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SUMMARY:Lean Manufacturing Level One Practitioner Certification - Centre County
DESCRIPTION:Lean Manufacturing Level One Practitioner Certification\n(7 session\, in-person program held in Centre County\, PA)\nThis program starts in: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecome the Lean Leader Your Team Deserves\nReady to stop talking about Lean and start leading it? The Lean Manufacturing Level 1 Practitioner Certificate is IMC’s powerhouse\, hands-on training program built for doers—not just dreamers. Across seven high-impact sessions from February 17 through May 19\, you’ll learn to eliminate waste\, boost performance\, and deliver real results where it matters most: on the floor. \nThis isn’t just training. It’s transformation—with a credential to prove it. \nSeats are Limited – Secure Yours Now for Only $1\,995!\nRegister \nWhy This Program Works\n\nReal Tools\, Real Results – Go beyond buzzwords with A3 Thinking\, Value Stream Mapping\, SMED\, 5S\, and more—then use them immediately back at your plant.\nCoached to Succeed – Certified Lean experts work with you one-on-one to guide your improvement project and make sure it delivers measurable gains.\nRespected Certification – Earn your Lean Manufacturing Practitioner Certificate and show leadership you’re ready to drive continuous improvement.\nCollaborate & Compete – Learn alongside peers from across the region\, swap ideas\, and push each other to raise the bar.\n\nWho Should Register\n\nFront-line supervisors\, team leaders\, and shift coordinators\nQuality\, engineering\, and continuous improvement professionals\nAnyone serious about unlocking Lean results on the shop floor\n\nGet Ready to\n\nLead change and guide teams through high-impact\, high-energy projects that produce exceptional results—impressing managers and increasing your contribution value to the business.\nStreamline your operations by identifying bottlenecks\, eliminating waste\, and transforming chaos into clarity—fast-tracking improvements leadership can see and measure.\nCommunicate like a Lean expert by confidently using data\, visuals\, and proven methods that get people aligned\, engaged\, and taking action.\nElevate your professional reputation by becoming the person who doesn’t just understand Lean—but delivers it\, owns it\, and drives it forward.\n\nClick here for Lean Manufacturing Level One Practitioner Certification Flyer. \nRegister \nYour Certification Journey\nThis seven-session program has the following topical sessions: \n\nA3 Thinking & Team Communication – February 17\nValue Stream Mapping & Gemba Walks – March 3\nRoot Cause Analysis & 5S – March 17\nSMED (Quick Changeover) & Visual Controls – April 7\nOnsite Gemba & Project Coaching – April 21\nStandard Work\, Project Updates & Capstone Simulation – May 5\nFinal Project Report-out & Celebration – May 19\n\nClick here for session day details. \nWhere\nAll sessions will be held at the Technology Center in University Park\, PA (Centre County) with the exception of April 21\, which will be held at an IMC manufacturing client’s facility. \nInstructor\nNico de Sousa Serro\, Lean/Continuous Improvement Expert \nNico is a Lean/Continuous Improvement content expert at an IMC sister-center where he is responsible for facilitating organizational continuous improvement efforts\, implementation of Lean methodologies\, and creating Lean/CI content. This involves developing onsite collaborative solutions and training\, as well as conducting training and education courses. Nico has extensive experience in process improvement and Lean philosophy implementation\, having driven many initiatives on manufacturing plant floor settings. Nico served as the Continuous Improvement Manager at Chelten House Products and held various roles within quality\, production\, and warehousing at the Pepsi Bottling Group. Nico championed several Six Sigma and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives\, in addition to maintaining ISO 22000 plant quality standards. Nico holds a bachelor’s degree in business with dual concentrations in Operations and Supply Chain Management and Economics from Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. Nico also holds a Green Belt Six Sigma certification from Vilanova University. \n \nThis training qualifies for WEDnetPA funding for qualified participants. Not familiar with WEDnetPA funding\, contact IMC at info@imcpa.com or (800) 326-9467.
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/lml1pc-centre/
LOCATION:Innovation Park at Penn State\, 200 Technology Center\, University Park\, PA\, 16802\, United States
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