Facilitation and Coaching Skills for Continuous Improvement PrerequisitesNew
Wed 14 May 2025
Description
This training might be particularly useful to those currently working towards their 1b Practitioner qualification as well as those who have completed this but want to hone their facilitation skills. During the course, you will learn how to:
- plan and deliver process improvement workshops
- coach and support others to improve processes
Target audience
- All current Cambridge University staff (departments and colleges) who have completed their 1b Practitioner qualification
- Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
Prerequisites
Must have completed the Lean Practitioner course and bite-sized sessions, SIPOC, Six Thinking Hats, Process Mapping, 8 Wastes, Kaizen and 5 Whys.
Sessions
Number of sessions: 1
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 14 May 09:30 - 16:30 | 09:30 - 16:30 | Greenwich House, Jaffna Room | map | Linda Spinks, Michelle Fordham, Elena Carpenter, Rebecca Shipley |
Objectives
- To refresh your knowledge of Lean Tools and Techniques
- To develop your knowledge of the workshop facilitation process
- To challenge your knowledge of selecting the right tool or approach
- To develop your knowledge of using an A3 Improvement Charter to support your planning
- To provide tips for increasing your confidence when facilitating workshops
- To know how to react when workshops don't go to plan
- To develop your understanding of how to capture workshop outputs and develop next steps
- To develop your coaching skills within a Continuous Improvement context to support and empower others to improve processes
Format
- Classroom based with interactive group work and experiential learning
Duration
One full-day session
Frequency
This course is run every 2 months throughout the year.
Related courses
- Analysing Business Processes: Where Do I Start?
- Lean Practitioner Course (LCS 1b)
- Introduction to Lean in HE: Making Improvements in the Workplace (in person)
- Introduction to Lean in HE: Making Improvements in the Workplace (Virtual)
- Lotus Blossom Ideas Generation Tool
- LiL: Mentoring
- LiL: Remote Working
- Process Mapping and Analysis
- SIPOC training
- Six Thinking Hats
- Understanding and Measuring Benefits in Lean Management
- Understanding the Root Cause - "5 Why's" meets "6 Honest Men"
- What is Lean?
Theme
Continuous Improvement
Booking / availability