Light Blue Services
The 'One Stop Shop' for achieving enhanced business reputation & competitive advantage; improving Quality, Cost & Delivery; developing & engaging your staff.
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*Expenses: £125 / day (£175 / day inside London ULEZ) accommodation & subsistence only where an overnight stay is necessary. £0.45 / mile travel.
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Skills Development
Light Blue Personal Development training offers an immersive & highly participative learning experience to help your employees achieve their goals and unlock your business potential. Join me, and take the first steps towards personal growth and organisational excellence.
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Options include:
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Managing & Leading Change
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Practical Continual Improvement
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Customer Service Excellence
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Effective Delegation
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Assertiveness, Mind Set & Emotional Intelligence
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Leadership, Motivation & Engagement
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Negotiation, Influence & Persuasion
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Introduction to Management (New Manager)
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Performance Management
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Managing High Performance & Remote Teams
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Programme & Project Management
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Available as one-day, standalone sessions or bundled to meet a variety of needs: £995.00 / day + expenses* for up to 10 delegates.
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Senior Management Group Briefing
A flexible and lively half-day session for Business Leaders & Managers wishing to:
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visualise ISO9001 as a system in the real world;
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ensure that their QMS is a strategic tool for competitive advantage;
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understand how the requirements for Leadership from Top Management might be interpreted and met.​
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Half-day session, including course materials & a certificate of attendance -
£595.00 + expenses*.​
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Always open to discussing bespoke requirements regarding duration, structure and content to match your business & your team's needs.
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Internal Auditor Training
An essential competence requirement and a key business skill. The Internal Audit Team are a crucial continual improvement resource within any management system, regardless of discipline: Quality, Health & Safety or Environmental.
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1 Day Option: Auditing Tools & Techniques
For those organisations looking to introduce or reintroduce Internal Audit, or to refresh current auditor skills.
1-day training course, all course materials & a certificate of attendance -
£895.00 + expenses*
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Up to 12 delegates in-house or live on-line.
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2 Day Option: ISO9001:2015 Internal Auditor Training
Competence-based training course for those organisations seeking to gain or retain accredited third-party certification of their Quality Management System.
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An introduction to management systems and ISO9001:2015
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The role and necessary personal attributes of an Internal Auditor
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Communication skills for auditors
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A walk through the Planning, Execution, Reporting & Close-out phases of an internal audit, aligned with the guidance of ISO19011:2018.
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An opportunity to practice the skills and to demonstrate competence.
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Two-day training course, including course materials, including a real-life case study, & a certificate of attendance or competence based upon continual assessment -
£1395.00 + expenses*.​
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Up to 12 delegates in-house or live on-line.
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An Introduction to Quality Management
An engaging and inspiring one-day training course for organisations wishing to enhance their Quality Culture, and their Competitive Advantage, by expanding their employees' knowledge and skills in the field of Quality Management (QM):
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Drivers (CoPQ) & Concepts (7 QM Principles)
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Tools & Techniques (7 QM Tools)
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Quality Management Systems (ISO9001)
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Continual Improvement (Problem Solving, Lean & Six Sigma)
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1-day training course, including practical exercises, all course materials & a certificate of attendance -
£895.00 + expenses*
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Up to 12 delegates in-house or live on-line.
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Lean Six Sigma - White Belt
An informative & stimulating one-day session intended to introduce the concept of Continual Improvement through both process efficiency (Lean) & process effectiveness (Six Sigma). Ideal for organisations seeking to begin their journey towards world-class performance by developing their employees, or for Business Leaders & Senior Management Groups to aid with decision making - "Is this right for us?".
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1-day training course, including practical exercises, all course materials & a certificate of attendance -
£895.00 + expenses*
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Up to 12 delegates in-house or live on-line.
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Structured Problem Solving (Yellow Belt)
A dynamic and practical one-day training course for organisations seeking to upskill their employees to prevent recurrence of those costly failures, through truly effective and sustainable corrective action. Essentially, a must have for significantly reducing the not-inevitable Cost of Poor Quality & for focusing effort on the things that matter:
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Introduction to Problem Solving
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Team Oriented Problem Solving
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Problem Definitions & Goal Statements
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Interim Actions & Containment
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Root Cause & Escape Points
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Corrective Action & Ongoing Controls
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An Introduction to Statistical Process Control
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1-day training course, including practical exercises, all course materials & a certificate of attendance -
£895.00 + expenses*
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Up to 12 delegates in-house or live on-line.
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Design for Six Sigma (DMADV)
An in-depth & eye-opening three-day training course introducing the application of Six Sigma techniques to the process for design or redesign of products and/or services. Ideally suited to those with some experience of Six Sigma application.
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Define: VOC/VOB; Project Opportunity, Goals & Scope; Project Charter; Project Risk (Kano Analysis)
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Measure: Target Markets; Customer Requirements; Design Requirements; Priority Product / Service Parameters (CTQ Analysis; QFD; Statistics)
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Analyse: Inputs to Design; Alternative Design Concepts; Risk Mitigation; Product / Service Requirements (Ishikawa, TRIZ, FMEA)
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Design: Design Evaluation; Specifications; Process Requirements & Design (DOE, SLR/MLR, Hypothesis Testing, TAKT & Theory of Constraints)
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Verify: Operational Requirements; Process Development; Waste Elimination; Management Dashboards (SOP, Control Plans, Poke Yoke)
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3-day training course, including practical exercises, all course materials including case study + data sheets & a certificate of attendance -
£2685.00 + expenses*
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Up to 6 delegates in-house or live on-line.
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Bespoke Consultancy Services
Including but not limited to -
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Management System implementation & Certification: Full Project Management Service
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Internal + Supplier Audits
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Gap Analysis & Certification Prep
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All services charged @ £690.00 / day + expenses*.