Laboratory Transformation and Improvement Cohort Programme

Learn how to transform your organisation

This 8 week facilitated online program obtained through Lean and Six Sigma builds on traditional knowledge and skills creating a culture of continuous improvement, building laboratory specific business excellence and improving laboratory specific business processes.

The programme is designed to be utilised by groups or individuals involved in workforce transformation and can be used to assist in a new or on-going workplace project.

The course delivers, in detail how to understand laboratory processes, identify problem areas, gather data, use problem analysis tools and data to test different solution scenarios, evaluate improvement and implement project management tools to the improvement process. 

For further details, download and view the course prospectus.

Facilitated Cohort

The cohort program runs over 8 weeks starting on the 30th January 2023 and features facilitated sessions to assist individuals progress with their project. Delegates attend a kick-off meeting and then weekly progress meetings over 8 weeks to summarize work and answer questions they might have.

The time commitment is approximately 1.5 hours per day. Delegates will do process mapping through an online application.

Course enrolment will be available from 24th October – 23rd Dec 2022.

IBMS members

IBMS members will receive a discount through the link on the MyIBMS members page (login required), choose Cohort option at foot of the page. The course cost is £395.

Non-IBMS members

Non-IBMS members can access the course here and will be invited to receive IBMS membership, free for one year, at a membership grade appropriate to qualifications. The course cost is £485.

Register for non-IBMS member here>>

Organisations wishing to arrange a cohort within their own networks should contact the IBMS, Donna Torrance, donnatorrance@ibms.org