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Qualification details

EDEXCEL Level 5 NVQ in Business-Improvement Techniques - Lean Leadership

Qualification summary

The Edexcel Level 5 NVQ in Business-Improvement Techniques is aimed at those in the engineering sector who wish to improve productivity and cut waste in the production/provision process. It should enable candidates to identify solutions to problems, standardise operations or seek improvements to processes.

The Level 5 NVQ In Business-Improvement Techniques Lean Leadership has been designed to cover those people:

- who have overall responsibilities for introduction of a Business Improvement programme and who will probably be senior management with specific responsibilities for achieving business objectives or an external change agent specialising in Business Improvement activities

- who through Continuous Professional Development, are being prepared to take on management responsibilities for a Business Improvement programme within an organisation.

Qualification details

500/2936/8
EDEXCEL - Edexcel Limited
5 (Original NQF Level)
NVQ - National Vocational Qualification
Accreditation start date:
01/09/2007
Operational start date in centres:
01/09/2007
Accreditation end date:
31/08/2010
Certification end date:
31/08/2013
England
19+
Wales
19+
N.Ireland
19+
Approval start date:
24/09/2007
Approval end date:
31/08/2010
English
The NVQs have been designed to allow progression through the various levels 2 to 5.
Manager
  • 15 Business, Administration and Law
    • 15.3  Business Management
N/A
Pass
Edexcel will ensure equitable and fair delivery of NVQ assessment and verification in Business-Improvement Techniques by carrying out standard external verification and regular risk assessments in each assessment criteria.
Candidates must complete all units in Group A plus one unit from Group B (total nine units).
  • A  -  Mandatory units
    • L/103/9216 - Identify and prioritise business improvement opportunities
    • R/103/9217 - Produce a gap analysis of staff business improvement knowledge and skills
    • Y/103/9218 - Identify potential barriers to the success of a business improvement programme
    • D/103/9219 - Establish terms of reference for a business improvement programme
    • R/103/9220 - Develop a business improvement deployment plan and communication plan
    • Y/103/9221 - Identify and source business improvement resources
    • D/103/9222 - Project manage a business improvement programme
    • H/103/9223 - Recommend staff development and guidance for continuous improvement
  • B  -  Optional units
    • K/103/9224 - Generate and encourage improvements to a continuous improvement culture
    • M/103/9225 - Recommend improvements to sustain a continuous improvement programme