BIT NVQ – The approach
Our programme enables a nationally recognized qualification in continuous improvement to be attained by the learner who not only gains technical skills but also practical application of improvement methodology and tools. The units give learners the knowledge of improvement methodologies, tools & techniques, the ability to manage themselves, others and continuous improvement and the support to take action.
The qualification has two pathways; the process pathway focusing on lean manufacturing methodologies and the quality pathway tailored towards six sigma.
The training can be held on-site through plant based facilitated improvement projects tailored specifically towards the organisation’s needs, or off-site with attendance made up from a range of organisations followed by on site assessment.
Public funding for training may be available
BIT NVQ Outline
Level 2 = 6 units (5 core units)
Level 3 = 9 units (6 core units)
Level 4 = 14 units (7 core units)
Common Units Include
- Statutory regulations and safety
- Effective team working
- Leading Effective teams
- Error Proofing
- Statistical Process Control
Process Pathway Units Include
- Workplace Organisation (5S or 5C)
- Applying C.I. Techniques (Kaizen)
- Visual Management
- Changeover Reduction (SMED)
- Problem Solving
- Total Productive Maintenance
- Policy Deployment
- Value Stream Mapping
- Process Mapping
Quality Pathway Units Include
- Six Sigma Methodology
- Six Sigma process mapping
- Basic statistics
- FMEA
- Capability Study
- Design of experiments
Our experience
Our trainers / assessors have years of practical implementation and change management experience for your people to draw upon. Their support can span much wider than BIT NVQ to help you drive a coherent programme of business excellence.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Research shows that improving people’s practices leads to improved business performance. The journey to excellence starts with doing the basics well in order to get out of constant fire fighting. Once in control, businesses can raise and sustain performance through an ongoing coherent set of improvement activities drawing from a wider range of improvement techniques. But the journey will only happen with effective leadership and an effective (skilled and motivated) organisation.
PICME helps people to look at things differently, learn new tools and techniques, identify opportunities and most importantly make practical improvements in order to raise performance and realise real benefits. We help local management address underlying issues of leadership, focus and active support for their people in order to create the right environment for sustainable improvement.
PICME trainers
The work of a PICME trainer often involves a combination of training, facilitation, mentoring, coaching and assessing in order to help the learners to understand and successfully apply improvement methodologies and better working practices. PICME recognises that the attitudes and behaviours of learners, their peers and their managers all greatly influence a learner’s ability to learn and apply new ideas and to sustain improvements in their workplace. PICME trainers proactively seek to influence the culture and practices prevailing in the learner’s working environment in order to assist successful learning. This is generally the most demanding challenge in the trainer’s role requiring high trainer credibility and influencing skills.
Our services
- Benchmarking, site assessments, value stream mapping and other diagnostics to identify business improvement opportunities.
- Training in areas including Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, Operational Excellence, Maintenance Excellence, change management and performance management, for all levels and covering all business functions.
- Practical implementation support
- Developing the plan
- Developing people
- Facilitating implementation and delivering improvements
- Sustaining the journey
- Consulting on application of Lean at design stage to new plant facilities
Our results
PICME has developed a highly professional team of improvement engineers who have delivered over £120 million worth of process improvements for our customers.
