Lean Jax Providing Lean Practitioner Certification through FCMA
Lean Jax is excited to announce our new Lean/continuous Improvement practitioner certification program, developed in collaboration with our good friends at FCMA!
James and Jerry Bussell will deliver six interactive virtual training modules and conduct extensive one-on-one coaching with every program participant each week, guiding them through assignments aimed at producing impactful improvements to their organizations. LeanJax will provide Lean practititioner certification to participants who successfully complete the program.
Please see FCMA’s writeup below for more information on training content and registration information.
Announcing a New FCMA Training Program Continuous Improvement—The New Normal
Today, more than ever, companies are facing extreme circumstances and challenges that are requiringsignificant, and sometimes radical, changes in how you do business. Problem solving is critical to every position in businesses, and today’s unprecedented problems require workers with exceptional problem-solving skills. The “new normal” is no longer normal, and successful companies will be the ones who can quickly engage their employees to effectively solve problems and implement new process improvements to achieve impactful results to its’ operations.
FCMA is excited to announce a new training program, developed in collaboration with the Jacksonville Lean Consortium (“Lean Jax”). The program is designed to provide tools, methodologies, and systems for changing and improving the way your employees do work. The target audience for this training is broad, from upper level leadership and decision makers down to subject matter experts and individuals who are responsible for introducing change and implementing process improvements in your operation.
The program will focus on basic continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles, tools and methodologies using six interactive modules. These modules will build upon one another and follow the “learn-by-doing-methodology.” After completing each module, participants will have a job-specific homework assignment using the tools, methods, and systems presented during each class. The instructors will conduct a one-on-one review of the homework assignment progress with participants after each module.
Program Benefits for Organizations
• Begin development of your own internal champions for the continuous improvement and lean transformation process
• Creating a disciplined continuous improvement approach
• Increase customer value and eliminate waste
• Improve product quality, speed and cost
• Generate gains in productivity and profitability
• Link internal processes to customers’ workflow and demand
Program Benefits for Participants
• Receive certification as a Lean Practitioner
• Gain the requisite lean knowledge and skills to drive tangible improvements in your organization
• Learn how to effectively identify, eliminate, and prevent 8 wastes
• Apply key lean strategies, tools, methods, and systems to your operation
• Begin development of lean event leaders and organizational change agents
Because of ongoing COVID-19 concerns, this program will be conducted virtually using Zoom Meeting. All classes will run from 8:00 AM – Noon. Tuition cost is $1,950 per student for FCMA members and $2,600 for non-members. Each training module will include 4 hours of interactive content, course materials, lean standard work templates, recording of class presentation, one-on-one coaching/feedback,and participants will receive a Lean Practitioner certification from LeanJax. FCMA will coordinate all class registrations and member invoicing.
The program schedule is as follows:
• Introduction to Lean Manufacturing—October 27
• 8 Wastes and Bright Ideas Suggestion System—November 12
• 6S Workplace Organization—December 3
• Visual Management Systems and Error Proofing—December 17
• A3 Problem Solving—January 6
• Value Stream Mapping—January 20
We are now taking on-line registrations using the link provided below. Class size will be limited to 20 participants.
Go to http://fcma.memberclicks.net/continuous-improvement to register on-line, or for more information or please contact Mike Templeton at mike@templetonms.com or Amanda Starling at amanda@fcmaweb.com.
Additionally, please feel free to reach out to Lean Jax’s executive director, James Bussell at leansupport@leanjax.org or 904-742-2547.