Lean Quality Improvement Training

Australasian Leadership Academy in collaboration with Leading Edge Group offers Lean Quality Improvement training catered specifically for Local Government, Community-based Health and Social Services.

Registrations are now open for our White and Yellow Belt Training workshops.

Find out more about the training programs and the registration links below: 

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Lean Quality Improvement White Belt Training

Dates:

  • October 29th, 2024

  • October 31st, 2024

Time: 9am to 12:30 Noon (AEST)

In this introductory workshop, you will gain an understanding of Lean principles and methodologies that can be applied across a variety of settings. In doing so, you will be able to:

  • distinguish between value-add and waste

  • understand the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) framework

  • undertake root cause analysis on problems, and

  • identify tools that can be applied to achieve sustainable improvement.

Key Topics:

  • Introduction to Lean

  • Lean principles and the concepts of value and waste

  • Applying Lean

  • Introduction to key Lean tools and practices

Lean Quality Improvement Yellow Belt Training

Dates:

  • November 12th, 2024

  • November 14th, 2024

Time: 9am to 12:30 Noon (AEST)

Building on the White Belt training, in the second workshop you will continue to develop an understanding of Lean thinking and further build your repertoire of methodologies. In doing so, you will be able to:

  • Define what process mapping (including swim lane) and value stream mapping are and identify examples of when each is used

  • Identify the key steps involved in creating a process map and value stream map

  • Describe different process metrics and calculate them for a particular process

  • understand the characteristics and components of Kaizen Events (including 5S).

*Prerequisite: Lean White Belt Certification

Key Topics:

  • Introducing Lean

  • The PDCA and DMAIC improvement cycles

  • Initiating a Lean improvement activity

  • Introduction to process and value stream mapping

  • Kaizen and problem solving

  • Introducing 5S/6S workplace organization

  • Tools for implementing and sustaining improvements

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