empowering and Growing Others: Delegating, Coaching, Mentoring, and Empowering |
| May 1 & 2, 2023 | Session 8 - Taking & Controlling Personal Risk; Defining Your Personal Leadership Style |
| May 30 & 31, 2023 | Session 9 - Inspiring Leadership In Others; Creating A Leadership Culture; Creating a Personal Growth Path; Graduation |
| June 12 & 13, 2023 | Snow Date |
Join us for ACEC/MA's highly rated Odyssey Leadership Program, now accepting registrations for the class of 2022-2023.
Part of the ACEC/MA Leadership Education Program, the 9 session Odyssey program, starting on September 29, 2022, is a leadership skills development program for senior management, middle management and anyone who has been identified as a high potential leader. Typically participants have 10 - 15 years of experience.
Leaders of engineering firms possess a range of important skills vital to helping grow the firm - the most important of which is personal leadership style.
If you are employed by an ACEC Member Firm in another New England state, you are also eligible to enroll in Odyssey at the ACEC/MA member rate. Just Complete and return the Registration Form.
Workforce Training Grant
Firms with 100 or fewer employees in Massachusetts may apply for Workforce Training Funds to assist with Odyssey tuition. See this ACEC/MA webpage for information or contact acecma@engineers.org for details.
Odyssey Course sessions for Class of 2023: All sessions except for November will be held in-person at the Waltham Woods Conference Center (Directions). If it becomes necessary at any point, sessions will move online. Class Sessions will run from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM if in person. Virtual classes will be split over the course of two days, with each part running from 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM.
Note: If an Odyssey session needs to move to online, the session will be split into 2 consecutive days on Zoom. For example, if we need to change the September 29 session to Zoom, the session will be held on September 29 and September 30 from 8:30 AM - 12 Noon each day. In addition, another Zoom session option is available the following Monday and Tuesday from 12:30 PM - 4 PM Eastern, with ACEC students from other states.
In-Person Class Schedule at Waltham Woods:
| September 29, 2022 | Session 1 - Leadership Principles |
| October 20, 2022 | Session 2 - Understanding Yourself and Others Better |
| November 18 - 22, 2022 | Session 3 - Individual meetings—One-on-One Coaching sessions (1 hour Virtual Session for each student on one of these dates or another date in November) |
| December 22, 2022 | Session 4 - Communicating to Motivate |
| January 26, 2023 | Session 5 - Leading Strong-Willed/Difficult People and Leading in Conflict Situations |
| February 23, 2023 | Session 6 - Leading Change: Creating Environments For Change and Overcoming Resistance to Change |
| March 23, 2023 | Session 7 - Empowering and Growing Others: Delegating, Coaching, Mentoring, and Empowering |
| April 20, 2023 | Session 8 - Taking & Controlling Personal Risk; Defining Your Personal Leadership Style |
| May 25 2023 | Session 9 - Inspiring Leadership In Others; Creating A Leadership Culture; Creating a Personal Growth Path; Graduation |
| June 8, 2023 | Snow Date: If any session needs to be postponed due to weather or another factor, June 9 would be the last session. |
| Note: |
Professional Development Hours: 58 PDHs. ACEC/MA is providing professional development hours to meet certain continuing education requirements for PE and PLS license renewal in some states under the Registered Continuing Education Provider Program (RCEP) |
Conference Center at Waltham Woods
860 Winter St, Waltham, MA 02451
Completed applications can be emailed to acecma@engineers.org. Checks should be made payable to ACEC/MA and mailed to:
The Engineering Center
One Walnut Street
Boston, MA 02108
Important: You must use the account, including the username and password, of the individual you wish to register.
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Please note: Altering your name or contact information during registration may overwrite your record in our membership database.
If you have additional questions regarding registration, please contact us at 617/227-5551 or tecet@engineers.org.
The Engineering Center Education Trust | One Walnut Street, Boston MA 02108-3616