About the course

Improvement Practitioners use a blend of Lean and Six Sigma, project and change management principles and tools to identify and lead the delivery of change across organisational functions and processes.

Improvement Practitioners can be found across all sectors and functions including automotive, banking, engineering, food products, IT, property, retail, telecoms, Local and County Councils, NHS, Voluntary / Charity, Utilities, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, and Hospitality.

The course develops a portfolio of Improvement Projects which may be used as source material for submission to the End Point Assessment (EPA) of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) Improvement Practitioner Apprenticeship following the completion of the academic course.

Entry requirements

Individual employers will set their own entry requirements.

Applicants need to remain employed within the workplace for the duration of the course, ideally for a minimum of 30hrs a week.

Either before or during the apprenticeship, apprentices will be required to achieve level 2 qualifications in English and mathematics prior to taking the end point assessment.

Qualifications

All successful graduates are awarded Certificate of Higher Education in Business Management, as well as Level 4 Improvement Practitioner apprenticeship.

Fee - Companies with a wage bill less than £3m will just pay £300, this is because the government funds 95% of the full fee. If you are a levy-payer then this apprenticeship will be £6,000 from your levy. As a business of any size, you can also use the Manage Apprenticeship service to apply for funding from large businesses that want to fund 100% of your apprenticeship training and assessment costs.