Lean Project Online Practitioner Course

Lean Competency System - Level 1b/c

About the course

This course focusses on the fundamentals of Lean and aims at providing you with the knowledge you need to transform operations in a service or in a manufacturing environment using a Lean approach. The course also builds the required skills to initiate change such as;

Business Analysis   •   Implementation Design   •   Coaching Peers   •   Selling and Presenting the Benefits of Change

Key Benefits

Individuals will be able to follow a structured improvement approach to tackle larger problems

They will be able to coach colleagues in an improvement mindset

Organisations develop individuals to deliver continuous improvements projects

Delivery

This course is run online to remove the need for fixed training timeslot and training rooms. It facilitates the delivery of a unique programme across different areas of the same organisation, ensuring the training is delivered in a consistent, fast and efficient way. Learners are granted access for 6 months to enable them to learn just-in-time and take on each module as many times as they like.

Course Outline

Requirements
Delegates must have been successfully accredited at Lean Competency System Level 1A OR be working in a suitable role, e.g. improvement related or frontline operations.

LCS 1B/C Accreditation is optional. To be eligible for the accreditation, learners will need to complete a work-based project which can be delayed until they are able to resume work-as-usual. Individuals who are not yet officially accredited at LCS Level 1A will be given the free opportunity to complete our 60-minute online course to gain formal accreditation.

Overview

This online course is composed of 16 individual modules to help the learners fit the training in their busy schedule.

L C S  1 b

  • Project Set-Up
  • Understanding Customers
  • Mapping Techniques
  • Root Cause Problem Solving
  • Data Fundamentals
  • Waste Analysis
  • Demand and Capacity Analysis
  • Data Collection Techniques

 

L C S  1 c

  • Purposeful Measures
  • Process Design and Standard Operations
  • Workplace Organisation
  • Visual Management
  • Capacity and Demand Management
  • Planning Implementation
  • People, Teams and Sustainability
  • Benefits Tracking

 

 

LCS Accreditation

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LCS - Lean Competency System Accreditation - Reinvigoration

This course is aligned to Cardiff University’s Lean Competency System (LCS) at level 1b/c.

The LCS was created by Cardiff University’s Lean Enterprise Research Centre and has set the standards for high quality Lean education for over a decade. It remains the leading academically recognised Lean qualification worldwide.

The LCS Framework has three categories and seven levels of competency covering the entire spectrum of Lean knowledge and applications; with each level focussing on a specific set of competencies. Reinvigoration is one of only a few that provides training at all levels. Please view the below LCS Roadmap for an overview of Reinvigoration’s LCS Development Path, including pre-requisites, benefits and duration for each course.

 

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Accreditation Criteria

Accreditation is optional. Participants wishing to achieve accreditation will need to submit a workbook evidencing their project delivery.

 

Pricing

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Online course:  £900

 

LCS 1B/C Certification fee (optional):

Option 1: £250 +VAT per delegate.

Learners self support the submission of their workbook (1 submission opportunity).

 

Option 2: £650 + VAT per delegate.

Learners are supported by a coach for up to 3 x one-two-one 30-minute remote sessions.

 

 

Reinvigoration offer a complete development pathway for Operational Excellence Professionals.

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