Level 5 Black Belt
Improvement Specialist
Course Duration: 14 months
Qualification: Level 5 Improvement Specialist Apprenticeship, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Course Overview
The Level 5 Improvement Specialist Black Belt Apprenticeship focuses on cultivating leaders capable of developing and executing comprehensive improvement strategies. Apprentices are trained to provide visionary leadership, coaching Improvement Specialists in advanced analytical techniques. Reporting directly to Board members or Heads of Department, they manage teams of Improvement Specialists, overseeing projects and ensuring alignment with organisational goals. The curriculum encompasses advanced topics in process optimisation, data-driven decision-making, and strategic planning. Through hands-on experience and mentorship, apprentices refine their leadership and coaching abilities to drive transformative change. Upon completion, apprentices earn a Black Belt certification, recognising their expertise in leading complex improvement initiatives and driving organisational excellence through strategic and data-informed approaches.
Knowledge you'll learn
Skills you'll develop
Behaviours you'll adopt
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- Leading improvement teams
- Project planning
- Project reviews & coaching
- Change planning
- Commercial environment
- Principles & methods for Improvement
- Voice of the customer
- Process mapping & analysis
- Data acquisition planning
- Statistics & measures
- Lean concepts and tools
- Measurement system analysis
- Process capability
- Root cause analysis
- Experimentation
- Identification & prioritisation
- Failure mode avoidance
- Sustainability & control
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- Strategic Deployment of Continuous Improvement
- Communication
- Capability Development
- Project selection & scope
- Lean tools
- Measurement
- Data analysis – Statistical Process Control
- Benchmarking
- Failure mode avoidance
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- Drive for results
- Team-working
- Professionalism
- Continuous development
- Safe working
- Process Thinking
Potential roles for Apprentices
Enrolment process for Employers
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- Further Apprenticeship standards (Green, Black, Master Black Belts)
- Continuous Improvement Leader
£27K – £53K/yr
- Continuous Improvement Manager
£38K – £56K/yr
- Manufacturing Support Manager
£72k-111k/yr
- OpEx Director
£79k-£127k/yr
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Join introductory webinar/book 30min call to discuss apprenticeships
- Find out more information on CI Apprenticeships, by discussing them with a Master Black Belt industry specialist, detailing all that you need to know before selecting an employee to enrol
Express your interest
- Once you’ve found an appropriate apprentice, contact us to begin the enrolment process. We will provide apprentices with initial assessments to complete and skill scans to check what prior knowledge the apprentice already has
Onboarding
- After the apprentice has completed their initial assessments and skill scans, a contractual agreement will need to be made, then the apprentice will be taken through their tailored training plan and discuss their wanted outcomes from the apprenticeship
Apprenticeship benefits
95-100% fully-funded by the Government
- Learn from Master Black Belt industry specialists with years of experience
- Complete a training plan specifically tailored towards your needs
- A blend of On/Off-the-job training
- Learn the most up-to-date Lean Six Sigma methods
- ‘Analysis’ and ‘Impact’ and Workshops to work on specific skills
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7517 Comstock Ln, Darien, IL, 60561
LI Factory Excellence
Unit 4, The Stables, Boroughbridge Rd, Newby Hall, Ripon HG4 5AE
Tel 0333 456 1988
