Course Overview
The (SCTP) Programme for the Lean Six Sigma Champion and Operational Excellence Manager is a career transition programme strategically structured around the principles of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
Improving business operations not only benefits the bottom line but also leads to improvements in quality, reliability, service excellence, and safety for both employees and customers. Every organisation stands to gain from a Lean expert and operations excellence manager.
The pivotal role of a Lean Six Sigma executive, leader, or manager addresses a diverse range of challenges through specialised skills, adaptability, and strategic insights. This involves managing resistance to change and driving cultural transformation. It also includes excelling in data analysis, prioritising strategic projects, and fostering effective cross-functional collaboration. Additionally, it involves balancing standardisation and flexibility, ensuring knowledge transfer, and adapting to dynamic environments.
Lean Six Sigma experts blend technical prowess with leadership, communication and a deep understanding of their organisation's dynamics to navigate organisational challenges effectively while upholding the core principles of Lean Six Sigma for sustained impact.
At its core, this programme furnishes comprehensive insights into Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, including:
- Value stream mapping (VSM)
- A3 structured problem solving
- Pull system
- Continuous flow
- Performance metrics
- Hoshin Kanri
- Lean startup
- DMAIC (Design, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) methodology for structured process enhancement
These proficiencies find application not only industrial production but are relevant across diverse domains such as healthcare and services.
In this programme, you will hone your managerial acumen across various domains and competencies including:
- Fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Leveraging performance metrics to steer organisational advancement
- Executing strategic planning seamlessly
- Adeptly coaching and mentoring team members
- Making informed business decisions utilising financial tools
- Nurturing innovation within specific organisational segments
Upon completion of the programme, you will be equipped with a comprehensive Lean Expert Toolkit that will empower you to advance in your career, excel as a skilled manager, and become influential catalysts for change within your chosen domain. This toolkit also provides the necessary skills to elevate your role and drive impactful transformation in your domain.
Who Should Attend
Executives, specialists, leaders and managers engaged in the following capacities will gain significant benefits from this programme:
- Continuous and process improvement
- Business process improvement
- Process and operational excellence
- Quality improvement
- Operations management and workflow
- Process transformation
Prerequisites
- Applicants should possess a formal education in any discipline
- Applicants may be invited for an interview prior to admission to the programme
What You Will Learn
LEAN Skills and Competencies | Generic Skills and Competencies |
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Teaching Team
Randy Choo
Project Director, National Centre of Excellence for Workplace Learning, Singapore Institute of Technology
Zhang Yanan
Senior Manager, National Centre of Excellence for Workplace Learning, Singapore Institute of Technology
Schedule
Course Run | Time | Dates |
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April 2024 Run | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm |
24 April 2024 8, 15, 29 May 2024 5, 12, 19 June 2024 3, 10, 17, 31 July 2024 7 August 2024 |
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who
- Attend at least 75% of the course
- Undertake and pass non-credit bearing assessment during the course
Fee Structure
The full fee for this course is S$10,900.00.
Category | After SF Funding |
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Singapore Citizen (Below 40) | S$3,270.00 |
Singapore Citizen (40 & Above) | S$1,270.00 |
Singapore Citizen who meets the additional funding support criteria | S$770.00 |
Singapore PR / LTVP+ Holder | S$3,270.00 |
Non-Singapore Citizen | Not Eligible |
Note:
- All fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
- This is a Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) supported course.
To be eligible for 95% additional funding support, applicants must be a Singapore Citizen and meet one of the following criteria:
- Long-term unemployed individual (unemployed for six months or more); or
- Person with disabilities; or
- Individual in need of financial assistance – ComCare Short-to-Medium Term Assistance (SMTA) recipient or Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) recipient. Additionally, they should not have received any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme.
Speak to Our Career Coach
If you have further questions regarding the SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme, do get in touch with our career coach Joe Leong via email, or make an appointment today.
Course Runs
Frequently Asked Questions
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Will I be certified as a Lean Master/Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt upon completion of this programme?
No, you will not be certified as a Lean Master/Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt upon completion of this programme. The courses to attain Lean Master/Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt are much more intense technically. For example, the Six Sigma Black Belt course itself can be as long as 20 days.
In this (SCTP) programme, we will equip you with sufficient technical skills to assist project engineers. Besides that, we will equip you with management skills to support you in decision-making and other management matters. Upon completion of this programme, you will be recognised as having the skills to be an operational excellence manager or Lean six sigma champion.
Launch of Learn for Life Initiative
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Learn for Life initiative. Starting 1 April 2024, all SIT alumni may enrol in a free course or module once every 5 years, valued at up to $3,500. Learn more →