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Quick Look Course Summary:5S Training Course – Workplace Organisation (2 days)
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Length: 2 day(s)
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Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 14,642 EX VAT 3 Person R 9,476 EX VAT 10 Person R 6,474 EX VAT
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Certification Type:Non-Accredited
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Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.
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5S Training Course – Workplace Organisation (2 days)
A cleaner, safer, better-organised work area where everyone can find what they need and problems show up early – and a plan to keep it that way.
Time spent searching for tools, files and stock, cluttered walkways, equipment nobody looks after and different rules on every shift all cost money and cause accidents. 5S training gives teams a simple, visual system for organising a workplace and keeping it organised. It is much more than a clean-up: done properly, 5S makes problems visible early, cuts waste and supports safe, consistent work.
Day one sets 5S in its Lean context – the forms of waste, the value stream, the 'hidden factory' of rework and searching, and how 5S creates a visual workplace – and plans the programme: observing a work area, choosing a pilot and agreeing a target vision. Day two goes onto the floor: sort with a red-tag process, set in order with visual storage and labelling, shine with cleaning as inspection, standardise with check sheets and visual controls, and sustain with audits and regular performance tracking.
Delegates practise each step in hands-on exercises and on a real area in their own workplace, and finish with a 5S rollout plan for their team. The method works in factories, warehouses, workshops, laboratories, clinics and offices.
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Why this course
For your organisation
- Less time lost searching for tools, files and materials
- Safer work areas and better housekeeping, supporting your health and safety duties
- Leaks, damage and shortages spotted early, before they cause downtime
- Consistent standards across shifts and teams
- A visible foundation for Lean and continuous improvement
For your delegates
- A clear, step-by-step method for each of the five S's
- Red-tag, check-sheet and audit templates ready to use
- Practice on a real work area, not only theory
- A 5S plan for your own team or department
What delegates will be able to do
- Explain how 5S reduces waste and supports safety, quality and productivity
- Assess a work area and agree a target vision for it
- Run a red-tag exercise and decide what to keep, move or remove
- Organise tools, materials and records so they can be found and returned quickly
- Plan cleaning as a form of inspection, with clear owners
- Set standards with visual controls, labels and check sheets
- Audit a work area and track 5S performance weekly and monthly
- Plan and lead a 5S kaizen blitz in your own area
Who should attend
Supervisors, team leaders, production, warehouse and maintenance staff, health and safety representatives, quality and operations staff, and office managers who want a more organised, safer workplace. It suits teams starting 5S for the first time and sites where an earlier 5S effort has slipped.
Course outline
Day 1 – Lean foundations and planning 5S
Lean thinking and waste
- What Lean means and where 5S fits in it
- The eight wastes, with examples from production, warehousing and offices
- Unevenness and overburden
- The value stream: seeing the whole process
- The hidden factory: rework, searching and waiting
Why 5S works
- The purpose and payoff of 5S
- How 5S creates a visual workplace
- 5S, health and safety, and quality
- Common reasons 5S programmes fail
Planning a 5S programme
- The 5S cycle and the programme steps
- Observing the workplace with a one-day work-area log
- Choosing a pilot area and setting a target vision
- Before and after: what good looks like
- Roles, communication and removing roadblocks
Continuous improvement tools
- Going to the gemba to see the work first-hand
- The PDSA cycle for small improvements
- Kaizen and daily improvement habits
Day 2 – 5S on the floor
Sort and set in order
- Sort: keeping only what is needed for today's work
- The red-tag process, inspection list and log
- Deciding what happens to red-tagged items
- Set in order: a place for everything, chosen by frequency of use
- Shadow boards, labelling, floor marking and visual stock control
Shine
- Cleaning as inspection: seeing problems while they are small
- Planning who cleans what, how and how often
- Shine check sheets
Standardise
- The same rules for everyone, on every shift
- Standards for the condition and use of tools and equipment
- Visual management that shows status at a glance
Sustain and audit
- Making 5S 'the way we do things here'
- Weekly workplace audits and monthly performance tracking
- Feedback, recognition and leadership walk-throughs
Hands-on exercises and rollout plan
- Exercise: sort, set in order and shine a work area
- Exercise: refine the layout and time the process
- Exercise: write standards and run an audit
- Planning a 5S kaizen blitz for your area
- Personal and team action plan
How it is delivered
Two days, 08:30-16:00. Best run at your site anywhere in South Africa so delegates can work on a real area; also available at a BOTI venue or live online, using photo- and video-based exercises. One delegate or a group of up to 20. Workbook, red tags and 5S check-sheet and audit templates included. We deliver it at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and anywhere else in South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online for teams in different places.
What our clients say
“All training sessions were well-coordinated, professionally delivered, and aligned with our scheduling requirements. We were particularly impressed by the high standard of facilitation and the depth of expertise demonstrated throughout the programmes.”
“All training programmes were delivered in a highly professional manner, with effective coordination and strict adherence to our scheduling requirements. The facilitators demonstrated a commendable level of expertise, and the quality of delivery consistently met our expectations.”
“All training sessions were well-coordinated, professionally delivered, and aligned with our scheduling requirements. We value the partnership and look forward to continued collaboration with Business Optimization Training Institute in the future.”
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Frequently asked questions
Can the course run at our site?
Yes, and we recommend it. On site, delegates apply 5S to a real area during day two. We can also run it at a BOTI venue or live online.
How many people can attend?
From one delegate to groups of about 20. The price per delegate drops as the group grows – see the price table, or ask us for a quote.
Is it accredited?
No – it is a non-accredited short course and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance.
Is 5S only for factories?
No. 5S works in warehouses, workshops, laboratories, clinics and offices – including shared drives and digital files. Examples are tailored to your environment.
How does this relate to Lean Six Sigma?
5S is one of the foundation tools of Lean. For a broader introduction, see the two-day Lean Process and Six Sigma Training; for certification, see the Lean Six Sigma belt courses.
Can you run this course in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban?
Yes. We train on site at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and across South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online so a team spread over several offices can attend together.
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