Industry standard lean qualifications, developed at Cardiff University
Organisations and consultants can have their lean training programmes LCS Accredited, enabling them to issue LCS qualifications. Experienced individuals can also independently gain LCS qualifications through our Approved Prior Learning route and practitioners with LCS qualifications can register for Practitioner Membership and LCS Continuing Professional Development.
For Organisations
Are you an organisation looking to accredit your CI training programme?
For Consultants
Are you a consultant looking to accredit your CI training programme?
For Individuals
Are you an experienced lean practitioner looking for formal qualifications as recognition of your capability?
LCS Continuing Professional Development for individuals
Consciously and proactively develop your capabilities and knowledge through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) using our unique online, structured, PDCA model of improvement.
The CPD process helps you manage your own development on an continuous basis, requiring you to record, review and reflect on what you learn and practice. It allows you to demonstrate your professional standing and commitment to advancing your lean competence to colleagues, the community and clients and help you with your career development.
News & Featured Events
Featured Event
Business Transformation World Summit 2024 – OPEX Week
29th January 2024 | Miami, Florida
Join us in January 2024 at Hyatt Regency in Miami, FL, for the world’s largest and most prest...
Featured Event
9th Annual Global Process Improvement & Operational Excellence Summit
13th March 2024 | Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Three days of transformative keynotes, engaging case studies, dynamic panel discussions, and breakou...
Featured Event
Operational Excellence & Process Transformation Summit and Awards
20th March 2024 | Munich Germany
With cutting-edge technologies like as Generative AI and RPA reaching maturity, Operational Excellen...
Featured Event
Lean Project Practitioner Course Lean Competency System – Level 1B/C
22nd April 2024 | Birmingham, UK
This 3-day Lean Project Practitioner Course is a practical course that teaches the fundamentals of L...
Featured Event
LCS community Event – HSBC Technology
13th May 2024 | Canary Wharfe London
The first of our community events will be hosted by HSBC Technology in their offices in Canary Wharf...
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New Accreditations 2024
8th April 2024
Enterprise Excellence Academy Enterprise Excellence Academy helps organisations create a better future for generations to come, economically, socially and environmentally. They help organisations develop their excellence approach that draws on best practices. HSBC Technology HSBC is a financial services organisation that serves more than 40 million customers, ranging from individual...
New Head of Operations Marks Fresh Chapter for the LCS
13th October 2023
20th October 2023 The LCS is pleased to announce that Sarah Wooledge is the new Head of Operations for the LCS as part of major changes to the organisation that have resulted from succession planning activities this year. Sarah is a highly experienced lean practitioner, having held senior management CI...
2023 Webinar Programme
15th September 2023
Welcome The LCS 2023 webinar programme provides a great opportunity to find out more about LCS accreditation, certification and continuing professional development. Informative sessions on LCS services last less than an hour and provide a time efficient way to gather key facts, plus you can discuss queries with LCS presenters....
Lean Competency System Celebrates Decade in Business
20th June 2023
New Ten Year LCS – Cardiff University Agreement as Cardiff based start-up looks to the future A start-up founded on Cardiff University research that offers ‘lean’ qualifications for global organisations, individuals and consultants is celebrating a decade in business. ‘Lean’ is an organisational management technique that aims to improve business...
Seasons Greetings!
15th December 2022
The LCS extends season’s greetings to everyone in its community! Hoping for a positive 2023, where your thinking is scientific, your problem solving is structured, your outlook is lean, your propulsion is electric and your world has more peace…
First Secondary School Becomes LCS Accredtited
7th October 2022
In a ‘world first’ Amersham Secondary School in Buckinghamshie, UK, has become LCS accredited The LCS is excited to announce the accreditation of Amersham Secondary School, which offers pupils the opportunity to acquire critical business related skills and helps equip them with relevant capabilities for future employment. For the LCS,...
LCS qualifications
The LCS has seven competency levels covering the entire spectrum of lean knowledge and practice.
Standard Accreditation
Find out how to become LCS accredited through Standard Accreditation
SME Accreditation
Find out how to become LCS accredited through SME Accreditation
