So what's BIT all about?

Essentially an NVQ in lean manufacturing, the Business Improvement Techniques (BIT) NVQ aims to improve business performance as a whole by empowering the people that make up the organisation.

It's about:

• Helping staff to meet appropriate standards
• Assessing work-based competence - leading to an NVQ at level 2 or level 3
• Prior qualifications are not required and there are no age restrictions
• Learners work with an assessor who is interested in how the person performs in their job

If there are any areas where training or support is required to gain the BIT qualification, the assessor is there to help - working alongside the learner to ensure the skills and knowledge to succeed are acquired.

The qualifications can be gained 'on the job' so it is not overwhelming and can be completed at a time and pace to suit the learner.

BIT Support

Yorkshire Productivity is currently able to access government funds to support companies undertaking BIT depending on certain criteria. Please click here for further details. 

Level 2 candidates will be required to complete a series of mandatory assessment modules, including:

• Complying with Statutory Regulations and Organisational Safety Requirements
• Contributing to effective team working
• Applying Workplace Organisation (5S)
• Applying Continuous Improvement Techniques (Kaizen)
• Creating Visual Management Systems

The more advanced Level 3 qualification requires completion of the above modules, plus additional mandatory modules such as:

• Leading Effective Teams
• Creating Flexible Production and Manpower Systems

Level 3 learners also have to complete two optional modules from a list which includes:

• Carrying Out Value Stream Mapping  
• Applying Policy Deployment  
• Applying Value Management (value engineering & value analysis)
• Creating standard operating procedures

BITs from previous candidates:

"I found the course very informative and it has definitely changed the way in which I approach my tasks during the day."

"There was lots of good stuff that will really help me now and in the future."

"Now that I have completed the BIT course I can say that the experience was really enjoyable."

"I would recommend this course to anybody who is thinking about going on it."