Process Leader Level 4
Apprenticeship - Driving Production Activities & Operations
Process Leader Level 4 Summary
In this Process Leader Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard the learner will direct production activities and operations and deliver against core production Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Process Leaders effectively lead and manage large teams as well as providing technical/specialist input and direction to their own team and to others. Process Leader are responsible for determining and managing budgets and resources. They use core production KPIs as the basis of the continuous improvement cycle and undertake and manage quality resolutions.
Introduction to Manufacturing Excellence
The Manufacturing Industry offers an exciting and varied career both in the UK & abroad providing a broad spectrum of opportunities for people to work in a technically advanced and innovative environment. At CQM Training & Consultancy Ltd we understand the importance of innovation and manufacturing excellence, and the need for your workforce to be equipped with the latest industry specific skills and techniques, essential for your continued sustainability and growth.
What Are Apprenticeships?
Apprenticeships are designed to develop knowledge, improve skills and instil the right behaviours for anyone, at any level, in any business or industry looking to boost development and progression opportunities.
Process Leader Course Content
The Process Leader Level 4 Apprenticeship will cover a broad range of topics and models across the programme. Our expert development coaches will provide you with the key knowledge, skills and behaviours to effectively implement tools and techniques with some of the key modules covering;
- Health, Safety & Environment
- Leadership & Motivating the Team
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Supporting & Development
- Performance Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Leading Process
- Resources & Availability
- Lean Introduction
- Managing Quality
- DMAIC
- Leading Change
- Leading Meetings
Other Content
- Templates, tools and other pro-formas to use and keep
Process Leader Benefits
Value Added Delivery
Qualification: Level 4 Process Leader Apprenticeship Qualification (designed to be recognised by relevant Professional Engineering Institutions such as the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) for at the appropriate level of professional registration (EngTech).
Measurable Impact: Each project will be defined, qualified and approved within a Profit Improvement Plan (PIP), agreed with you in advance. The PIP is a great management tool and clearly demonstrates the progress of each project using DMAIC and a RAG rating.
Mentors: We can help identify, and advise on a suitable Mentor within your organisation. We are able to provide coaching to the nominated Mentor so that they fully understand their role and what will be required of them, but also understand the guidelines within which they operate and to whom they report.
Guaranteed Return on Investment: With a focus on sustainability and measured improvement, our development programmes always guarantee a significant Return on Investment, seen not only through financial gain, but importantly through positive behavioural change.
Other support: We will help the learner and organisation identify a mentor and supply training if needed. The learner and mentor will be invited to engagement session prior to any start dates, to get a flavour for the course and to set expectations. We will hold regular governance meetings with the organisation to keep everything on track and, as part of the programme, support with key functional skills in English and Maths, for which the learner will attain level 2 qualification.
Why Choose CQM
We have been delivering world class, business focussed solutions for approaching 30 years.
With our award-winning, high quality training, development, and apprenticeship programmes, we challenge the ambitions of our clients and learners to develop themselves beyond all expectations.
We’re Specialists At What We Do
Our core expertise is in Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma, and Management Development, supporting businesses across all sectors in their journey towards Operational Excellence.
The incredible development coaches delivering the training are not just highly qualified to teach and coach, they have been responsible for leading cross-functional process improvements themselves. They will use their vast industry experience of delivering on what they say and real life examples to explain in simple terms the various elements of the programme.
Unrivalled Learner Experience
Delivery is live, interactive and flexible to suit your needs. With new live online instructor led programmes, it means our programmes are accessible for all.
Learner experience and outcomes are so important to us, and we’re proud to consistently deliver successful programmes. Each of our programmes will provide learners with a certificate of completion that they can use to boost their professional profile. We have also worked with external accrediting bodies so that on successful completion of our programmes, such as the Lean Six Sigma belts, learners will also receive specific and widely recognised certification.
Process Leader Delivery
Tailored Apprenticeship
Our Tailored Apprenticeship approach is perfect for organisations with larger number of employees being released at once for a particular Apprenticeship standard, and as such we offer bespoke on-site and/or virtual delivery.
Tailored Apprenticeships allow for organisations to tailor the programme, to increase relevance, incorporate their values and ensure it is in line with organisational goals and learner requirements.
All workshop and coaching dates are agreed well in advance, to ensure smooth delivery that fits around organisation’s busy periods. This allows plenty of time to plan ahead and, anticipating the unexpected, is truly flexible to accommodate changes during the Apprenticeship programme.
You can also view our full open programme brochure and schedule here.
Lean Manufacturing Operative Level 2
This Apprenticeship programme is ideal for those who will be expected to carry out work safely and meet the exacting quality standards demanded in a fast paced and efficient processing environment and are interested in developing themselves into a multi-skilled operator through process ownership.
Improvement Practitioner Level 4 (Green Belt)
This Apprenticeship programme is ideal for those responsible for the delivery and coaching of improvement activity within their area of authority. Improvement Practitioners use a blend of Lean and Six Sigma, project and change management principles and tools to identify and lead the delivery of change across organisational functions and processes.
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