Certified Kaizen Facilitator – Self-paced

Self-paced through Learning Management System (LMS)

INTRODUCTION

Kaizen is the Japanese word for continuous improvement using small incremental changes. It translates as a change for the better. “Kai” means “change”; “Zen” means “for the better”. Kaizen is an approach for solving problems and forms the basis of incremental continual improvement in organizations.

Kaizen involves managers, and workers alike, every day and everywhere, providing structure to process improvement. Kaizen can be used on any process, task, or function. Kaizen eliminates waste by removing non-value adding activities which results in improved standardized systems, efficiency, processes, quality, delivery, service, and cost savings.

The Kaizen Facilitator certification is designed to give the learner a understanding of how to organize and run a Kaizen event within an organization. The course will prepare you to meet the challenges of post-Covid-19 challenges.

OBJECTIVES

• Understand the fundamentals behind kaizen and its relationship to lean
• Learn about PDCA
• Describe the phases of a kaizen event
• Learn and use Kaizen tools

PROGRAM CONTENTS

1. Module 1: Kaizen Introduction and PDCA overview
2. Module 2: Plan phase
3. Module 3: Do phase
4. Module 4: Check phase
5. Module 5: Act phase