Continuous Improvement Champion Certification (CICC)

Program Overview

• Streamline your workflow & eliminate waste.

  This course provides comprehensive exposure to the principles and practices needed to develop and sustain a Lean Enterprise. You will receive immediate reinforcement of the classroom learning by applying your training to a real-life project within your organization. Together with on-site mentoring and knowledge assessments, this approach dramatically reduces the timeframe from training to bottom-line results, providing greater value to your company.

  CONNSTEP’S Lean Consultants have designed (8) eight modules that are essential to your understanding of the principles and practices of Lean Continuous Improvement. Upon successfully completing the program and on-site project, you will receive a Continuous Improvement Champion Certificate awarded by CONNSTEP, Connecticut’s representative of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network.

  Past participants have made immediate contributions to their organizations by identifying areas of waste to eliminate and making vast improvements in their lead and cycle times, WIP, and quality which all lead to greater efficiencies and tremendous savings to the bottom line.

Our Lean Training will:

• Immediately advance employee skills, knowledge and productivity
• Contribute to efficiently streamlining production processes
• Eliminate waste and non-value added activities in your business

Understand of the Benefits of Process Improvement by:

• “Learn It – Do It” teaching approach
• Experiential classroom activities
• Personalized mentored Lean projects

Course Topics

• Lean Principles & Practices
• Problem Solving & Mistake Proofing / Performance Measurement & Management
• Team Building / Current State Value Stream Mapping
• 5S / Visual Management / Cell Design
• Future State Value Stream Mapping / Kaizen
• Set-up Reduction / Kanban
• Standard Work, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) 
• TWI-Job Relations/ TWI-Job Instruction
• Project Presentation

Course Schedule

Fall 2024

• Session 1: September 10, 2024
• Session 2: September 17, 2024
• Session 3: September 24, 2024
• Session 4: October 1, 2024
• Mentoring (No in-person class): October 8, 2024
• Session 5: October 15, 2024
• Session 6: October 22, 2024
• Session 7: October 29, 2024
• Session 8: November 5, 2024
• Mentoring (No in-person class): November 12, 2024
• Presentation Day: December 3, 2024

Spring 2025

• Session 1: March 11, 2025
• Session 2: March 18, 2025
• Session 3: March 25, 2025
• Mentoring (No in-person class): April 1, 2025
• Session 4: April 8, 2025
• Session 5: April 15, 2025
• Session 6: April 22, 2025
• Mentoring (No in-person class): April 29, 2025
• Mentoring (No in-person class): May 6, 2025
• Session 7: May 13, 2025
• Presentation Day: May 20, 2025

Certification Process

• Attend and participate in all classes
• Complete an impactful project utilizing the Lean methodology
• Ongoing mentor assessments
• Instructor review of progress
• Awarding of certificates & CICC Shirts: Participants present their projects on the last day of classes and receive a certificate noting their successful completion of classroom requirements.

  Within 90 calendar days of classroom completion, participants must submit their project summary report with measurable results (validated by their sponsor) and will receive certification as a Continuous Improvement Champion.

Testimonials & Case Studies

• 5S Implementation at Workstations Improves Production Flow: “Thanks to CONNSTEP we learned a better way to improve production and workflow at our workstations. 5S has made the biggest difference, making us more organized and efficient. Labeling in work areas has been a big help, creating easier access to needed tools and eliminating wasted time.”
  – Josiah Loye, Chief Operating Officer, Country Carpenters

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Cost & Registration

• Price: $6,155 (plus tax) for single registration.
• $500 discount per ticket for multiple participants
  from the same organization.
• Registration fees include all course materials,
  breakfast, and lunch for each classroom session.

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