Health Sector White Belt
Lean Health Sector White Belt Certification
An introductory program for healthcare professionals beginning their Lean journey. Build the awareness and vocabulary to participate in improvement projects and identify waste in your daily work.
Program Overview
Program Overview
The Lean Healthcare White Belt is the starting point for healthcare professionals who want to understand what Lean is, why it matters in a care environment, and how to contribute to improvement projects taking place in their organization. It is accessible to any role: clinical, administrative, or support.
Participants come away with a grounding in Lean thinking, an ability to identify waste in their own work processes, and the confidence to contribute when their organization runs a Lean improvement event.
This is the entry point to the Lean QI pathway, Lean and quality improvement as one discipline, supporting your organization's accreditation and, in Ontario, its Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) work.
Curriculum
What You'll Learn
- Explain what Lean is and why it applies specifically to healthcare settings
- Identify the eight types of waste in clinical and administrative workflows
- Distinguish between value-added and non-value-added activities from the patient perspective
- Participate actively in Lean improvement events and team activities
- Apply basic Lean concepts to problems you encounter in your daily work
Designed For
Who Is This For?
Designed for healthcare professionals at any level who are beginning their Lean journey or whose organization is introducing Lean practices.
- Administrative Coordinators and Health Unit Clerks
- Registered Nurses and Personal Support Workers
- Quality and Patient Safety Administrators
- Public Health Practitioners and Dietitians
- Research and Business Analysts
- Health Policy and Program Staff
Sectors: Hospitals, long-term care homes, public health units, community health centres, mental health and addictions services, youth services.
Curriculum
Program Themes
The full program is delivered across 4 modules. The themes below summarize the scope; detailed topic outlines are available in the program brochure.
Lean in Healthcare
What Lean is, its goals and origins, and how it applies to care delivery across hospitals, long-term care, and community health.
Value, Waste, and the Five Principles
The five Lean principles, value-added versus non-value-added activity, and the eight types of waste as they appear in healthcare workflows.
Core Tools for Care Teams
An introduction to Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA), A3 thinking, root cause analysis, Gemba walks, 5S workplace organization, mistake-proofing, visual management, and standard work in a healthcare context.
Credentials
Certification & Recognition
- Leading Edge Associates Lean White Belt Certificate
- Ontario Tech University Certificate available (additional fee)
All prices exclude applicable taxes. Instructor-led pricing for groups available on request.
What participants say
Trusted by professionals across Canada
Engaging and so experienced. I really enjoyed this and look forward to Yellow Belt training next week!
Left with practical tools I can apply immediately — exactly what I needed from an introductory program.
Excellent session — a good mix of presentation and group work. Very informative. Looking forward to the Yellow Belt.
Sourced from participant feedback surveys. Names withheld for privacy.
Program Brochure
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Kindera Living, a long-term care operator with 11 homes across Ontario, has trained 45+ Green Belts and 91 Yellow Belts in-house since 2018, the capability that keeps improvement running after the project ends. Read the Kindera case study →
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