Learning path · 3 courses
Continuous improvement lead
From Green Belt to Black Belt: DMAIC and the basic tools, Lean with OEE and TPM, then hypothesis tests, regression and designed experiments for the projects a Black Belt leads.
In order
The courses
Take them in this order. Each one is free and stands on its own.
Practise as you learn
Watching is a start. Do it in the Lab, free.
The EDWartens Lab runs in your browser, with nothing to install. It is a practice environment, not the vendors' own software.
- Build ladder, SFC and structured text programs
- Go online and watch power flow through each rung
- Force inputs and outputs and see the machine respond
Then
Practise the job and find one
- Quality Engineer job simulation
8D, PFMEA, SPC and a customer complaint with 24-hour containment. Days 1 to 5 are free.
- Quality and projects jobs in the UK
Live jobs, updated daily. Free to browse and apply.
- EDWartens Lab
Free browser simulators to practise what each course teaches.
Questions
Continuous improvement lead: common questions
Is the Continuous improvement lead path free?
Yes. All 3 courses are free: every lesson, quiz and final exam costs nothing. A verifiable certificate for a course is optional, at £19 including VAT once you pass its final exam. It is a certificate of completion, not a regulated qualification.
How long does it take?
About 52 hours of video across 3 courses, plus quizzes. At five hours a week that is roughly 10 weeks, and you can start or stop any course whenever you like.
Do I need hardware or paid software?
No PLC hardware is needed. Each course page lists the software it uses; most run in free or trial versions, and many have practice in the browser-based EDWartens Lab.
What can it lead to?
Practise the job itself with the free Quality Engineer job simulation (the first five days are free, no card), then browse live UK Quality and projects jobs. Neither is a promise of a job.