This course is intended to prepare attendees to take and pass the Lean Bronze Certification Examination. On the first two days, attendees will be introduced to the Lean Certification Body of Knowledge, and will review the recommended reading materials from which all test questions are drawn.
The course includes practice exams and hands-on exercises to give students a good idea of what will be included in the exam and offers several takeaways that students will find useful on exam day.
On the third day, the Bronze Exam will be offered for those students who have signed up to take it.
NOTE: Students must sign up for the exam separately through SME at www.sme.org/leancert
The course will be led by Pat Wardwell, an experienced lean practitioner who has achieved the Gold level of Lean Certification. She is also a past member of the SME Lean Certification Oversight and Appeals Committee and is a Shingo Prize and AME Award Examiner.
February 21-22, 2012
Lean Certification Review Course
Meeting runs from 8:00am - 4:00pm on 2/21-22. See below for Exam day (2/23) information.
Review Topics
The Certification Process
How exam questions are developed and reviewed
Structure of the exam
The Certification Body of Knowledge
Review of Recommended Readings and focus areas of study for the exam
Formulas used on the exam
Practice examinations and review of answers
Additional hands-on practice activities
Exam day tips
Overview of the Bronze Portfolio Process
The registration below is for the Lean Certification Review Class ONLY. Separate registration through SME is required to take the examination (see LEAN Certification Exam section below) Study materials for the course consist of the body of knowledge and recommended reading books which are listed on this brochure and on the SME website. The recommended reading books must be purchased and read by attendees prior to attending the review course. Please bring these materials with you for use during the review course and the open book exam. Attendees may purchase the books as a package by going to the SME website www.sme.org/leancert.
February 23, 2012
Lean Certification Exam
Meeting runs from 8:00am - 12:00pm
Attendees who wish to sit for the bronze exam on Wed., 2/23 must sign up directly through SME to take the test, Attendees MUST register IN ADVANCE for the bronze exam on the SME website at: www.sme.org/leancert
What is Lean Certification
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence (Shingo Prize) and ASQ have partnered to develop a joint professional credential for lean practitioners.
Lean Certification assesses candidates’ lean knowledge (certification exam), their ability to apply that knowledge (as reflected in a written “improvement activities” portfolio) and their mentoring and coaching of others at the higher levels of certification.
Applicants can progress through three levels of Lean Certification (Bronze, Silver and Gold) that reflect an increasing knowledge of − and practical success in applying − lean concepts in the tactical, value stream or at strategic levels within organizations.
All candidates must begin the certification journey by taking the Lean Bronze Certification Examination. This course is designed to help applicants successfully complete this first step on the certification journey.
Benefits
Lean Bronze Certification indicates a person is capable of applying lean methods at the tactical level. This includes the deployment and application of lean principles, concepts and methods locally, within a work cell, work group or within a value stream. Specifically:
Course participants learn how the Lean Bronze Certification Exam is structured and how to focus their preparation activities.
Participants are provided with several handouts and practice exercises to assist them in preparing for and passing the exam.
Applicants who pass the exam can then submit their portfolio of projects, the next and final step in attaining Lean Bronze Certification.
Recommended Readings
Exam questions are based on the following Recommended Readings. Students are expected to have read all these books before the class and should bring them to the course:
GembaKaizen, Masaaki Imai
Lean Production Simplified, Pascal Dennis
Lean Thinking, James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones
Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Create Value and Eliminate Muda, Mike Rother and John Shook
Location
Dynisco Instruments
38 Forge Parkway
Franklin, MA 02038
Registration
Fees Preparation Course February 21-22
AME Member: $795 (requires AME membership)
Non-member: $895 (no membership required)
Student Member: $50 (requires AME student membership)
Group discount: Register 5, get the 6th FREE
Early registration: $100 discount if paid by January 12, 2012
Registration deadline: February 9, 2012
Exam February 23 YOU MUST REGISTER at www.sme.org/leancert
AME Member: $450
Non-member: $690
Target is the official publication of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). Its purpose is to share manufacturing and organizational best practices in all types of manufacturing operations from job shops to high-volume repetitive factories.
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