Individuals
Qualifications for experienced Lean practitioners
The benefits of becoming LCS qualified
via APLE
- Receive independent endorsement of your leadership capabilities
- Strengthens your credibility as a senior Lean thinker
- Improves your critical reflection capability
- Clarifies your appreciation of Lean leadership attributes
- Helps build confidence and self assurance
- Gain access to a network of practitioners for continuing development and peer-to-peer learning
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What our clients say about us
André te Linde
Business Consultant Preventie & Handhaving
"The Level 3 Programme has really opened my eyes to what Lean is. It has built our skills and understanding and the ability to implement Lean at that strategic level. We have included other team members in the LCS 3 programme as it will help us all then to understand the same level of strategic thinking across the organisation and it gives us a framework in which the senior members of my team can actually apply Lean thinking and really make a difference for RS."
Keith Gautrey-Prue
Director, Group Continuous Improvement, RS Group plc
"I would definitely recommend the Level 3 programme. I'd gone through the Yellow, Green and Black Belt training and I'd delivered projects in that way. With the LCS Level 3 programme it feels a lot broader than just doing a project delivery. It's all of the people side of things as well and everything you're learning, the behaviours, the culture."
Katie Holyoak
Continuous Improvement Business Partner - Transformation at RS Group plc
Application Criteria for APLE
certification
Applicants for Level 2 or 3 certification through the APLE route need specific levels of knowledge and experience gained though roles in employment. For example, a Level 2 applicant should have spent at least five years in management roles, while a Level 3 applicant should have been successful in applying Lean thinking in management roles within varied environments over at least ten years.
Level 2: Technical
Level 2 is designed for experienced practitioners with continuous improvement knowledge, gained either through formal training by an educational institution or training provider, or experientially through casual courses, on the job study or other pursuits. This knowledge needs to be combined with a variety of improvement experience gained at a leadership level.
2a: Implementation & Design
On the advanced Lean knowledge and leadership competences required for Lean management. Ability to design and implement programmes, play a leading role in managing departmental or cross functional teams, with some support and guidance.
2b: Implementation & Leadership
On the advanced Lean knowledge and leadership competences required for Lean management. Ability to design and implement programmes, play a leading role in managing inter-business, departmental or cross functional teams, with high levels of responsibility and requiring minimal support and guidance.
Level 3: Strategic
Level 3 is the highest LCS qualification. It indicates that the holder has a progressive, mature and broad understanding of Lean thinking and is a capable Lean leader. Level 3 practitioners will also be able to effectively design and implement Lean programmes at a strategic or transformative level.
3a: Strategic Enterprise
On advanced Lean knowledge and the strategic and leadership competences required for Lean leadership at a senior level. Those with LCS 3a should be able to design Lean strategies for an organisation (or a significant business unit) and demonstrate appropriate Lean leadership qualities and practices.
3b: Strategic Supply Chain
On advanced Lean knowledge and the strategic and leadership competences required for Lean leadership at the highest level. Those with LCS 3b should be able to design and lead Lean strategies for an organisation and demonstrate mature Lean leadership qualities and practices.
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