LCS: Accreditation, Certification & Community

The Lean Competency System (LCS) is a university developed and industry recognised lean qualifications framework for developing lean thinking knowledge and practical skills in the workplace. Here at leancompetency.org we are a community of LCS practitioners, discussing, creating and sharing ideas about lean systems and processes.

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Peer to Peer Learning

Simon Elias | 18th June 2017

Learning is undergoing some big changes and several educational commentators are predicting that the future of learning will be dramatically different, with peer to peer learning playing an increasingly important role. This article discusses some key trends, defines peer to peer learning, lists its advantages and discusses participation options, highlighting the LCS Forum’s role in providing a digital space for the lean community.

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New Accreditations – Sept 2017

10th September 2017

New Accredited Organisations Devro (Scotland) Ltd Devro (Scotland) Limited has two manufacturing sites in Scotland, with around 400 employees and manufactures a range of collagen based products for use within the food industry. Approximately 800 million metres of collagen casing will be manufactured across the two sites during 2017; approximately...

CPD Pilot Project

27th July 2017

The LCS has started piloting its new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) offering in order to gauge users reaction to the overall proposition, as well as test the detailed processes involved. Details of LCS CPD can be found on the CPD webpages. Radical & Innovative Approach The approach that has been...

New Accreditations

28th June 2017

It has been a busy period with new accreditations and re-accreditations. Congratulations go to all organisations for their commitment to developing and delivering robust training programmes based on sound lean/continuous improvement principles that enable their learners to apply their knowledge to create solutions, solve problems and generate business benefits. Vlerick...

Forum Aims to be Powerful Knowledge Exchange

27th June 2017

Forum Relaunched The LCS website Forum has been redesigned to help practitioners use it more effectively to find information, solve problems, air opinions and generally collaborate with the lean community. The change will help it become a powerful knowledge exchange – a digital space for networking and discovery, for making connections, where...

Become LCS Accredited

An organisation's lean training system can become accredited so that learners who complete its training programmes receive Certificates of Lean Competency. The accrediting process ensures the training system is fit for purpose and aligned to the LCS levels, involving an in-depth scrutiny of all its components. An Accredited Certifier of Lean Competency is licenced for 2 years (renewable) to use the system.

Become LCS Certified

Experienced lean practitioners can become LCS Certified via an Approved Prior Learning and Experience (APLE) route. This is designed for those with a track record of lean implementation and a broad knowledge of lean thinking principles and techniques, but have no formal lean qualifications or recognition of their credentials. Certification can be at LCS levels 2 and 3.

The LCS Framework

The LCS is a lean qualifications framework used by accredited organisations to support lean training programmes, facilities or academies and by employees and lean practitioners as a vehicle to develop lean thinking knowledge and practical skills. There are seven levels in the framework, grouped into three categories 1) Fundamental, 2) Technical and 3) Strategic, covering the entire spectrum of lean knowledge and practice.

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