
Making change sustainable

Improvement
Apprenticeship
Training

Improvement
TECHNICIAN
Standard
(Level 3)
Lean Six Sigma
YELLOW BELT

Improvement
PRACTITIONER
Standard
(Level 4)
Lean Six Sigma
GREEN BELT

Improvement
COACH
(SPECIALIST)
Standard
(Level 5)
Lean Six Sigma
BLACK BELT

Improvement
LEADER
Standard
(Level 6)
Lean Six Sigma
MASTER BLACK BELT

Associate Project
Management
Standard
(Level 4)
Our vision is to build staff capability across the NHS and to be recognised as a 'Centre of Excellence' by applying NHS best practices with industry best practices.
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Face to Face & Online Training
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1:1 & Group Coaching
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NHS Case Studies
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NHS themed Simulations
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Group Problem Solving
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Guest Speakers

THE END-TO-END APPRENTICESHIP PROCESS
Level 4 or 5
Apprenticeship
Programme
inc. 20% OTJ
(Off the Job)
ONBOARDING
Functional Skills
inc. Maths & English
(L2)
Skills
Assessment
DIRECTORATE
IDENTIFY
Top 3 (projects)
(for Level 4 only)
Gateway
Review
EPA
Final Result
Pass
Merit
Distinction
Level 4 (EPA*)
Multichoice Exam
Project Report
Presentation inc. Qs
Professional Discussion
Level 5 (EPA*)
Professional Discussion
Portfolio of evidence
Examination
Apprenticeship Graduation (Celebration - inviting Exec & Senior Leaders)
1-2 MONTHS
12-14 MONTHS
1-3 MONTHS
*End point Assessment
MODULES
Improvement Practitioner - LEVEL 4
M1 = Compliance
M2 = Communication
M3 = Coaching
M4 = Project Management
M5 = Change Management
M6 = Principles & Methods
M7 = Project selection & Scoping
M8 = Problem Definition
M9 = Voice of the Customer
M10 = Process Mapping & Analysis
M11 = Lean Tools
M12 = Measurement Systems
M13 = Data acquisition for analysis
M14 = Basic Statistics & Measures
M15 = Data Analysis – Statistical methods
M16 = Process Capability & Performance
M17 = Root Cause Analysis
M18 = Experimentation & Optimisation
M19 = Identification & Prioritisation
M20 = Data Analysis – SPC
M21 = Benchmarking
M22 = Sustainability & Control
Improvement Specialist - LEVEL 5
M1 = Leading Improvement teams
M2 = Strategic Deployment of C.I
M3 = Communication
M4 = Capability Development
M5 = Project Planning
M6 = Change Planning
M7 = Principles & Methods for
Improvement
M8 = Project selection & Scope
M9 = Process Mapping & Analysis
M10 = Lean Tools
M11 = Measurement
M12 = Statistics & Measures
M13 = Data analysis-Statistical Methods
M14 = Process Capability & Performance
M15 = Root Cause Analysis
M16 = Experimentation & Optimisation
M17 = Data Analysis – Statistical Process Control
M18 = Benchmarking
M19 = Failure mode avoidance
M20 = Sustainability & Control

BENEFITS OF OUR
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING




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Personal development – your knowledge, skills
and behaviours -
Gain a nationally recognised Qualification
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Use training to solve local team / directorate ‘problem’
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Training funded entirely through Apprenticeship Levy
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Cross-fertilisation and joint problem solving across
3 NHS Trusts -
Expert Training delivery from Lean Enabled Group
team – with individual and group coaching



