Overview
What is an Improvement Specialist?
Improvement Specialists are responsible for leading the deployment of improvement strategy, for training others and for providing broad and deep technical expertise in advanced and complex Lean and Six Sigma, Project and Change Management principles and tools to enable identification and delivery of improvement opportunities aligned to key business goals.
Assessment
What does apprenticeship assessment involve for Improvement Specialist level 5?
Mandatory
Assessment organisations must design apprenticeship assessments to include a professional discussion.
Additional
Any additional assessment(s) must be selected from the following list of methods to ensure the assessment outcomes are met in full:
– Written assessment
– Case study
– Question and answer
– Portfolio
– Project
– Presentation
– Additional professional discussion
Useful to know
- Apprentices may be assessed at any appropriate point during their apprenticeship programme.
- Assessments may be designed to allow a centre or training provider to mark assessments.
- The assessment organisation is responsible for ensuring all assessments are sufficiently reliable and valid, and for the accuracy of any centre or training provider marking.
- Available for starts from 13/4/27
Resources
- Qualification Specification
- Apprentice Resource Pack
- Gateway to Completion Pack
- Online resources and guidance
- Regular webinars and events
This page is intended to give a high level overview. For full details, refer to our support materials.







