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NOTE: ORGANISATIONS BECOME ACCREDITED, WHILE INDIVIDUALS BECOME CERTIFIED

>>> AN ACCREDITED ORGANISATION CERTIFIES THE PEOPLE IT TRAINS.

Businesses, Organisations

ConsultantsCI

Practitioners

With an In-house CI training facility

With a client CI training capability

Staff in accredited organisations;CI professionals

BUSINESSES & ORGANISATIONS

3b

3a

2b

2a

1c

1b

1a

• Fundamental

• Technical

• Strategic

Provides independent endorsement that the lean training system is:

Robust

Technically sound

Effectively resourced

Relevant & practical focussed

Well managed

Benefits of Accreditation

Promotes employee engagement in CI

Raises workforce lean capability

Signals positive CI commitment to staff & external stakeholders

LCS aligned training provides a conduit to link training with application

Focused on QCD business benefits

Creates a common standard across functional & geographic boundaries

Benefits of Accreditation

LCS’s holistic interpretation of leanFlexible and adaptable to cater for different circumstances

Aids CI Recruitment & staff retentionHelps attracts new employees

Low cost certification of staff

Provides an with opportunity for self-definition, self-reflection and continuous improvement

Access to a network of accredited organisations

Benefits of Accreditation

85% agreement

Critique of CI Qualifications

Respondents: CI Managers in businesses and organisation Source: LCS CI Training & Qualifications Research, June/July 2015

CI managers responses to statements about accredited CI workplace training

85% agreement

Critique of CI Qualifications

Respondents: CI Managers in businesses and organisation Source: LCS CI Training & Qualifications Research, June/July 2015

CI managers responses to statements about accredited CI workplace training

78% agreement

Critique of CI Qualifications

Respondents: CI Managers in businesses and organisation Source: LCS CI Training & Qualifications Research, June/July 2015

CI managers responses to statements about accredited CI workplace training

80% agreement

Critique of CI Qualifications

Respondents: CI Managers in businesses and organisation Source: LCS CI Training & Qualifications Research, June/July 2015

CI managers responses to statements about accredited CI workplace training

PRACTITIONERS

Provides a lean personal development framework

Recognised qualificationImproves employability

Provides recognition of achievement

Self esteem, pride

Helps build lean knowledge & practical competence

Benefits of Accreditation

Provides status & credibility

Internal & external

Access to LCS Practitioner Membership

Peer to peer learning

Access to LCS Continuing Professional Development scheme

Launching late 2016

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Practitioner Membership

Benefits

Participate in research

Find help in solving

problems

Promote thoughts and

ideas by publishing

articles

Find out about lean events or advertise

events Join forums &

discussions about topical

lean issues

Develop & join networks

Access resources to

help in teaching

Collaborate with fellow

practitioners

Available free to all LCS certificate holders

CONSULTANTS

Provides competitive advantageGrowing demand for accredited training

Adds value to core the offering

Income generation:KEY PREMISE: the additional income accreditation brings significantly exceeds the cost of the LCS licence fee

External endorsement of capability

Signals commitment & expertise to CI to clients

Signals rigour in training system design & deliveryReassurance

Can aid recruitment of staff with high CI expertise

Recognises internal CI professional capability

LCS Level 3 programme: opportunities for senior client manager engagement

Opportunities for participation in research, collaboration, networking

Benefits accruing from association with a Russell Group university

Potential thought leadership, knowledge advantage and corporate citizenship linkages

Current/recent LCS accredited organisations