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Continuous Improvement Mastery
Building a Lean Factory with fully-funded CI training
Seize your factory’s potential through the government-funded Continuous Improvement Apprenticeships scheme. Train with industry experts for sustainable growth and enhanced productivity, with your own personalised training plans to advance your factory to it’s goals.
All of this information and more is discussed in our CI Apprenticeship Webinar
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What is an apprenticeship?
Apprenticeships provide individuals with the opportunity to learn job-specific skills and gain qualifications while working and earning a wage. Employers who pay the Apprenticeship Levy can have the training funded.
For Apprentices...
Becoming a continuous improvement apprentice is a strategic choice for professional growth. It offers hands-on learning, skill enhancement, the chance to contribute meaningfully to factory evolution, aligning personal development with organisational success.
For Employers...
Enrolling employees into a Continuous Improvement Apprenticeship injects fresh perspectives, fosters innovation, and inspires a culture of efficiency inside. From the training received, apprentices bring energy, adaptability, and a commitment to learning, driving continuous improvement across your factory.
All of this information and more is discussed in our CI Apprenticeship Webinar
Challenges
What are the specific issues you are facing?
As a factory manager, we know about the day to day issues you face within your factory. Tackling equipment failures, Supply Chain delays, and Quality Control issues daily. Developing problem-solving and effective communication skills are essential to keep operations running smoothly, to understand the best way to manage your team, taking to your factory to the next level.
All of this information and more is discussed in our CI Apprenticeship Webinar
1. Factory cost is almost always an issue!
Manufacturing the right product, at the right time, at the right cost is hard...
2. Is performance how you want it to be?
Output efficiency or waste causing frustrations? Solving problems permanently is difficult...
3. Improvement knowledge should be available to everyone
Specific tools and approaches make a real difference...
Apprenticeships Standards
What apprenticeships do we offer?
We offer 4 apprenticeship standards from yellow belt to black belt leader equivalent. These range in difficulty, from roughly A-Level to Masters. Open to all staff based in England with the relevant threshold education achievements.
Improvement Technician
Coach Lean Six Sigma improvement activities, collaborate within operational teams to identify root causes, engage team members, and support overall performance improvement processes
Improvement Practitioner
Lead change using Lean Six Sigma, project management, change principles, addressing issues with swift problem-solving, conducting in-depth analysis and intervention
Improvement Specialist
Lead improvement strategy deployment, train others, and offer technical expertise in Lean Six Sigma and Change Management. Experts in identifying/delivering improvement opportunities, reporting to Improvement Leaders
Improvement Leader
Develop improvement strategy, provide leadership, coach Improvement Specialists in advanced analysis, typically reporting to Board members or Heads of Department, managing a team of Improvement Specialists
All of this information and more is discussed in our CI Apprenticeship Webinar
What Choices are there to make?
The training includes on-the-job and off-the-job learning. The length of the program varies based on the qualification being pursued, our standard are typically 12-14 months. The apprentice works alongside experienced staff, receives guidance and support from a mentor or supervisor, and gains practical skills, knowledge, and understanding of the industry.
Continuous Learning
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Why is Continuous Improvement so important?
We believe in the inherent desire of individuals to excel at work. Given the right knowledge and opportunities, people actively contribute to business improvement. Emphasising ownership on the shop floor is paramount; sustained results emerge when the workforce takes charge of improvement initiatives, fostering a culture of continuous enhancement and shared success. As a member of the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) since 2022, we stand at the forefront of shaping workforce development. Our identity is defined by a commitment to excellence, transformative training, and a legacy of driving substantial cost efficiencies for our esteemed clients on a global scale.
What Cohorts can you access?
Individual
Joint Cohort
Bespoke Cohort
Any
>£12k Levy Spend
>£36k Levy Spend
Courses starting in January, May, and September.
- Training Modules delivered at locations across the England.
- Skills support given by weekly 30 minute on-line meetings with the course Tutor
- Monthly wraparound support from a dedicated Development Coach.
- 2 Days on site support to ensure bespoke advice can be given.
OTJ Training plan is “Continuous Learning” only.
Team up with 2 other geographically close factories to make a “Joint Cohort”.
Rolling starts as agreed with other companies.
- Training Modules delivered at convenient location to your group.
- 10 days on site Skills support days. On-line skills support meetings with the course Tutor as required.
- Monthly wraparound support from a dedicated Development Coach.
- Site initation visit, and bespoke course design.
OTJ Training plan can be either “Continuous Learning” only, or “Lean Workshops”. Bespoke design.
Rolling starts, whenever suits you.
- Training Modules delivered on site or at aconvenient location close by.
- 30 days on site Skills support days. On-line skills support meetings with the course Tutor as required.
- Monthly wraparound support from a dedicated Development Coach.
- Site initation visit, bespoke course design, Project identification included.
OTJ Training plan can be either “Continuous Learning” only, “Lean Workshops”, or “Impact Workshop”.
Bespoke design.
All of this information and more is discussed in our CI Apprenticeship Webinar
LEAP Training Model
Game Based Modular Knowledge Training
Practical Skills Teaching
Long Term Behaviours Support
Recognised Lean and Apprenticeship Qualification
What should a CI Team look like?
CI is everybody’s job. Same way that quality is everybody’s job.
Just as with quality, CI needs a bespoke function with subject matter experts who drive and measure the CI agenda, and assure results
All of this information and more is discussed in our CI Apprenticeship Webinar
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How can the apprenticeship scheme be accessed?
The process to access the apprenticeship could not be easier. To get you set up our experienced admin team works closely to get the required information from you and liaise with the Scheme. Once you are set up you decide if you would like to be bespoke or co-mingled with other candidates.
1. Submit Candidates
Produce a list of candidates (min of 2) with their preferred apprenticeship course choices.
2. Eligibility Check
Prior learnings. Benchmark Maths, and English. Candidate is based in England and has the right to work.
3. Confirm Cohorts
Confirm; candidate, course, and group. Option to train alone or co- mingled with other companies.
4. Start Program
Work with our onboarding team to start the apprenticeship journey.
All of this information and more is discussed in our CI Apprenticeship Webinar
Programme Management
E-Portfolio
Monthly Development Coach meetings
Supported Skills / Project Days
Monthly Management RAG Report
Line Manager Engagement
12 Weekly Sponsor Reviews
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About
LI Factory Excellence
Over the last 18 years we have supported more than 120 factories and trained over 1500 factory staff. Our clients cover a wide range of manufacturers, including Cadbury, Weetabix, and Reckitt Benckiser. We have advised 20+ private equity deals totalling over £4bn deal value. LI Europe are Gold standard IIP, are a Government recognized apprenticeship training provider and regularly talk on factory improvement.
Our Clients
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Ready to take the first steps on your CI Journey?...
If you want to start moving forward and discuss and set up a Dedicated Cohort within your Factory, fill the form in below, and we'll take the organising from here...
Still need more information?...
- Join our Webinar on Building a Lean Factory with fully-funded CI Training
- Download a free Brochure taking you through each of the Apprenticeship standards and what they're about
- Stay up to date with everything to know about CI and connect with our LinkedIn Pages
- Book a 1to1 call with an Industry Specialist Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and discuss what Cohorts and options could be the best fit for your factory
