Managing your LCS Membership
Accreditation, re-accreditation, APLE qualifications and Impact Awards
Managing your LCS Membership
Below you will find all the forms and supporting documents you need to manage your LCS membership.
The LCS Community Platform
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New Accreditation
- I am interested in Accreditation for my organisation Complete Form
- I am ready to submit my improvement learning programme for accreditation Submission Form
- LCS Alignment Matrix - Excel
- LCS Course Assessment and Learning Hours Summary - Word
- LCS Delivery Resource Capability Assessment - Excel
- Trainer Biographical Information - Word
- New Accreditation Acceptance Form

Re-Accreditation
- Re-accreditation Questionnaire
- LCS Alignment Matrix Excel
- LCS Course Assessment and Learning Hours
- LCS Delivery Resource Capability Assessment Excel
- Trainer Biographical Information
- Re-accreditation Acceptance Form

Accreditation Change or Update
- Accreditation Update Form – To update us on any significant changes to your current courses and delivery
- Level Extension Application Form – To add new levels or expand existing level courses
- Organisation Rebranding Form
- Purchasing Additional L1a Certificates Form
- Transferring from SME to Standard Accreditation Form

Testing
- Test Set up Request Form
New test questions must be submitted in an Excel or Google Sheets document format. Word or PDF lists will be need to be converted before being uploaded to the form.

Approved Prior Learning & Experience (APLE)
Level 2
- APLE L2 Application Form
Please submit an application form before submitting your case studies - APLE L2 Case Study 1
- APLE L2 Case Study 2
Upgrading from L2a to L2b
- APLE L2b Upgrade Application Form
- APLE L2b Upgrade Case Study
Level 3
- APLE L3 Application Form
- APLE L3b Upgrade Request Form


Supporting Documents
Accreditation
LCS All Level Descriptors Summary
LCS Guide to developing learning outcomes
The LCS and Six Sigma
Gap Analysis Template
SME Accreditation
LCS SME Accreditation Guide
Online Test Setup Guidance
LCS Guide to developing Multiple Choice Tests
Re-accreditation
LCS Re-accreditation Guide
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