CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT L2 (SF): FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THINKING

CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT L2 (SF): FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THINKING

Funded

Course Duration

16.0 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

Open Book Work Assignment

Who Should Attend

Aspiring Team Leaders & Supervisors

Course Overview

**Please take note: “Continuous Process Improvement L2 (SF): Fundamentals of Continuous Improvement Thinking” and “Apply Continuous Improvement Thinking In The Workplace (SF)” have similar content which is for different target audiences. To find out which course is more suitable for you, please speak with our course consultant for more details.

One of the common biggest challenges for continuous improvement in an organisation is overcoming resistance to change.

This programme provide learners with the knowledge and skills to approach, understand and apply lean transformation process systematically. It will equip participants with the tools to map the transformation for a system wide approach for developing and implementing continuous improvement project plans.

Key Highlights

  • Understand the fundamentals of sustaining continuous improvement
  • Engage in scenario-based learning

Course Schedule

Next available schedule

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Course Objectives

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the purpose of organisational continuous improvement and identify the types of continuous improvement process techniques available.
  • Describe the concepts and methods of continuous improvement process and list the procedures for making action plans.
  • Identify, implement, monitor and review continuous improvement plans.
  • Track and measure progress of continuous improvement activities
  • Take corrective action against issues that arise during implementation
  • Follow-through the continuous improvement activities and take appropriate corrective actions on any non-conformance
  • Report and record the outcomes of continuous improvement activities

Pre-requisites

Participants should be able to speak, listen and read English at a proficiency level not lower than the Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualification (ES WSQ) Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 5.

Course Outline

LU1: Continuous Process Improvement Overview

  • The Need for Change
  • Introduction to Lean and Six Sigma
  • Benefits of Lean Six Sigma

 LU2: Embrace Change with Lean

  • Lean Principles

LU3. Key Tools for Lean

  • Value and Waste Identification
  • Overview of Lean Tools
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • A3 Report

LU4. Key Success Factors

  • Lean Organisation
  • Effective Deployment Approaches
  • Creating Lean Culture
  • Presenting outcomes

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

Participants who have successfully demonstrated competence in all the knowledge and skills requirements in this programme will be awarded with a Statement of Attainment (SOA) by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). This programme is offered on a modular basis only.

Mapped to Continuous Process Improvement (SF) ELE-PIN-2001-1.1

Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub.

Additional Details

Medium of Instruction & Trainer

  • Trainer: Trainee Ratio is 1:20
  • Learning Methodology: Scenario-Based Learning

Additional Note

  • Workshop Resources
  • Activity templates
  • Exercises and activities
  • Videos
  • Quizzes

Class Size:

  • Min Pax: 15
  • Max Pax: 20

Price:

Course Fee and Government Subsidies

  

Individual Sponsored 

Company Sponsored 

 

Non-SME 

SME 

Before GST 

After GST 

Before GST 

After GST 

Before GST 

After GST 

Full Course Fee
(For Foreigners and those not eligible for subsidies)

$512.00

$558.08

$512.00

$558.08

$512.00

$558.08

For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
and
For all Singapore Permanent Residents
(The minimum age for individual sponsored trainees is 21 years)

$256.00

$302.08

$256.00

$302.08

$153.60

$199.68

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

$153.60

$199.68

$153.60

$199.68

$153.60

$199.68

Funding Eligibility Criteria:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria

 

Remarks:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

SkillsFuture Credit:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding

PSEA:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) funds to offset course fee payable after funding

UTAP:

  • NTUC Members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:

  • $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year
  • AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee
  • Note: Courses / Modules under Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) will not be eligible for AP funding claim.

  • When you sign into your Skills passport account, please use the course reference number -   TGS-2021002556 to find this course.
  • For more information, please contact us at +65 6336 LHUB (5482) or email [email protected]

Terms & Conditions apply. NTUC LearningHub reserve the right to make changes or improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice.

Prices are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees.

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