LEAN LEADERS DRIVING IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS MANUFACTURING SECTOR

A unique training programme, developed inside one of the world’s most efficient motor manufacturing plants, is now driving improvements throughout the wider manufacturing sector thanks to the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing (the Skills Academy). The Lean Leaders programme has been approved by the Skills Academy - part of the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies (Semta) - and has already helped more than 50 firms in the North East. It has achieved this by providing key personnel with the skills they need to deliver improvements across the