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Business Improvement Techniques
Business Improvement Techniques
Business & Admin
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| Apply From: | 20th May 2012 |
| Start Date: | Ongoing |
| Location: | South West England [South Gloucestershire - North Somerset - Devon - Cornwall - Gloucestershire - Plymouth - Swindon - Torbay - Isles of Scilly - Bath and North East Somerset - Somerset - Wiltshire - Bournemouth - Poole - Dorset - Bristol] |
| Type: | College Courses : Level 2 Award/Certificate/Diploma |
| Required Grades: | Refer to Summary |
| Age Requirements: | 16 and up |
What's it all about?
The EAL NVQ Level 2 in Business Improvement Techniques is primarily aimed at those who are involved in business improvement within a team, and other people involved in the business at all levels who require a fundamental understanding of business improvement practices.Course Progression:
Upon successful completion you may progress to the NVQ Level 3 Business Improvement Techniques at the College.Are there any exams?
You will need to collect a variety of evidence you have produced or worked on such as plans, charts, reports, standard operating procedures or documents produced as part of a work activity, statements, observations and testimonies to build a portfolio. All of this will be under the guidance of an assessor. Once the criteria for each unit have been met, the unit will be signed off as competent.What does this course involve?
There is a choice of two pathways within the qualification and you can chose from either a Process or Quality pathway. To achieve a full EAL Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Business Improvements, you must achieve six units made up of five mandatory units from either the Process Pathway or the Quality Pathway and one or two additional option unit. Process Pathway Mandatory units: complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements contributing to effective team working contributing to the application of the workplace organisation techniques contributing to the application of continuous improvement techniques (Kaizen)contributing to the development of visual management systems. Optional units (plus one of the following - may come from the Quality Improvement Pathway):contributing to the analysing and selection of parts for improvement contributing to carrying out lead time analysis carrying out set-up reduction techniques carrying out autonomous maintenance contributing to the application of problem solving techniques carry out flow analysis contributing to the creation of standard operating procedures. Pathway: Quality Improvement Mandatory units: complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements contributing to effective team working contributing to the application of Six Sigma methodology to a project contributing to the application of basic statistical analysis. Optional units (plus two of the following -one may come from the Process Improvement Pathway):contributing to the application of statistical process control (SPC) procedures carrying out failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)contributing to the application of measurement systems analysis (MSA)carrying out mistake/error proofing (POKA YOKE).Course Requirements:
You will need to collect a variety of evidence you have produced or worked on such as plans, charts, reports, standard operating procedures or documents produced as part of a work activity, statements, observations and testimonies to build a portfolio. All of this will be under the guidance of an assessor. Once the criteria for each unit have been met, the unit will be signed off as competent.Is this course Full-Time or Part-time?
Part-timeUCAS Code:
N/ACourse level:
Level TwoCourse Code(s)
BIT2P;BIT2Q;Click here to Apply!


