LCS Accreditation for Lean & Six Sigma Programmes

“We already have a Lean / Six Sigma training programme - why do we need accreditation?”

Many organisations already run effective Lean or Six Sigma training internally.
LCS accreditation strengthens - not replaces - what you’ve already built.
By accrediting your existing programme, LCS helps you:

Validate the quality and consistency of your training
Benchmark your framework against a globally recognised standard
Increase confidence among senior leaders and stakeholders
Ensure your improvement capability is transferable, recognised and future-proof

Your content, your trainers, your approach - enhanced with external credibility developed at Cardiff University®.

LCS has transformed mindsets across our organisation, shifting CI from isolated pockets to a culture of Continuous Improvement embedded in everyone’s day-to-day work. It’s taken us to the next level of maturity, helping us elevate and strengthen our approach while generating excitement and engagement globally.

Zoe Hawkes

Head of Continuous Improvement, Computacenter

LCS accreditation has given us a clear framework and structure for developing capability both within our team and across the wider organisation. ... It also strengthens the credibility of our approach, allowing us to benchmark against formal industry standards.

Ruth Devenish

Programme Manager Spark, BBC

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Accreditation vs Certification: What's the Difference?

We accredit your programme. You certify your people.

LCS accreditation validates your organisation's Lean/Six Sigma training programme against our Cardiff University-developed standards. Once accredited, your organisation can issue LCS certificates to employees who complete your training - giving them globally-recognised credentials without external training costs.

Accredit Lean Six Sigma Training

Many organisations deliver Lean Six Sigma certification programmes internally. LCS accreditation allows you to formally recognise and certify this training through a globally recognised continuous improvement framework.

Whether your organisation uses Lean, Six Sigma or a combined approach, LCS helps standardise your training, build capability, and enhance credibility across teams.

Programme Maturity Doesn't Matter

Whether you're running 50 training sessions a year or launching your first Green Belt cohort, LCS accreditation scales to your needs.

Corporate Training Accreditation

LCS provides corporate training accreditation for organisations delivering in-house continuous improvement programmes.

This enables you to certify employees, standardise training across teams, and demonstrate a structured approach to professional development without relying on external training providers.

Who Should Get LCS Accreditation?

LCS accreditation is designed for organisations running (or planning to run) internal Lean, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement training programmes.

You're a great fit if:

You already deliver internal Lean/Six Sigma training (Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, or custom levels) and want to add external credibility and enable employee certification
You have a CI, Operational Excellence, or Process Improvement team responsible for building capability across the organisation
You want to certify employees internally without the cost of sending people to external training providers
You're seeking Cardiff University-backed recognition to strengthen stakeholder confidence in your improvement programme
You're building a new CI programme and want a proven framework to structure your training from the start

Industries We Work With

Manufacturing, Healthcare, Financial Services, Technology, Public Sector, Retail, Professional Services, and more.

Why Organisations Choose LCS Accreditation

✓ Globally Recognised & University-Developed

Created at Cardiff University and recognised internationally, LCS adds credibility and enhances your internal CI programmes. To date, over 750,000 certificates have been issued across the world.

✓ Accredits Lean, Six Sigma & Lean Six Sigma Programmes

Whether you use Lean, DMAIC-based Six Sigma, or a blended approach - LCS will enhance and standardise your programme.

✓ Strengthen Internal Capability

Use a structured, professionally designed accreditation framework to embed best-practice improvement skills across your workforce.

✓ Boost Organisational Credibility & Attract Talent

Accreditation demonstrates your commitment to improvement excellence, helping to attract and retain top CI practitioners.

✓ Supports Every Stage of CI Maturity

From early-stage to established improvement programmes, LCS works with you - or you can licence LCS’s ready-made content via “LCS Academy in a Box” if you don’t have an existing training programme.

✓ Join the Global LCS Community

Get access to tools, insights, events and peer networks to keep your CI practice evolving and connected.

LCS accreditation has helped embed our improvement methodology across the organisation. Being able to externally certify our people gives Continuous Improvement real credibility—it's no longer seen as something extra, but as an essential way of working. The internationally recognised qualification reinforces that CI isn’t a temporary initiative; it’s how we deliver sustainable improvement in the NHS.

Laura Barlow

Continuous Improvement Practitioner, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

LCS has enabled us to streamline processes, reduce waste, and improve the overall customer experience… We’ve also been able to drive cultural transformation, empowering employees to think critically and solve problems…

John Charwinsky

Process Improvement Consultant, Guidewell

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A Supportive, Straightforward Accreditation Process

1. Book a Discovery Call

We learn about your current programme, maturity and goals.

2. Framework Review

We map your improvement programme against LCS accreditation criteria, or help you develop a new one from scratch.

3. Accreditation & Ongoing Support

Once accredited, you can issue LCS Certificates internally and benefit from access to the global LCS community.