The Team Leadership Development Programme (TLDP) is a practical, full‑strength leadership course designed for new and existing team leaders in manufacturing. It builds confidence, capability, and the latest leadership techniques through hands‑on activities, group discussion, and real‑world application. Ideal for anyone responsible for managing people at an operational level, the TLDP helps delegates develop the skills needed to improve team performance, drive productivity, and lead effectively in a modern manufacturing environment.

The Team Leadership Development Bootcamp is an intensive, online programme designed to help new and existing team leaders quickly strengthen the skills needed to motivate teams, improve performance, and lead confidently in a modern manufacturing environment. The bootcamp focuses on practical tools and up‑to‑date leadership techniques that boost productivity, communication, and resilience. It’s ideal for anyone looking to refresh or rapidly develop their leadership capability, with each session built to equip delegates with immediately applicable skills that make a real difference on the shop floor.

The Accelerated Route to Lean Manufacturing (ARTL) is an intensive, people‑focused programme that takes delegates from little or no Lean experience to becoming confident, proactive Lean change agents. Across a structured series of sessions, participants learn how to reduce waste, increase value, and improve flow using proven Lean tools and thinking. The course blends practical problem‑solving with cultural leadership, helping delegates influence coaching behaviours, refine processes, and systemise work to maximise efficiency and profitability. Ideal for managers, team leaders, and anyone responsible for driving improvement, ARTL equips you with the skills to achieve operational excellence and deliver sustainable, measurable results in your workplace.

The Lean Manufacturing Bootcamp (LMBC) is an online, fast‑paced introduction to modern Lean thinking, designed to help managers quickly become effective Lean champions. The programme covers core Lean fundamentals, practical tools, and real‑world application—enabling delegates to identify waste, improve processes, and drive immediate impact on the shop floor. Through interactive sessions, debates, exercises, and quizzes, participants gain the confidence to apply Lean methods in their daily work. This condensed version of our full Accelerated Route to Lean Manufacturing is ideal for those seeking a high‑quality Lean learning experience without travel, and is perfect for anyone responsible for improving productivity and performance.

The Women in Lean Manufacturing programme is designed to empower women in manufacturing by building confidence, strengthening career pathways, and developing practical Lean and leadership skills. Blending personal development, communication, resilience, relationship‑building, and Lean Six Sigma fundamentals, the programme helps participants clarify their strengths, expand opportunities, and gain the tools needed to drive improvement and progress into more senior roles. It creates a supportive, inclusive environment that enhances visibility, influence, and long‑term career growth.

The Leader Standard Work workshop provides a focused, practical introduction to the core behaviours and routines that support effective continuous improvement. Designed for managers, team leaders and change agents, it helps build the discipline, consistency and problem‑solving habits needed to shift teams from firefighting to proactive improvement. Through practical examples and contemporary Lean thinking, delegates learn how standardisation, visual management, process confirmation and daily direction‑setting reduce variation, stabilise performance and strengthen collaboration. This workshop equips leaders with the clarity, structure and tools required to increase efficiency, improve morale and drive sustainable operational excellence.

The Asset Care & SMED Workshop introduces the essential tools and practices needed to optimise equipment performance, reduce downtime, and strengthen maintenance strategies. Combining Lean thinking with practical techniques such as SMED, TPM, RCM and OEE, this workshop helps managers, team leaders and improvement professionals understand how to prevent failures, streamline changeovers, and build more reliable, efficient processes. Delegates gain practical insight into standardisation, problem‑solving and asset care, enabling them to improve stability, cut waste, and support a culture of continuous improvement.

The Problem‑Solving Workshop gives delegates a clear, practical introduction to the structured methods used to identify, analyse and resolve workplace issues with confidence. Covering key tools such as RCA, 8D, A3, SPC and error‑proofing, the workshop helps managers, team leaders and improvement practitioners strengthen their ability to capture data, uncover true root causes and implement sustainable solutions. Designed to build collaborative problem‑solving habits and support continuous improvement, it equips participants with the thinking and techniques needed to reduce waste, improve processes and drive better results across their operations.

The Lean Leadership Workshop helps managers and team leaders develop the behaviours, mindset and practical habits that enable successful Lean transformation. Through clear, real‑world examples, delegates explore what effective Lean leadership looks like, why improvement programmes often struggle, and the key factors that create lasting cultural change. The workshop strengthens leaders’ ability to build trust, coach their teams, promote accountability and support continuous improvement, while introducing recognised transformation models such as EFQM. It equips participants with the understanding needed to guide teams through change and drive sustainable operational excellence.

The Kaizen Plus Workshop gives delegates practical, structured guidance on how to run effective improvement activities that drive meaningful, continuous change. Focusing on the principles of Kaizen and PDCA, the workshop helps managers and team leaders learn how to identify issues at source, set clear goals, implement actions, monitor progress and adjust for better results. By building collaborative problem‑solving habits and strengthening everyday improvement routines, it equips participants with the skills to deliver quick wins, support cultural change and embed ongoing positive improvements across their operations.

The Agile Thinking Workshop introduces the core principles of Lean vs Agile and shows delegates how to maximise resources, respond to change quickly, and use data intelligently to drive fast, effective improvement. Through practical examples and tools such as Kanban, Scrum roles and sprint planning, the workshop helps managers and team leaders build the behaviours needed for real‑time collaboration, accountability and flexible problem‑solving. It’s designed to strengthen decision‑making, improve workflow management and support a culture that adapts quickly and works smarter across projects and teams.

The PFMEA Workshop introduces participants to Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and the core tools used to identify, assess and reduce failure risk within manufacturing processes. Blending theory with hands‑on application, delegates learn how to spot potential failure modes, evaluate their causes and impacts, prioritise risks, and develop practical actions to strengthen process reliability. With guided exercises and real‑time problem‑solving on the shop floor, the workshop builds confidence in applying PFMEA methods to improve quality, prevent issues at source, and transfer learning across multiple processes.

The 5S Workshop gives participants a practical, hands‑on introduction to workplace organisation and the foundations of Lean. Through a blend of classroom learning, real‑world application and guided improvement activity, delegates learn how to identify value‑adding vs non‑value‑adding work, implement the five stages of 5S, and create cleaner, safer and more efficient work areas. By applying the methodology directly to selected workplace environments and embedding an audit process for sustainability, the workshop builds engagement, develops future 5S champions and establishes a structured, visual framework for long‑term continuous improvement.

The Gemba Coaching Workshop equips leaders with the mindset and practical skills to coach where value is created—directly in the Gemba. Instead of traditional, detached coaching, this approach focuses on being present at the point of work, using open enquiry to build trust, strengthen problem‑solving, and encourage ownership. Delegates learn how to shift from telling to asking, apply structured inquiry, and support behavioural change through real‑time observation, reflection and feedback. By developing leaders who can coach within operational routines, the workshop helps organisations improve clarity, capability, and continuous improvement from the shop floor to the boardroom.

The Go Look See Site Visit gives participants the chance to observe real manufacturing environments and see continuous improvement in action. By exploring “the real place” where value is created, delegates gain practical insight into how Lean tools, visual management and leader standard work are applied on the shop floor. Through peer‑to‑peer learning and exposure to real successes, challenges and experimentation, the visit helps individuals compare approaches, spark new ideas and understand what “good” looks like. This hands‑on experience strengthens problem‑solving, encourages collaboration, and inspires organisations on their journey toward sustainable operational excellence.

The Value Stream Mapping Workshop gives delegates a clear, practical introduction to mapping the flow of value across a process so they can identify waste, highlight bottlenecks and design smarter, more efficient future‑state operations. Through hands‑on learning and guided analysis, participants learn how to visualise the current state of a process, gather meaningful data, understand information flow and pinpoint opportunities for improvement. The workshop strengthens cross‑functional thinking, supports better decision‑making and provides a structured approach to creating streamlined, end‑to‑end processes that drive productivity, flow and continuous improvement.

The Six Sigma Yellow Belt course provides a practical introduction to the DMAIC improvement methodology and the core tools used to reduce variation, solve problems and improve quality. Ideal for those new to Six Sigma or supporting improvement projects, it builds confidence in the language and fundamentals of the approach, helping delegates understand how to define projects, sustain improvements and contribute effectively as team members or process owners. With a focus on real‑world application, Yellow Belt skills can be used to enhance performance, productivity and consistency across any operational environment.

The Six Sigma Green Belt course develops the capability to lead data‑driven improvement projects using the full DMAIC methodology. Delegates learn how to reduce variation, tackle root‑cause problems, use analytical tools to make evidence‑based decisions, and deliver measurable gains in quality, cost and performance. Ideal for those looking to take a more active role in continuous improvement, the programme strengthens problem‑solving skills, builds confidence in statistical thinking, and provides the foundation needed to influence change and drive operational excellence across teams and processes.

The Six Sigma Black Belt programme is designed for those ready to lead high‑impact improvement projects and drive organisation‑wide change. Building on existing Green Belt capability, the course develops advanced analytical skills, deepens knowledge of DMAIC, and introduces powerful tools such as Design of Experiments and Analysis of Variance. Delegates learn how to coach teams, facilitate workshops, influence culture and deliver rapid, sustainable results. Ideal for high‑potential individuals seeking to elevate their problem‑solving expertise, it equips participants to tackle complex challenges, strengthen data‑driven decision‑making and champion continuous improvement at a strategic level.

The Shingo Discover Excellence Workshop is a foundational, hands‑on introduction to the Shingo Model™, its Guiding Principles and the Three Insights of Organisational Excellence. Through interactive learning, case studies and on‑site Gemba observation, delegates explore how principles drive behaviour and how behaviour drives sustainable results. The workshop helps participants understand what “ideal behaviours” look like, how to assess culture, and how to unlock an organisation’s latent potential by shifting thinking, systems and leadership behaviour. It’s the essential first step for anyone looking to build a principle‑driven culture of excellence and begin their Shingo journey.

The Shingo Systems Design Workshop builds on the foundation established in Discover Excellence and helps delegates understand how well‑designed systems drive the behaviours that lead to sustainable organisational results. Through a mix of classroom learning and on‑site application, participants explore the three types of essential systems, the communication tools required for each, and how to create and use system maps to improve consistency and performance. By showing how systems shape culture and outcomes, the workshop equips leaders with the insight and structure needed to design processes that support ideal behaviours and long‑term operational excellence.

The Shingo Cultural Enablers Workshop helps leaders understand how people‑centric principles create the foundation for a strong, sustainable culture of operational excellence. Building on the Shingo Model™, the workshop explores how respect, humility, empowerment and psychological safety shape behaviour and performance across an organisation. Through practical examples, behavioural observation and structured reflection, delegates learn how to design systems that support engagement, develop trust, and enable individuals at every level to contribute meaningfully to improvement. It’s an essential step for leaders seeking to create the conditions where ideal behaviours can thrive and continuous improvement becomes part of everyday work.

The Shingo Accelerated Online Workshop Series brings together all six Shingo workshops into one integrated, fully online pathway designed to help participants achieve Shingo Alumni status within 12 months. By combining flexible virtual delivery with multimedia learning, peer collaboration and guidance from experienced Shingo facilitators, the series provides a structured, principle‑driven journey through Discover Excellence, Systems Design, Cultural Enablers, Continuous Improvement, Enterprise Alignment and Build Excellence. It gives organisations and individuals a comprehensive, convenient and globally accessible route to building deep capability in the Shingo Model™ and embedding operational excellence across culture, systems and behaviour.

The Shingo Enterprise Alignment Workshop helps leaders understand how to design management systems that align people, processes and behaviours with organisational purpose and customer value. Building on earlier Shingo modules, the workshop explores how thinking systemically, creating constancy of purpose and aligning every value stream ensures that work consistently supports strategic direction. Through practical discussion and real‑world examples, delegates learn how aligned systems drive ideal behaviours, reduce variation and strengthen organisational performance, creating the foundation for long‑term, sustainable excellence.

The Shingo Continuous Improvement Workshop helps delegates deepen their understanding of how behaviours, systems and principles work together to drive sustainable results. Focusing on the Shingo Model™ principles—such as seeking perfection, embracing scientific thinking, focusing on process, assuring quality at the source, and improving flow and pull—the workshop teaches participants how to define value through the eyes of the customer and build daily habits that enable ongoing learning and improvement. Through practical discussion and real‑world application, it equips leaders and improvement professionals with the mindset and methods needed to embed continuous improvement into everyday operations and create a culture where progress becomes a natural outcome.

The Shingo Build Excellence Workshop is the capstone experience in the Shingo series, bringing together all previous learning to show leaders how to design and sustain systems that consistently drive ideal behaviours and world‑class results. Building on the Shingo Model™, it helps participants integrate principles, systems and tools into a cohesive management approach, ensuring excellence becomes repeatable, scalable and embedded across the organisation. Through practical application, structured reflection and real‑world examples, delegates learn how to align culture, capability and performance to build an organisation where excellence is not an event—but a way of working.

The MSc in Manufacturing Leadership is a part‑time, Lancaster‑University‑accredited master’s programme designed for ambitious manufacturing leaders who want to strengthen their ability to drive performance, lead change and build world‑class organisations. It develops high‑calibre managers, directors and senior leaders by combining practical, real‑world problem‑solving with advanced learning in operations, people management, supply chain, innovation and continuous improvement. Through workshops, action learning sets and web‑delivered core learning, delegates gain the strategic insight, leadership capability and operational expertise needed to transform their businesses while progressing their own careers.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Manufacturing Leadership is a two‑year, part‑time programme designed for managers and emerging leaders who want to strengthen their strategic, financial and people‑leadership capability within a manufacturing context. Running in parallel with the MSc and sharing the same modules, expert convenors and learning structure, the diploma equips delegates to lead change, influence culture, improve productivity and make confident, data‑driven decisions—without the additional academic pressure of a dissertation. With the option to upgrade to the full MSc later, it’s ideal for professionals seeking practical, high‑impact leadership development that can be applied immediately in their organisation.