The brief
What is this course, and who is it for?
This is a showcase course by Apollo Accreditation, the UK and EU course development and accreditation consultancy, built for operators, team leaders and maintenance staff. It shows how we design for manufacturing, and every activity below works in your browser.
The problem it solves
5S as a one-off clean-up before a customer visit doesn't last. It lasts when operators know why each step matters and see the difference in their own area.
Theory online in short pieces. The practical with the team leader, using a checklist taken straight from the course.
What learners can do afterwards
- Name and explain the five steps of 5S
- Spot 5S problems at a workstation
- Run a simple 5S audit and score it
- Agree one improvement a week with their team
The learners
Who takes it, and why do they finish?
- Who takes it
- Operators, team leaders and maintenance staff
- Who usually buys it
- Operations manager, continuous improvement lead or plant manager
- Where they take it
- On a tablet on the floor or at a training room PC, then at the workstation
- Why they finish it
- The online part is short, and the practical happens at their own station with their own team.
Try it
What does the engagement look like?
These are working copies of activities from the course. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
Inside the course
What do learners see on screen?
Each activity part way through, as a learner sees it after the first choice.
Course map
How is the course structured?
Module by module, with the type of engagement in each and the time it takes.
| Module | What learners do | Engagement | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why 5S | What it fixes: searching, waiting, accidents | Short video, Level 1 | 8 |
| The five steps | Each step, with examples from the floor | Sequencing and matching, Level 2 | 12 |
| Audit on screen | Find the problems at a workstation | Hotspot hunt and checklist, Level 2 | 10 |
| Floor walk | Team leader runs the audit at your own station | Practical, trainer-led | 45 |
About 75 minutes in total. Levels 1 to 4 are our four eLearning interaction levels. To see which level fits your own module, use the eLearning level finder.
Specification
What is in the specification?
| Who takes it | Operators, team leaders and maintenance staff |
|---|---|
| Who usually buys it | Operations manager, continuous improvement lead or plant manager |
| Format | Blended: 30 minutes online, then a 45-minute floor walk |
| Length | 3 online modules and one practical session |
| Interaction level | Level 2, Standard |
| Engagement | Sequencing, Hotspot hunt, Progress checklist |
| Assessment | On-screen audit plus a real audit score entered by the team leader |
| Certificate | Branded completion certificate when the course runs on our platform, or your platform's own |
| Tracking | SCORM or xAPI package, with completion and scores in your learning platform |
| Accessibility | Captions, keyboard navigation and screen reader support built in |
| Languages | English in this showcase. Other languages translated and checked by a native speaker |
| Updates | When standards, layouts or audit sheets change |
How we would build it
How would you get a course like this?
The same five steps for every course, with one named person running your project.
- Free course diagnosticSend us the material you have. After a short call we send a written note on what it needs, within a few working days.
- Scope and scriptWe pair our learning designers with someone who has worked in your sector. You review and approve the script before anything is built.
- BuildBuilt in our own authoring tool, with captions and keyboard navigation included. As a guide, four to six weeks per interactive module.
- Test and changeWe test the package on your platform before you sign off. Two rounds of changes are included.
- Launch and trackCompletion and scores in your platform, or ours. Want CPD Certification later? It is already built to that standard.
Evidence
What can you track?
- Online completion, by shift
- On-screen audit results
- Real audit scores, entered by team leaders after the floor walk
- Improvement actions agreed and closed
Your version
Can you build this with our content?
- Your branding, your policies and examples from your own workplace
- SCORM or xAPI for your learning platform, or hosted on ours
- Captions, keyboard navigation and screen reader support as standard
- Translated versions for staff or students who work in other languages
- Built to CPD standard, so it can go forward for CPD Certification when you're ready
Adapt it
Where else does this course work?
The same design, rewritten for the people and risks of another setting:
- Warehousing and logistics
- Laboratories
- Workshops and maintenance teams
- Food production
Questions
Common questions about this course
Can it use photos of our own workstations?
Yes. The illustrated scene can be replaced with photos of your own area, with the problems marked from your last audit.
How long would it take to build a course like this?
As a guide, an interactive module takes four to six weeks from when we receive your material, and a straight conversion two to three. This course has 4 modules, so we plan it in stages, and you review each script before we build it.
Will it work on our learning platform?
Yes, in most cases. We hand courses over as SCORM or xAPI packages, which nearly every learning platform accepts, and we test the finished package on your platform before you sign off. If you don't have a platform, it can run on ours.
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