Lean Practitioner / Masters Training Course
Overview / who should attend this Practitioner / Masters course and why?
Our Lean Practitioner / Masters Training Course is the most comprehensive training course available in the UK. The certification associated with our Lean Practitioner / Master program ensures that you have not only learned all aspects of Lean but also that you have applied it. This Masters Program has a number of benefits for any delegate
- Worldwide recognised practitioner / masters certification
- Online elearning of the material – listen and view the practitioner course over and over again
- Simulations and exercises to practise all aspects of Lean
- Email support for 12 months from your own Lean Practitioner / Master
- Practical sessions to discuss issues and how to apply
- Not only will you learn Lean Skills but you will learn how to change cultures
- Trainers / Consultants who are vastly experienced in all things Lean
Lean (Manufacturing / Enterprise) provides massive opportunities for companies to reduce waste and hence save money, while improving customer satisfaction. The tools and techniques have been used by all the major companies in the world to provide massive savings and improved customer satisfaction. The Lean Practitioner is skilled in all aspects of lean principles, tools, techniques and implementation. This training course provides a certification in Lean which proves your ability in all aspects of Lean. The tools associated with Lean will be explained individually and then brought together to show how they can work together to provide the benefits to an organisation through the use of simulation. The course also focuses on the people aspects of Lean and explains how to foster the culture needed for Lean to work. The Lean Practitioner training also highlights how to understand your current position and implement lean into your company. To certify as a Lean Practitioner you must provide evidence of the use of Lean through a project and have passed the end of course quiz.
This practitioner masters course is designed for any industry looking to improve performance; it has been run for managing directors and shop floor personnel all over the world.
Lean Practitioner / Masters Course Objectives
- To introduce the concepts of Lean
- To be capable of identifying waste in any organisation
- To explain individually the tools associated with Lean and to eliminate waste using them
- To be able to diagnose a company or function through mapping and other techniques
- To practically examine the benefits of Lean through the use of simulations
- To understand the potential savings possible using Lean thinking
- Understand the voice of the customer
- To understand how to implement Lean in an organisation and to develop the culture to accept Lean philosophies
- To be able to build teams and the culture needed to benefit from Lean thinking
- To understand how Lean links with Six Sigma
Practitioner / Masters Course Content
Throughout the Practitioner / Masters training we talk about examples from numerous industries including healthcare, public sector, manufacturing, finance etc
- Introduction to Lean manufacturing / Lean Thinking principles the fundamentals
- The 7 / 8 wastes
- Plan, Do Check, Act problem solving approach
- The Lean culture what is it
- The Toyota Productions System (TPS)
- Understanding the current situation
- Voice of the customer and how to represent it in your business
- Process and Value stream mapping how to understand your processes
- Conducting a Lean Diagnostic or Self assessment
- Lean foundations
- 5S and Visual Management
- A3 problem solving / thinking
- Kaizen
- Standardised work
- Removal of complexity
- Improving the flow - Lean tools and techniques – theory and practical exercises, case studies and games
- Takt time and line balancing
- Rapid change over techniques - Single Minute Exchange of Dies - SMED
- Total Productive Maintenance - TPM
- Push v Pull techniques - Kanbans , one piece flow
- Heijunka (load levelling)
- Cellular layouts
- Problem Solving and error proofing
- Error Proofing (Poka Yoke)
- Andon Signals
- Graphical problem solving tools
- Basic problems solving tools and techniques
- DFMA
- Implementing and leading Lean
- How to deploy Lean in an organisation
- Lean Leadership
- Facilitation for Lean
- Change Management in a Lean environment
- KPI’s measuring success
- The benefits of Lean
- Building a Lean team
- Lean Culture and what it means
- Simulation to show the benefits of Lean and how to use them
- How Lean links with Six Sigma
- End of course Quiz and certification process
Benefits of attending the Practitioner / Masters Course
- You will be a fully certified Lean Practitioner a qualification which proves your knowledge of the subject
- You will understand the principles of Lean and be able to explain them to others
- You will understand the tools associated with Lean and be able to deploy them
- You will understand how to implement Lean in an organisation
- You will understand how to diagnose an organisation and assess how to improve it
- You will understand the culture of Lean organisations and how to develop it
- You will understand how much your organisation could save through the use of Lean and how to measure saving
- You will understand how Lean links with Six Sigma
Who should attend the Practitioner / Masters training course?
This Practitioner / Masters course is excellent for anyone who has to implement Lean or understand Lean in an organisation. It is especially effective for delegates with a basic understanding of Lean who wish to further develop their learning. If you have been tasked with any kind of Lean implementation then this is an ideal course for you. You can be from any industry sector as we discuss Lean in both service and manufacturing to ensure our Lean Practitioners have a deep understanding of the philosophy.
Certification for Practitioner / Master course
To certify as a Lean Practitioner / Master you must demonstrate that you have the knowledge and ability in Lean thinking. To do this we follow an international best practise for certification in Lean. Firstly you must pass an end of course multi question quiz. You must then demonstrate through a project your use of the tools and then you must attend a lean assessment. The assessment takes the format of a telephone interview. Once you have completed these elements you will be a qualified Lean Practitioner / Master. Our certification comes with a guarantee, on our certificates there is a contact email address which anyone can contact us and ask about your certification. This provides you and the employee with confidence that you have a valid certificate as a Lean Practitioner / Master.
Support during the Practitioner course
Our involvement in your Lean Practitioner Training doesn’t stop after the course. We provide 12 months of access to the materials via our online Lean Practitioner / Masters Training program. You can relive the course over and over again. You are also given 12 months of email support from your own dedicated Lean Master so you can ask questions when you need support.
Costs / Duration and Location
- The cost of this practitioner masters training course is £2200 plus VAT
- The duration is 5 days
- Various dates and locations throughout the UK, please contact us for further details
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