The Advance Fellowship brings together experienced improvement practitioners from across the nation to dig into advanced methods. The year-long learning experience includes exploration of:

• Analyzing variation
• Developing a strong theory
• Building a measurement system
• Designing a testing strategy
• Planned experimentation and factorial thinking
• Introduction to spread and scale

Each module will weave together the personal, relational and technical aspects of these methods and their application to pursuing equitable systems. Fellows will learn through case-based examples and hands-on applications. They will apply the methods to their current work, creating a portfolio to demonstrate mastery. Full course details for the 2025-2026 cohort can be found at this link.

Applications are open through May 30th! Apply here.

Improvement Science Basics is a three-month project-based course designed to provide teams with a hands-on introduction to the tools and principles of improvement science.

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Understand fundamental improvement science concepts

• Gain hands-on experience using improvement science methods and tools

• Understand how improvement science could be applied in an educational context

Contact us for more information on our public and private offerings.

Improvement Science Coaching is an exciting opportunity for school districts, schools and other educational organizations interested in being at the forefront of what is known about applying improvement science to educational settings. This year-long course will help build these organizations’ improvement capacity by preparing select individuals to become improvement coaches who support district and school teams in using improvement science to tackle persistent educational inequities in their local contexts.

This course will prepare participants to:

Understand the foundations of equity-focused improvement science

Apply the tools of improvement science in helping district or school-level teams identify specific problems of practice and strategically focus improvement efforts

Develop the coaching skills necessary to guide district and school-level teams through an improvement journey from understanding the problem to moving to action to getting to results

Take on the role of improvement coach in their organizations

Learn with and from a cohort of improvers from other educators across the country

Full course details can be found here for the 2025-2026 cohort. Applications close Monday May 5th - apply here.

​Effective and lasting improvement is usually brought about through a committed team effort. That effort should be guided by the steady hand of someone whose expertise and experience with improvement work increases the team's potential for success.

The Improvement Advisor (IA) is devoted to helping identify, plan, and execute improvement projects throughout an organization, deliver successful results, and spread changes across the entire system. Organizations that achieve multiple and sustained improvements usually have the invaluable leadership of an IA at the helm of their improvement initiatives.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), in conjunction with Associates in Process Improvement (API), offers the long-running Improvement Advisor Professional Development Program to help individuals in this critical role build and hone such skills. This richly-packed, 10-month program is an “all teach, all learn” experience that offers:

• The advanced knowledge and skills you need to excel in the art and science of improvement

• Instruction on how to use a framework comprising practical skills and theory to drive whole system changes

• A collaborative learning environment and actionable ideas that will help you achieve maximum results

Learn more and sign up to be notified when registration opens at this link.