LEANTPS™ COURSES & LEARNING
Build practical capability through connected learning
Study Toyota Production System principles in context, understand how the methods work together, and connect your learning with actual operating conditions.
Begin with The House Toyota Built, compare three Standardized Work development pathways, or discuss focused learning relevant to your workplace.
Choose where to begin
FREE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
The House Toyota Built
See how Customer First, Just In Time, Heijunka, Jidoka, Standardized Work, Leadership Governance, and Continuous Improvement work together within the Toyota Production System.
Watch the public introductory video, then create a free Academy account to continue through the complete written lesson with structured learning blocks and guided navigation.
Free video · Free registration · No purchase required
No previous Toyota Production System experience is required. Free registration is separate from enrolment in a paid learning pathway.
STANDARDIZED WORK DEVELOPMENT
Compare three learning paths
Choose the scope that supports your responsibilities. Each pathway includes the Practitioner foundation. Facilitator Development adds coaching guidance; Instructor Development adds instructional preparation and available teaching resources.
PRACTITIONER PROGRAMPractitioner
Build your capability to implement Standardized Work in your workplace.
CAD $795
One-time price · 12 months of individual access
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Your digital resources
- Binder 0: Program Handbook
- Binder 1: Practitioner Manual
- Binder 2: Practitioner Workbook
- Binder 3: Forms and Templates
Develop a real Practitioner Project through observation, analysis, improvement, verification, and sustainment.
FACILITATOR DEVELOPMENTFacilitator Development
Build your capability and learn to support others in workplace application.
CAD $995
One-time price · 12 months of individual access
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Your digital resources
- Binder 0: Program Handbook
- Binder 1: Practitioner Manual
- Binder 2: Practitioner Workbook
- Binder 3: Forms and Templates
- Binder 5: Facilitator Guide
Strengthen purposeful questioning, observation, reflection, and guidance alongside the Practitioner learning sequence.
INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENTInstructor Development
Develop your capability and prepare to teach others through structured learning.
CAD $1,295
One-time price · 12 months of individual access
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Your digital resources
- Binder 0: Program Handbook
- Binder 1: Practitioner Manual
- Binder 2: Practitioner Workbook
- Binder 3: Forms and Templates
- Binder 4: Instructor Guide
- Binder 5: Facilitator Guide
- Binder 6: Available teaching resources
Develop lesson planning, explanations, demonstrations, guided practice, and checks of participant understanding.
Binder 6 currently includes PDF content for Teaching Modules 1–16. Teaching Modules 17–32 and the complete video series remain unfinished.
Included in each paid pathway: 12 months of individual access, structured learning and workplace application, a Practitioner Project, initial Practitioner certification review, and one corrective resubmission. Save supported responses to your account and return to your learning.
Practitioner certification requires the prescribed evidence and governed review under the Program Handbook. Buying a package does not award certification or a teaching licence.
Personal coaching or teaching support with David Devoe can be arranged separately.
FOCUSED LEARNING
LeanTPS™ 5S Thinking
Understand how workplace organization supports visual management, abnormality detection, and daily operating discipline.
5S Thinking examines how the workplace is arranged and maintained so people can perform the work, recognize when conditions have changed, and respond to problems.
Learning connects the philosophy of 5S with standardization, sustainment, leadership responsibilities, and the wider Toyota Production System.
For 5S course availability, delivery format, pricing, or team learning needs, contact LeanTPS™.
Why focused learning matters
Your responsibilities and workplace conditions shape what you need to learn. Focused study provides an opportunity to examine a particular subject in depth while maintaining its relationship with the complete operating system.
Address a specific need
Develop understanding in a subject relevant to your role, the process you support, or an operating condition you need to examine.
Connect methods with purpose
Understand why a practice exists, the conditions it depends on, and how it contributes to safety, quality, flow, and improvement.
Build capability progressively
Use each learning experience to strengthen the foundation for further study, practical application, and professional development.
If you are seeking a standalone Standardized Work course, a particular Teaching Module, or learning for a team, discuss the required scope with LeanTPS™. Confirm the content, access, and delivery arrangements for the learning you need.
OUR LEARNING APPROACH
From knowledge to workplace application
LeanTPS™ structures learning around five connected stages. Each stage helps participants develop the understanding needed for the next.
Knowledge
Learn the principles, terminology, and concepts that establish the foundation of the subject.
Understanding
Examine how the concepts relate to one another and the role they play within the Toyota Production System.
Capability
Strengthen learning through structured exercises, examples, observation, analysis, and practice.
Application
Apply appropriate methods within a real process. Document the operating condition and examine the results of your work.
Continuous Improvement
Continue developing capability through observation, reflection, problem solving, verification, and standardization.
PLANNED CURRICULUM
A broader Toyota Production System learning pathway
The planned curriculum extends across leadership, daily management, process flow, quality, and continuous improvement. Subjects will continue to be taught in relation to the complete operating system.
The following topics describe the curriculum direction. Separate course availability, content, pricing, and access details will be published as each offering is released.
Leadership & Daily Management
- Leadership Governance.
- Daily Management.
- Toyota Leadership Principles.
Improvement & Problem Solving
- Continuous Improvement.
- Problem Solving.
- Visual Management.
Quality & Operating Conditions
- Jidoka and built-in quality.
- Quality at the Source.
- Mixed-Model Production.
Flow & Customer Demand
- Just In Time.
- Heijunka and production levelling.
- Material Flow and Pull Systems.
Contact LeanTPS™ if a particular subject is important to your development or your organization’s learning plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where should I begin?
Begin with The House Toyota Built if you want an introduction to LeanTPS™ teaching and the complete Toyota Production System. Compare the three learning paths if you are seeking structured Standardized Work development, workplace application, and Practitioner certification review.
Do I need previous Toyota Production System or Lean experience?
No previous experience is required for the Free Learning Experience or the Standardized Work Practitioner Program. Learning begins with foundational concepts and progresses toward practical application. Confirm any prerequisites when enquiring about other focused courses.
How do the three paid pathways differ?
Practitioner includes Binders 0–3. Facilitator Development adds Binder 5. Instructor Development includes Binders 0–6, with Binder 6 limited to currently available teaching resources. Each package supports the same Practitioner foundation; additional resources support facilitation and instructional development.
Does Instructor Development include a teaching licence?
No teaching licence is awarded through purchase. Teaching authorization follows the separate requirements in the Program Handbook. Binder 6 currently includes PDF content for Teaching Modules 1–16; Teaching Modules 17–32 and the complete video series remain unfinished.
Where can I view the development packages?
Use View Facilitator Development or View Instructor Development above to open the relevant product page and review the included resources, price, and access terms.
Can I study a single subject?
Focused learning can address a specific development need. Contact LeanTPS™ about the subject you want to study so that availability, scope, delivery, and access can be confirmed.
Can I take subjects in any order?
Begin with the relationships within the complete system, then build the knowledge needed for your chosen subject. Follow the prescribed sequence within the Practitioner Program and check any prerequisites for additional courses.
Are the learning activities practical or theoretical?
LeanTPS™ connects explanation with examples, observation, analysis, and practical activities. The Standardized Work Practitioner Program also requires a real workplace Practitioner Project.
Does completing a course award Practitioner certification?
Individual learning activities can develop knowledge and capability. Practitioner certification requires meeting the complete program requirements and submitting the required evidence for review. Completing the free lesson does not award Practitioner certification.
Can my organization use LeanTPS™ for employee development?
Contact LeanTPS™ to discuss your team’s roles, learning goals, workplace application, and any facilitation requirements. The scope and delivery arrangements can then be considered for your organization.
Will additional courses be added?
The curriculum is intended to expand across the subjects outlined on this page. Course details and access arrangements will be provided as offerings are released.
Take your next learning step
Experience the free introduction, compare the Standardized Work learning paths, or contact LeanTPS™ about a specific subject or workplace learning need.