Level 3 – Improvement Technician (Yellow Belt)

Course Overview

Improvement Technicians are responsible for delivery and coaching of improvement activity within an area of responsibility, often associated with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. They can be found across all industry sectors and functions including automotive, banking, engineering, food products, IT, property, retail, telecoms Local and County Councils, NHS, Voluntary / Charity, Utilities, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, Hospitality etc.

Typically, Technicians work as a member of an operational team to resolve problems – preventing re-occurrence, engaging others in issues affecting them and to support the improvement of performance. Typical activities include:

  • Engaging team members in the identification of improvement opportunities and relevant countermeasures and controls
  • Initiating and facilitating improvement activities through to confirmed resolution
  • Providing local expertise in business improvement methods and basic tools to team

ST0193

14 months (this does not include EPA period)

Classroom, On the job, Off the job

Interview, Project Presentation

Levy & Non-Levy

- Fully Funded (free if eligible)

16 Years +, Live in England, Not in Full time education

What Will I learn?

Knowledge

  • Compliance
  • Team formation & leadership
  • Self-development
  • Project management
  • Change management
  • Principles & methods
  • Project selection & scope: Selection matrix, scoping tree
  • Problem definition
  • Process mapping & analysis
  • Data acquisition for analysis
  • Basic statistics & measures
  • Process capability & performance
  • Root cause analysis
  • Experimentation
  • Identification & prioritisation
  • Sustainability & control

Skills

  • Compliance
  • Communication
  • Project management
  • Change management
  • Principles and methods
  • Project selection and Scoping
  • Problem definition
  • Voice of the customer
  • Process mapping & analysis
  • Lean tools
  • Data acquisition for analysis
  • Basic statistics & measures
  • Data analysis-statistical methods
  • Process capability & performance
  • Root cause analysis
  • Identification & prioritisation
  • Benchmarking
  • Sustainability & control

Behaviours

  • Drive for results
  • Team-working
  • Professionalism
  • Continuous development
  • Safe working

Job Progression

  • Business Improvement Co-ordinator
  • Continuous Improvement Executive
  • Process Technician
  • Operational Excellence/Lean Engineer
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow belt and Quality Control Analyst
  • Environmental Compliance Technician
  • Environmental Construction Oversight
  • Environmental Health and Safety Inspector
  • Transportation Planner

Green Job Progression:

  • Transportation sustainability improvement planner
  • Environmental improvement compliance technician
  • Environmental improvement health and safety inspector

For further details:

Level 3 – Improvement Technician (Yellow Belt)

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