ILM certifies lean practitioners

The first batch of students received their Lean Practitioner Certification from the Institute of Lean Management Pvt. Ltd. (ILM) at a ceremony held at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo on 5 April 2011.

CEO ILM Thilak Pushpakumara presenting a memento to GM ChuSanRen Japan Isao Akiho

The awards were presented by Isao Akhio, General Manager, Consulting Division of ChuSanRen – Central Japan Industries Association, Japan. The batch consisted of 17 students from four sister companies of Dipped Products PLC, which is a subsidiary of Hayleys Group.

The ILM is the leading provider of lean consulting and training services offering a range of interactive unique workshops and customised learning solutions to give organizations the necessary knowledge, tools and techniques and world class best practices to drive their own lean initiatives.

CEO of ILM Thilak Pushpakumara said that the lean certification was a validation process that delivered training in lean principles in both classroom and real time situations under the guidance of a seasoned mentor, who possesses real hands-on experience in lean environments with extensive overseas training and exposure and with the assistance of financial experts.

The extensive study programme of 12 days consisted of 17 modules and the programme was structured in such a manner that the students were given an opportunity to get exposure to a wide area of lean management and supportive strategies such as Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Total Quality Management (TQM) and Toyota Production System (TPS). Opportunity was given to develop auditing skills on 5S and safety and provides necessary tools and guidance to carry out a lean diagnosis on their own.

More companies are recognising the value of a lean certification training to jumpstart a lean transformation and drive the cultural change. A certified lean practitioner provides not only credibility but also the skills, competencies, knowledge and confidence to handle a lean journey.

ILM assists in creating leaders with a ‘license for lean,’ which would put the organisation in a better position to drive change and sustain it which would translate into real competitive advantage. Also, lean certification is becoming a qualification for career development and to position their capabilities within the market place.

The ILM faculty comprises with financial experts, professionals most with hands on experience and academic qualifications, multinational exposure and working experience with world leading consultancy firms and university academic staff. Higher level of communication skills and better understanding of national culture and ability to feel the pulse of front line managers and bottom line employees are special advantages of ILM faculty.

Uditha Senarathne, the Group Lean Manager at DPL, said: “We wanted lean to rapidly become a way of life and to have the internal resources/consulting team in place.” He further said that by sending participants from all plants in the DPL group, they were able to energise the lean process with everyone on the same page. This they believed helped to unify the process across the group.

“Once we were put under the wings of ILM, we were confident that it will deliver the results and it did and ILM is becoming the recognised go-to-place for lean,” he said. 

The next course is scheduled to commence on 21 May 2011. Email [email protected] for details.

ILM certified Lean Practitioners

Niroshana Pushpakumara                                                     

S.A.W. Samarakoon

B.M.S. Sudarshana – Batch top

K.M.C.S.K. Perera

Kalana Devapriya

S.M.G.B. Samarakoon

Gamini Karunarathne

D.M.P.W.N.T.B. Dissanayake

G.A.R.D. Ganepola

S.A. Silva

S D.P.R. Silva

M.P. Lokumanage

B.D. Nishan

N.H.N.D. Nanayakkara

D.L.P.R.S. Liyanage

P.I. Ruhunage

H.N.H. Jayasinghe

ILM Prize for Best Performance: B.M.S. Sudarshana