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Introduction

This workshop is organised for the National Highways Regional Delivery Partnership (RDP) initiative which provides targeted training and sustainability knowledge to the RDP supply chain across England, working closely with several Delivery Integration Partners (DIPs).

The RDP initiative is free to all suppliers/sub-contractors and includes:

• Sustainability Performance measuring and continuous improvement using the Supply Chain School's Sustainability Tool
• Supplier Events: Training Workshops and Supply Chain Webinars highlight best practice and expected standards
• Access to online curated and blended National Highways "Learning Pathways"

National Highways has created a new division for Environmental Sustainability as it underlines its commitment to the environment and achieving net zero carbon. The new division will work with National Highways’ executive directors and board to deliver the ambitious plan to cut carbon emissions to net zero across England’s motorways and major A-roads by 2050.

What is the workshop about?

This workshop covers the key principles of a Lean structured approach to problem solving. Use these principles to start the cycle of continuous improvement through involvement & engagement of your teams to drive decision making to the correct levels in your business.

What will I achieve?

This workshop will provide participants with:

• An understanding of the key principles of a Lean structured approach to problem solving
• How to use Lean problem solving to start the cycle of continuous improvement

Who Should Attend?

• Company owners
• Department Heads
• Group Leaders
• Anyone involved in driving digital investment 

What can I expect from a workshop?

Workshops are interactive training with audience participation to give you a firmer understanding of how you can implement change in your business. They take around 2-3 hours with a small group of participants.

You may be required to use variety of facilitation tools, such as Mentimeter, Jamboard and Mural which will help you and the trainer get real-time input. You will be given clear instructions on how to use these within the workshop.

What are the attendance requirements?

You may be sent reading materials or supporting documents prior to the workshop, so be sure to check your inbox so you are up to speed. These sessions have limited spaces, so before booking please ensure you can attend, and can meet the full attendance requirements.

Please arrive promptly and stay for the duration of the event. This means arriving no later than 10 minutes to the workshop and attending the full 3 hours. No recordings will be available of the live session.

To receive your CPD accreditation and for this to be tracked through your Supply Chain Sustainability School dashboard make sure your full name is reflected on your Teams or Zoom account when you join the session.  

Please note, if you fail to meet the attendance requirements, unfortunately you will not be issued a CPD Certificate.

What are the technical requirements?

You will need:

• Internet connection
• A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook)
• Earphones/headphones/speakers (preferable)
• A tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone to load facilitation tools