The Jacksonville Lean Consortium (“LeanJax”), in collaboration with First Coast Manufacturers Association (“FCMA”), is excited to announce the the second edition of our Lean practitioner training/certification program, beginning on June 10!
Program Objectives
By attending this certification program, participants will learn how to implement the production system that first revolutionized the manufacturing industry, before becoming the go-to improvement strategy for organizations across all sectors around the world.

Certified Lean Practitioners

Are passionate for continuous improvement, possessing a healthy dissatisfaction for how work is currently done.
Demonstrate a clear understanding of Lean principles, culture, concepts, methods, and tools.
Tactically solve problems and implement Lean improvements within a work cell, work group, and/or value stream.
Score 80% or higher on open-book Lean Practitioner Certification Examination.
Complete the six training modules, corresponding homework assignments, and value stream mapping project report-out.
Achieve measurable results..

Program Benefits for Organizations

Foster a culture of proactive solvers and innovators.
Develop internal Lean champions to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Provide increased customer value by linking internal processes across all functions/departments.
Make significant improvements in key result areas such as quality, delivery, safety, cost, and customer/employee satisfaction.
Generate consistent gains in productivity and profitability.

Program Benefits for Participants

Receive Lean practitioner certification from LeanJax.
Gain the requisite Lean body of knowledge and skills to solve critical problems and make impactful improvements in your organization.
Receive six (6) hours of one-on-one coaching sessions from experienced Lean coaches.
Develop as Lean event leaders and organizational change agents.
Receive exclusive access to LeanJax training materials, standard work templates, and detailed Lean implementation guides.

Course Schedule

The instructors will conduct all classes live from the FCMA (8:00 AM – Noon).
Please Note: this program is open to virtual participants. Please reach out to the contacts below for more information.

Introduction to Lean Manufacturing—June 10
8 Wastes and Bright Ideas Suggestion System—June 23
6S Workplace Organization—July 8
Visual Management Systems and Error Proofing—July 21
Value Stream Mapping—August 3
A3 Problem Solving—August 18
Value Stream Mapping Project Report-out —TBD (September 2021)

Cost

FCMA Members: $2,250
Non-Members: $2,950

Instructor

James Bussell
Jacksonville Lean Consortium

Registration Information

FCMA will coordinate all class registrations and process invoices for participating companies.
FCMA is now taking on-line registrations (see the link provided below. )

Go to https://fcma.memberclicks.net/continuous-improvement to register on-line, or for more information, please contact Mike Templeton at mike@templetonms.com.
Additionally, you can contact James Bussell at James@leanjax.org and (904) 742-2547 if you have any questions about this training or membership in LeanJax.
Class size will be limited to 20 participants, so reserve your spot today!

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Lean Practitioner Certification Program Begins June 10

The Jacksonville Lean Consortium (“LeanJax”), in collaboration with First Coast Manufacturers Association (“FCMA”), is excited to announce the the second edition of our Lean practitioner training/certification program, beginning on June 10!

Program Objectives

By attending this certification program, participants will learn how to implement the production system that first revolutionized the manufacturing industry, before becoming the go-to improvement strategy for organizations across all sectors around the world.

Certified Lean Practitioners

Are passionate for continuous improvement, possessing a healthy dissatisfaction for how work is currently done.

Demonstrate a clear understanding of Lean principles, culture, concepts, methods, and tools.

Tactically solve problems and implement Lean improvements within a work cell, work group, and/or value stream.

Score 80% or higher on open-book Lean Practitioner Certification Examination.

Complete the six training modules, corresponding homework assignments, and value stream mapping project report-out.

Achieve measurable results..

Program Benefits for Organizations

Foster a culture of proactive solvers and innovators.

Develop internal Lean champions to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Provide increased customer value by linking internal processes across all functions/departments.

Make significant improvements in key result areas such as quality, delivery, safety, cost, and customer/employee satisfaction.

Generate consistent gains in productivity and profitability.

Program Benefits for Participants

Receive Lean practitioner certification from LeanJax.

Gain the requisite Lean body of knowledge and skills to solve critical problems and make impactful improvements in your organization.

Receive six (6) hours of one-on-one coaching sessions from experienced Lean coaches.

Develop as Lean event leaders and organizational change agents.

Receive exclusive access to LeanJax training materials, standard work templates, and detailed Lean implementation guides.

Course Schedule

The instructors will conduct all classes live from the FCMA (8:00 AM – Noon).

Please Note: this program is open to virtual participants. Please reach out to the contacts below for more information.

Introduction to Lean Manufacturing—June 10

8 Wastes and Bright Ideas Suggestion System—June 23

6S Workplace Organization—July 8

Visual Management Systems and Error Proofing—July 21

Value Stream Mapping—August 3

A3 Problem Solving—August 18

Value Stream Mapping Project Report-out —TBD (September 2021)

Cost

FCMA Members: $2,250

Non-Members: $2,950

Instructor

James Bussell

Jacksonville Lean Consortium

Registration Information

FCMA will coordinate all class registrations and process invoices for participating companies.

FCMA is now taking on-line registrations (see the link provided below. )

Go to https://fcma.memberclicks.net/continuous-improvement to register on-line, or for more information, please contact Mike Templeton at mike@templetonms.com.

Additionally, you can contact James Bussell at James@leanjax.org and (904) 742-2547 if you have any questions about this training or membership in LeanJax.

Class size will be limited to 20 participants, so reserve your spot today!