Welcome to AED University
AED University is an educational service of The AED Foundation, an affiliate of the Associated Equipment Distributors. The curriculum includes industry-specific training in management, parts, service, sales, rental and customer service and technical and safety compliance training is also available through our online educational partners.
Important Events
 Start the New Year off right with new webinars presented by Ron Slee »» CLICK HERE
Tele-selling, Inventory, Warehousing and Pricing
Want to start the New Year off right? Join Ron Slee, training expert to parts and service managers, in the first series of webinars for 2012. Ron's programs deliver the tools it takes for your product support departments to succeed. New and seasoned managers will both benefit from the webinar topics.
 AED University Management Certification »» CLICK HERE
In Branch Operations, Parts, Service and Rental Management
Certification recognizes industry professionals for completion of required position-related training, their skills and expertise, and job performance at an exemplary level. The AED Foundation offers certifications for branch operations, service, parts and rental management. For managers to qualify for certification, they must have three years of management experience in the specified area, current employment with an AED member company, and a written recommendation from a supervisor.
Click here for a complete list of AED Certified Managers.
To read about the certification track that best fits you click on the title under "Certifications & CEUs" to the left.
 Pre-Employment Assessment for Technicians - Take Some of the Guesswork out of Hiring and Developing Technicians »» CLICK HERE
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you'll never know what you get" is a famous quote from the movie Forest Gump and unfortunately this same statement can apply when hiring and developing your technicians. Did you know AED University has a tool available to help take the guesswork out of the process? Through an online Pre-Employment Assessment technicians can be evaluated of their knowledge. It is also useful in appraising the technical training needs of your current technicians. More...
 Online training - A Complete Package of Web-based Financial Professional Education for Managers: »» CLICK HERE
Financial Management 101: Introduction to Business Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Financial Management 102: Introduction to Ratio Analysis for Non-Financial Managers
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As a manager you have goals and expectations for yourself and for your team – and your executive team has goals and expectations for you. Understanding the path of the dollar through your dealership will help you to connect these goals and expectations to the financial status of your dealership. The ability to speak the language of business accounting and finance coupled with the ability to read, interpret, and analyze financial statements and ratios will enable you to effectively manage operations, set goals, and measure results within your dealership, your branch, and your department.
Financial Management 101 is an introductory Web-based course developed to teach non-financial managers basic business accounting and financial practices. Managers learn how the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement work together to provide insight into the financial health and stability of the distributorship.
Financial Management 102 has been completely redesigned and updated for 2010. This Web-based course will teach non-financial managers how to calculate, interpret, and analyze the financial ratios most commonly used in the equipment distribution industry.
 How to Adopt Green Practices in Business and Gain a Competitive Advantage »» CLICK HERE
Created by Christine Corelli - A Special Value-Added Offer for AED Members
Whether you want to take baby-steps in implementing a green program or establish a major green initiative in your dealer organization, this 275 page self-study manual has been designed specifically to provide all the information and tools you need.
"How to Adopt Green Practices in Business and Gain a Competitive Advantage has proved invaluable in getting our going green project off the ground. The breadth and depth of information covering green initiatives is impressive. Great value overall and worth my time and cost." -- Dave Oldenburg, Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp.
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