Work Station Organisation In Continuous Improvement Environments Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the principles of workstation organisation to eliminate waste and improve workflow.
• Demonstrate the ability to implement 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardise, Sustain) in a practical workplace setting.
• Analyse current workstation layouts and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of visual management tools and standardised work procedures.
• Design a workstation organisation plan that supports continuous improvement objectives.
• Implement and sustain organised workstations through employee engagement and audits.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for team leaders, supervisors, production operators, and quality assurance personnel involved in continuous improvement initiatives in manufacturing, warehousing, or service industries.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners should be actively employed in a workplace where they can apply the principles.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners engage in hands-on exercises to apply 5S and visual management techniques to a simulated work station. They practice sorting, organising, and standardising, then develop action plans for sustaining improvements. These practicals reinforce theoretical concepts and build competence in real-world application.

Practical Activities

• 5S Simulation Exercise — In groups, learners apply the 5S steps to a cluttered work station, sorting items, setting them in order, cleaning, and creating standardised visual controls. (3h)
• Sustainment Planning Activity — Learners develop a sustainment plan including checklists, audit schedules, and accountability measures for a work station they previously organised. (2h)
• Work Station Redesign Challenge — Given a case study of an inefficient work station, learners redesign the layout and propose improvements using continuous improvement principles. (1h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.