Industry standard lean qualifications, developed at Cardiff University
Organisations and consultants can have their lean training programmes LCS Accredited, enabling them to issue LCS qualifications. Experienced individuals can also independently gain LCS qualifications through our Approved Prior Learning route and practitioners with LCS qualifications can register for Practitioner Membership and LCS Continuing Professional Development.
For Organisations
Are you an organisation looking to accredit your CI training programme?
For Consultants
Are you a consultant looking to accredit your CI training programme?
For Individuals
Are you an experienced lean practitioner looking for formal qualifications as recognition of your capability?
LCS Continuing Professional Development for individuals
Consciously and proactively develop your capabilities and knowledge through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) using our unique online, structured, PDCA model of improvement.
The CPD process helps you manage your own development on an continuous basis, requiring you to record, review and reflect on what you learn and practice. It allows you to demonstrate your professional standing and commitment to advancing your lean competence to colleagues, the community and clients and help you with your career development.
News & Featured Events
Featured Event
Using accreditation to help embed continuous improvement [December]
14th December 2022 | Remote
A 45 minute session covering how accreditation impacts key enablers for the sustainability of contin...
Featured Event
Revolutionise 2023
28th March 2023 | Crossbasket Castle Stoneymeadow Road East Kilbride G72 9UE
A gathering for purposeful individuals and organisations who want to balance achievement with contri...
Featured Event
KataCon 2023
03rd May 2023 | Austria
KataCon is more than a conference. It’s where the practicing, or soon to be practicing, Kata Commu...
Featured Article
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Featured Article
So, you are invested in continuous improvement – but how do you keep yourself accountable?
Rose Sgueglia | 24th February 2021
First Secondary School Becomes LCS Accredtited
7th October 2022
In a ‘world first’ Amersham Secondary School in Buckinghamshie, UK, has become LCS accredited The LCS is excited to announce the accreditation of Amersham Secondary School, which offers pupils the opportunity to acquire critical business related skills and helps equip them with relevant capabilities for future employment. For the LCS,...
2022 Webinar Programme
17th August 2022
Welcome The LCS Autumn 2022 webinar programme provides a great opportunity to find out more about LCS accreditation, certification and continuing professional development. Informative sessions on LCS services last less than an hour and provide a time efficient way to gather key facts, plus you can discuss queries with LCS...
New Accreditations 2022
11th May 2022
March to May AWE Consulting AWE Consulting provides training and coaching on all aspects of implementing Lean tools and techniques in order to create a Lean Enterprise. Awe also provides operational excellence training and coaching. Create Lean Create Lean is a consultancy based on Lean Principles, providing Lean interim management,...
Seasons Greetings!
14th December 2021
The LCS team extends seasons greetings to all in the lean community and we’re looking forward to a positive and productive 2022!
Collaboration Partnership for India Established
29th September 2021
The LCS is pleased to announce a new collaboration to develop the LCS in India and has appointed Value Weaver Consulting as its exclusive partner in India. This is the first agency agreement for the LCS and signals its commitment to establishing the LCS as a major Lean qualification in...
It’s arrived…the Kata Competency System
29th April 2021
The LCS is excited to announce the forthcoming launch of the Kata Competency System This world-first initiative promises to revolutionise the development of kata based competency and create a new standard for kata training. Key features A seven level kata qualifications framework built on core kata and scientific thinking principles,...
LCS qualifications
The LCS has seven competency levels covering the entire spectrum of lean knowledge and practice.
Standard Accreditation
Find out how to become LCS accredited through Standard Accreditation
SME Accreditation
Find out how to become LCS accredited through SME Accreditation
