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Hands-On Manufacturing Green Belt

  • 2 months
  • 08-09-2025
  • Eindhoven
Enhance your manufacturing skills with the Hands-On Manufacturing Excellence Course (MEC), presented by ASML, DAF and Fontys. This immersive 9-day program combines theory and practical application in a competitive, team-based environment. Participants will gain essential tools and techniques, visit real factories, and build a valuable professional network.

About this course

Hands-On Manufacturing Excellence Course (MEC), a handson training program designed to enhance your skills in manufacturing. This immersive 9-day program will equip you with the essential tools and techniques required to excel in the
manufacturing industry. Over the course of the program, you will work in team-settings in a simulated Learning Factory, building and optimizing manufacturing lines in a competitive and collaborative environment. You will also visit real factories, meet
industry experts, and build a valuable professional network.

Key benefits

  • Hands-On Learning: Practical challenges and real-world simulations
  • Collaborative Environment: Team-based problem solving.
  • Industry-Recognized Certifications: Enhance your professional qualifications.
  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers and industry experts.

 

Facts


Duration: 9 days (divided into modules)
Timing: September - October 2025
Participants: 70
Equipment: personal laptop required
Language: English
Entry Level: NLQF Level 4 and higher
Certification: Microcredential Green Belt
Learning Environment: Simulated Learning Factory and Factory Visit


Key Dates


Kick-Off Event: September 8, 2025 (9.00-17.00)
Precision Manufacturing Session: September 15-18, 2025 (9.00-17.00); closure on September 18 is until 19.30
Operational Excellence Session: September 22-25, 2025 (9.00-17.00)
Final Event: September 25, 2025 (17.00-21.00)
Factory Visit: Oktober 2025 (9.00-13.30)

 

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“During the course, we set up several production lines, which closely mirrored real-life scenarios. The optimizations we made during the training were almost directly transferable to our actual work. While I expected some improvements using the tools, I was astonished
by how effective we became—ultimately two or three times more efficient. This truly surprised me.”
Sander Schoonderbeek

 

Learning Objectives

The Hands-On MEC provides hands-on training in four interconnected toolkits, ensuring participants learn both the theory and practical application, driving organizational success and personal development.

Building on strengths in tangible tasks and tools, the Process and Process Control Toolkits invite participants to think on the next higher, more abstract level. These toolkits provide process-oriented thinking and tools to design, manage, and improve manufacturing processes, control, and quality systems.

To identify areas where innovation and optimization are most beneficial, building confidence in the practical application of math is key. The Data Analysis and Statistics Toolkits teach participants to use crucial data analysis and statistical tools to uncover inefficiencies.

Identifying problems problems and opportunities is just the first step; turning them into actionable solutions is crucial. The Engineering Toolkits empower participants to utilize systematic problem-solving and design methods to transform insights into solutions.

Since implementing solutions cannot be achieved in isolation and always involves multiple stakeholders, the Collaborative Skills Toolkitsenhance participants’ abilities to effectively communicate and execute improvement initiatives, fostering a cohesive and efficient work environment. Together, these toolkits provide a comprehensive skill set aligned with both organizational goals and individual learning needs..

 

 

Learning outcomes

  • For Whom: Minimum technical vocational (MBO4) work and thinking level, or non-technical bachelor or master level, obtained through education and/or work experience and training
  • Program: 9 days in modules, no preparation necessary, no homework
  • Certification: Microcredential Green Belt in Manufacturing

 
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Our Philosophy
“If you want to teach shipbuilding, do not herd people into a classroom, instead give them shipbuilding challenges and a sailing competition.” — Inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupér

 

Practical information

Length
2 months
Start date(s)
08-09-2025

By registering, you agree to the course fee of €3,500

 

 

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