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Business-Improvement Techniques NVQ - Level 2		See "Description of Courses" below
Business-Improvement Techniques NVQ - Level 3		See "Description of Courses" below
Business-Improvement Techniques NVQ - Level 4		See "Description of Courses" below

Diploma in Business-Improvement Techniques – Level 2
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Awarding bodies: The City and Guilds of London Institute

Description of Courses

Business-Improvement Techniques NVQ - Levels 2, 3 & 4

WHO ARE THEY FOR?
These qualifications are designed for operational and support staff in all sectors of industry and commerce. They are ideal for participants involved in improving business performance within any business activity, who wish to have their current skills assessed and recognised against accredited national standards and to raise their individual level of competence at work to meet those standards.

Level 2 participants will have a developed set of engineering-based skills. In addition to monitoring and controlling equipment and quality, they will also exercise some judgement and decision-making about the use of Business-Improvement Techniques.

Level 3 candidates will have some degree of supervisory responsibility or responsibility for business improvement activities.

Level 4 participants will likely have overall responsibilities for business-improvements, probably be middle management with specific responsibilities for achieving business objectives

PROGRESSION
The awards allow progression through the various levels. Thus, participants who have achieved a Level 2 or Level 3 qualification and are progressing to Level 3 or Level 4 will not need to cover topics already undertaken.

NB In order to establish a good grounding in the basic techniques of Business Improvements, it is recommended that all learners complete the Level 2 course before embarking on the Level 3.

BENEFITS FOR PARTICIPANTS: The courses provide you with:

• Confirmation and recognition of your competency at work, against the industry's nationally agreed standards
• A qualification which is yours and yours alone, which is recognised internationally
• A qualification gained at your place of work - no requirement to attend a training establishment
• A basis from which you can move on to further develop yourself

BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS: The courses:

• Develop practical and relevant ideas for operational improvements
• Provide effective learning and assessment by relating directly to the work procedures of your organisation
• Identify employees with development potential
• Save time by being undertaken at the place of work and being tailored to match the individual's requirements
• Achieve results with minimal disruption to work activities
• Help meet legal requirements for employee induction and health and safety training

AIMS OF THE COURSE
To improve business activity through continuous improvement to manufacturing and production that reduce costs and improve productivity.

COURSE CONTENTS: The Business-Improvement Techniques courses cover operational activities at each level:

At all levels, the awards consist of both mandatory and optional subjects. Mandatory items cover those areas which are widely applicable across industry, such as safety and team working. Optional topics offer a choice of techniques and systems that can be combined to meet the particular needs of individual organisations and participants. All additional items chosen will be selected to match the business requirements of the participant's place of employment.

At Level 2, the course covers five basic workplace activities appropriate to almost all business operations, along with one additional technique to be selected from a choice of 8 options. The choice of options ranges from analysis of operations to total preventative maintenance programmes.

At Level 3, the participant must complete the same set of mandatory topics as for Level 2, plus two additional mandatory topics covering team leading and flexible manpower systems. One extra optional topic is also required, with the range of options available increased from 8 to 14, to include techniques such as Value Stream Mapping and Mistake/Error proofing (POKA YOKE).

At Level 4, the participant must complete the same set of topics as for Level 3, plus one additional mandatory topic and three extra optional topics. The range of options available is increased from 14 to 16, to include: Applying Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and Carrying out Design of Experiments (DOE).

N.B. Participants are required to attend training workshops in groups in order to gain the underpinning knowledge and for developing the required projects and assignments.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: There are no formal entry qualifications required.

COURSE ASSESSMENT: The qualifications are achieved by the assessment of evidence of current levels of knowledge and work performance. No examinations or tests are to be undertaken.

QUALIFICATION GAINED: City & Guilds or PAA\VQ-SET Business-Improvement Techniques NVQ Level 2, Level 3 or Level 4.

AWARDING BODIES: The City and Guilds of London Institute and PAA\VQ-SET.

FURTHER INFORMATION
To obtain the full list of Course content and the options for the level of the qualification in which you are interested, use the download buttons below to download the appropriate Course Profile.

Level 2 Course Profile

Level 3 Course Profile

For details of the Level 4 course and fees and timetables
and to enrol for all courses, please contact us

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