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Advanced Lean Coach Programme

The Advanced Lean Coach Programme is designed for experienced manufacturing professionals who want to lead strategic change and drive continuous organisational improvement.

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This course provides advanced Lean tools and leadership techniques to align improvement projects with business goals. It includes a four-day training session and a workplace project, ensuring practical application and measurable results.

 

Ideal for senior managers, continuous improvement leaders, and Lean professionals, this programme equips participants to deliver high-impact initiatives and foster long-term organisational growth.

Advanced Lean Coach Programme: Boost Productivity and Drive Continuous Improvement

The Advanced Lean Coach Programme (Lean Competency System - Level 2a) is tailored for experienced Lean and Continuous Improvement (CI) professionals seeking to enhance productivity, eliminate waste, and drive faster organisational growth.

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This programme combines in-depth training with coaching support to build advanced knowledge and capability. Participants will learn to implement and sustain Lean principles across organisations, supply chains, and value streams.

 

Delivered by seasoned experts with extensive industry experience, the programme equips professionals with the tools to lead impactful improvement initiatives. Join the ranks of those driving transformation in manufacturing and beyond.

Personal and Company benefits.

Benefits for Students and Employers  

The Advanced Lean Coach Programme (Lean Competency System - Level 2a) offers significant advantages for participants and sponsoring organisations.  

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Benefits to Your Organisation:

  • Improved Margins: Drive cost efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve profitability.  

  • Competitive Edge: Build a Lean-focused culture to deliver greater customer value.  

  • Strategic Impact: Align improvement projects with business goals to create long-term benefits.  

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Benefits to Participants:

  • Advanced Skills: Gain the tools and techniques to lead strategic change and train others in Lean principles.  

  • Leadership Growth: Develop the ability to design and implement improvement programmes and lead cross-functional teams.  

  • Real-World Application: Deliver a strategic improvement project that provides measurable ROI for your employer.  

  • Global Recognition: Earn a respected CI qualification that enhances career prospects and fosters collaboration within Lean networks.  

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This programme empowers participants to implement sustainable Lean practices while organisations benefit from a more capable workforce driving impactful improvements.

Who should attend the course?

The Advanced Lean Coach Programme is designed for senior manufacturing managers, Continuous Improvement (CI) leaders, and Lean professionals who aim to deepen their expertise and lead strategic change.

 

Ideal candidates have a solid foundation in Lean principles, typically holding Lean Competency System (LCS) Level 1c certification or equivalent experience and having worked in a Lean-focused role for approximately three years.

 

The programme aligns with the LCS framework, an internationally recognised standard developed by Cardiff University, ensuring participants gain industry-relevant and academically grounded competencies.  

How is the course structured?

  • The programme is aligned with the Lean Competency System (LCS) created by Cardiff University’s Lean Enterprise Research Centre.  The LCS is the leading, academically recognised Lean qualification worldwide.

  • The programme is underpinned by an initial four day training course, including a manufacturing case study site visit, to deepen understanding of advanced Lean tools, principles and techniques.

  • The second stage of the training puts knowledge into practice, including a ‘real time’ project in the workplace to demonstrate the application of learning in a practical context.

  • Learning can then be applied to the redesign of manufacturing business processes, work streams and end-to-end organisational change to deliver performance improvements and achieve significant return on investment.

  • This is an accredited course, with the content structured to follow the Lean Competency System (LCS) Level 2a requirements.

Course content overview.

The Advanced Lean Coach Programme programme seeks to increase knowledge and capability so that manufacturing professionals can effectively implement Lean and CI principles across their organisations, supply chains and value streams.

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Step 1: Training

 

A four-day course with face-to-face training and a manufacturing site visit to deepen understanding of advanced Lean tools and techniques, particularly in relation to the redesign of manufacturing business processes and organisational change.

 

Delegates will learn how to:

  • Facilitate and influence strategic goal-setting

  • Link improvement activity to delivery of goals

  • Track project progress and plan resource to meet delivery targets

  • Use Lean leadership principles, align and engage people, and set standards by demonstrating appropriate coaching and leadership behaviours.

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Step 2: Practical Application

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With coaching support from expert Lean coaches, delegates will design and lead on a sustainable, organisation-wide programme of improvement.  The aim is to deliver significant and potentially transformational benefits to their business.

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  • Six 2-hour sessions of 1-2-1 support per delegate from one of our expert Lean coaches

  • Project submission showing practical application of learning, with significant, demonstrable benefit and targeting ROI of approx. £100,000 pa in cost savings or equivalent quality or delivery performance improvement.

  • Access to a delegates forum to exchange ideas and receive ongoing support. 

  • Certificate of completion and approval to Lean Competency System Level 2a.

 

Course Topics

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  • Strategy deployment and objective setting through Hoshin Kanri, X-Matrices and Toyota Kata improvement and Kata Coaching

  • Value stream mapping and design (including Levelled Pull, Theory of Constraints, Kanban and Pull Systems, Demand Analysis – RRS, Glenday Sieve)

  • Asset intensive improvement strategies through OEE and TPM

  • Project management through visual management and control (including how to build your Obeya room)

  • Lean transformation frameworks and models

  • How to lead change: assessing change readiness, communication, coaching skills, leading by example through leader standard work

  • Performance management through visual management and cascaded mission control boards.
     

Course Content

Upcoming Courses. 

Spring Cohort: 

  • 1st , 2nd April 2025,

  • 13th, 14th May 2025

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​The public Advanced Lean Coaching Programme is delivered at our Head Office in Trafford Park, Manchester M32 0TP.

Looking for something more bespoke?

All our education programmes can be tailored to meet your exact requirements. We’ll work with your organisation to find an educational solution that works for you.

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Education shouldn’t just be for fighting fire. It should future-proof your business so you’re resilient to whatever changes and challenges come your way.

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£2450 +VAT per delegate. 
Discounts are available when registering three or more delegates. 
To register, please complete the form below, and a member of our team will contact you at the earliest opportunity. 

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