Housekeeping and 5S in the Workplace
Housekeeping programmes are launched with a clean up, photographed, and gone within three months because nothing was changed about how the place runs. This course covers making it stick.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01A clean up, a photograph, and three months later
- 02Why housekeeping is a system rather than an event
- 03Sort and set in order: deciding what stays and where
- 04Shine, and inspection through cleaning
- 05Standardise: visual standards anyone can check in seconds
- 06Sustain: audits, ownership and the habit that outlasts interest
- 07The link to safety incidents, defects and lost production
What you will gain
- Distinguish a clean up from a system
- Work through sort, set, shine, standardise and sustain
- Set visual standards anyone can check
- Design storage so the tidy state is the easy state
- Audit without turning it into policing
- Link housekeeping to safety, quality and downtime
Who should attend
- Supervisors and team leaders
- Quality and continuous improvement staff
- Safety practitioners
- Operators involved in improvement teams
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 to 27 Oct 2026 | Cape Town | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 9 to 10 Nov 2026 | Johannesburg | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 23 to 24 Nov 2026 | London | 2 Days | US$1,100 | |
| 11 to 12 Jan 2027 | Dubai | 2 Days | US$1,100 | |
| 1 to 2 Mar 2027 | Pretoria | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 4 to 5 May 2027 | Durban | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 13 to 14 Jul 2027 | Cape Town | 2 Days | R10,000 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
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- R10,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 2 Days
- Field
- Quality & Auditing
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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