Business Improvement Techniques Level 3
NVQ
In Belfast City
Description
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Type
NVQ
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Location
Belfast city (Northern Ireland)
To gain knowledge and skills on business improvement techniques level 3. Suitable for anyone interested in business improvement techniques level 3.
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The qualification structure requires candidates to complete common mandatory units followed by a choice of one from two pathways, either Process Improvement or Quality Improvement. Having chosen the preferred pathway, candidates will be required to complete further pathway mandatory units followed by a choice of optional units
Mandatory Units for all Pathways
- Unit: 1: Complying with Statutory Regulations and Organisational Safety Requirements
- Unit 2: Contributing to Effective Team Working
- Unit 3: Leading Effective Teams
Process Improvement Pathway
Group A
Must cover the following Units:
- Unit 4: Applying Workplace Organisation Techniques
- Unit 5: Applying Continuous Improvement Techniques (Kaizen)
- Unit 9: Creating Visual Management Systems
Group B
Plus 1 of the following Units:
- Unit 6: Creating Flexible Production and Manpower Systems
- Unit 37: Carrying Out Problem Solving Activities
Group C
Plus 2 more Optional Units.
These units can be selected from the Quality Improvement pathway:
- Unit 6: Creating Flexible Production and Manpower Systems
- Unit 7: Analysing and Selecting Parts for Improvements
- Unit 8: Carrying Out Lead Time Analysis
- Unit 10: Carrying Out Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
- Unit 11: Applying Set-up Reduction Techniques
- Unit 12: Applying Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Unit 14: Carrying Out Statistical Process Control Procedures (SPC)
- Unit 15: Applying Flow Process Analysis
- Unit 16: Applying Policy Deployment (HOSHIN KANI)
- Unit 17: Applying Value Management (Value Engineering & Value Analysis)
- Unit 21: Carrying Out Potential Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Unit 24: Carrying Out Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
- Unit 29: Carrying Out Mistake/Error Proofing (POKA YOKE)
- Unit 36: Creating Standard Operating Procedures
- Unit 37: Carrying Out Problem Solving Activities
Note:
Whichever unit is selected i.e. Unit 6 or 37 from Group B it cannot be selected again as one of the two optional units required from Group C
Quality Improvement Pathway
Must cover the following Units:
- Unit 18: Applying Six Sigma Methodology to a Project
- Unit 19: Carrying Out Six Sigma Process Mapping
- Unit 20: Applying Basic Statistics
- Unit 21: Carrying Out Potential Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Plus 3 more Optional units
2 of these units could be selected from the Process Improvement pathway:
- Unit 14: Carrying Out Statistical Process Control Procedures (SPC)
- Unit 22: Applying Six Sigma Metrics to a Project
- Unit 23: Producing a Characteristic Selection Matrix
- Unit 24: Carrying Out Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
- Unit 25: Carrying Out Capability Studies
- Unit 26: Producing Multi Variance Charts
- Unit 27: Applying Hypothesis Testing
- Unit 29: Carrying Out Mistake/Error Proofing (POKA YOKE)
Business Improvement Techniques Level 3