Power management company Eaton and its Cooper Lighting division today announced the release of the 2014 SOURCE calendar of educational classes for the lighting and design community. The SOURCE, located at the Lighting business’ Peachtree City, Ga. office, offers a wide variety of seminars designed to broaden the understanding of lighting and its many different applications.

Eaton Cooper Lighting's SOURCE educational facility in Peachtree City, Ga. (LEDinside/ Eaton Cooper)

“The SOURCE educational facility has been serving the lighting industry for more than twenty years,” said Mark Eubanks, president, Eaton’s Cooper Lighting division. “With the rapidly changing technologies, integration of controls and legislation, our commitment is to continue to help move the industry forward by offering relevant courses addressing customer needs.”

Industry professionals and students may choose from a variety of seminars and workshops. All classes include live demonstrations and open discussions to help broaden participants’ lighting knowledge and gain a deeper understanding of fixture performance, design, installation, controls, visual effects and energy-efficient solutions.

Most classes are offered multiple times throughout the year and include:

• Lighting Fundamentals
• LEDs, Controls, New Technologies and Retrofits for Energy-Efficient Solutions
• LED Exterior Lighting Solutions
• Healthcare Lighting Solutions
• LEDs and New Technology for Residential Lighting

Educating more than 9,000 professionals each year, classes at the SOURCE are ideal for a range of professionals and students from lighting designers, engineers and contractors, to utility personnel and facility managers. In many cases, classes offered satisfy continuing education credit requirements for professional organizations to which architects, designers and lighting professionals belong. The SOURCE supports the design industry by providing seminars and workshops that are pre-certified educational opportunities to obtain such recognition.

For a full description of each class and the dates they will be offered, visit http://webtools.cooperindustries.com/lighting/classes. Registration can also be completed online. For additional information, contact the SOURCE at 770-486-4680.

Eaton’s Cooper Lighting division delivers a range of innovative and reliable indoor and outdoor lighting solutions, as well as controls products specifically designed to maximize performance, energy efficiency and cost savings. The Lighting business serves customers in the commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential, utility and other markets.

Eaton’s Electrical Sector is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.

Eaton is a power management company providing energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. A global technology leader, Eaton acquired Cooper Industries plc in November 2012. The 2012 revenue of the combined companies was US$ 21.8 billion on a pro forma basis. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.