About Course
Lean thinking has proven to be an effective improvement methodology over the last few decades, achieving immense results within diverse organisations and businesses.
Continuous improvement is one of the main principles of Lean thinking, which encourages the mindset of continually solving problems and challenges at the workplace, thereby increasing the value delivered to customers. This course is designed to help employees learn and apply Lean tools and techniques. Learners will acquire knowledge from classroom training sessions and be coached on applying these skills to their own Lean improvement activities at their workplace.
Skills you’ll gain
Lean and Six Sigma
Business Management
Who Should Attend
Applicable to personnel across all industries at all management and line operations levels
Learning Outcomes
- History and evolution of Lean thinking
- 5 core principles of Lean thinking
- 8 wastes
- 4 types of problems
- A3 thinking
- Value stream mapping
- Root cause analysis
- Heijunka
- Pull/kanban
- Jidoka and poka yoke
- Standard work
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Recognise the different types of problems at the workplace
- Apply the A3 methodology to solve a problem at the workplace
- Analyse problems at their root cause
- Formulate a plan with the use of appropriate Lean tools for improvement
Teaching Team
Larry Hoo
Founder and Principal Consultant, Kaizen @ Work
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Course Details
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to participants who:
- Attend at least 75% of the course
- Undertake and pass non-credit bearing assessment during the course
Participants who meet the attendance requirement but do not pass the assessment will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Fee Structure
The full fee for this course is S$4,905.00.
| Funding Category | Eligible Funding | Course Fees Payable After Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore Citizen (Below 40) | 70% | S$1,471.50 |
| Singapore Citizen (40 & Above) Funded under SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) | 90% | S$571.50 |
| Singapore PR / LTVP+ Holder | 70% | S$1,471.50 |
| Non-Singapore Citizen | Not Eligible | S$4,905.00 |
Note: All fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
For Organisations
Interested in this course for your business or team?
Tailored to your organisation's specific training needs, we can help you design and develop custom courses to grow key talent and build specialist expertise to meet the future demands of work.
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