1. Lean training through the Lean Academy Darren Ruane, Carillion PLC

2. Carillions Approach to Lean

3. Approach to Lean Train & Support teams to implement Lean tools
Collaborative Planning
Process Improvement
Problem Solving
Workplace Organisation
Work Studies
Visual Management

4. Approach to Lean Training
Training for Carillions dedicated Lean staff
Lean training available to everyone else in the organisation
Lean training available to our supply chain partners
3 Levels of existing Lean training within Carillion
Different ways of achieving each

5. Bring all Lean Training within Carillion under one Umbrella – The LEAN Academy

6. The Pyramid reflects the approx
The Pyramid reflects the approx. numbers of people that will be trained at each level, increasing the further down the diagram you go.

9. Lean Awareness - All Job Families & Supply Chain
Engagement with Lean
Understanding the basic Lean concepts
Understanding WHY

10. Lean Awareness Self delivered by OpX staff (2-3 hours)
Uses a game (with Clipo Blocks) to get across key Lean concepts of Customer, Process, Value Adding & Waste
Also shows the benefit of Lean Tools like 6S, Process Improvement & Visual Management

13. Lean Practitioner - All Job Families & Supply Chain
Understanding WHY
Understanding how to Implement Core Lean Toolkit
Understanding how to run a Lean Improvement project

14. Lean Practitioner Self delivered by OpX staff
2 Day Course covering the theory
Follow up by OpX staff to support the delivery of an actual Lean Improvement project on a scheme or in part of the Carillion business

16. Lean Champion - Senior Managers & Business Leads
Understanding WHY
Understanding how to champion & support Lean Implementation
How to monitor a Lean Improvement projects progress

17. Lean Champion Self delivered by OpX staff
1 Day Course with ongoing support from the OpX team and each other
Cohorts of Champions who can influence the implementation of Lean on their individual projects and wider throughout Carillion

19. Green Belt (Intermediate) - OpX Job Family & Key Project Leads
Understanding how to Implement Core Lean Toolkit
Understanding how to run multiple Lean Improvement projects
How to support Lean Implementation
Externally delivered – Bourton Group, Investors in Excellence
It is not strictly a Six Sigma or Lean Sigma Green Belt course that is required and other courses being run like the Flite training (that are also aimed at an intermediate level) will be considered if it is felt beneficial to the person and the role they are due to carry out.

20. Black Belt (Advanced) - OpX Job Family
Understand how to implement & train the Lean Toolkit
Understanding how to run multiple Lean Improvement projects & mentor others
How to lead Lean implementation & train
Externally delivered – Bourton Group, Investors in Excellence

21. Master Black Belt (Master) - OpX Job Family
Understand how to implement & train the Lean Toolkit
Run multiple Lean Improvement projects & mentor others including senior staff
How to lead Lean implementation & train
Externally delivered – Bourton Group, Investors in Excellence

22. Modules - Online learning
Bitesize learning of key Lean tools
Learn at your own pace
Refresher for those who have previously been trained
ePOD is Carillions Online Learning Library that covers subjects from H&S to Commercial, Sustainability to Presentation skills.
OpX has a section in ePOD with learning modules covering basic Lean tools and techniques

24. The Lean Academy may not be the perfect solution to a complex question of who needs Lean training in a large organisation and what level of training do they really require to affect the change we want, but it is Carillions current approach and it is working for us.