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Lean Six Sigma Certification
White, Yellow, Green & Black Belts
Lean Six Sigma is a management methodology that aims to increase quality, performance and customer satisfaction with lower costs. Its two main focusses are the systematic elimination of waste from every process in the company and only keeping activities that are of value to the customer. Although Lean Six Sigma was created in Toyota, Motorola and GE, its methodology is also commonly used in the service sector. Throughout our practical courses, you will understand what a Lean way of working looks like and what Lean thinking is all about; you will look for innovative solutions for your real business case study, and you will get a set of project templates used by Akreditas’ consultants when they are working on innovation projects. After completing the course, you will receive an internationally recognized certification confirming your Lean Six Sigma skills and enhancing your managerial competencies.
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Enable process performers to escalate value decisions; leaving leaders to move from ‘being in the business’ to focussing ‘on the business’.
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Find smart solutions that make things easier, faster, cheaper, and of higher value. Learn to lead innovative projects.
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Understand customer needs and tailor the processes to bring them real added value.
Why study Lean Six Sigma with Akreditas ?
Internationally recognized certification
After completing our Lean courses, you will receive an internationally recognized certification, which does not need to be renewed.
Professionalism & recognition
The Lean Six Sigma certification will make you more attractive to employers in any industry.
Practical & interactive courses
During the interactive courses, you will discover innovative solutions together with other experienced professionals participating in the training.
Solution to your business case study
Throughout the hands-on courses, you will look for a solution to your real-life business problem.
Project templates
You will get a set of project templates that Akreditas’ consultants use when working on their innovation and transformation projects.
Experienced tutors
Our tutors rank among the best lecturers in the area of innovations and future skills and have extensive experience and professional knowledge.
Black Belts are typically programme managers, innovation leads, trainers, coaches, some top managers and project managers of more demanding projects.
Green Belts are typically project managers, workstream leaders and team members of more challenging projects. Typically 5–10% of the employees.
Yellow Belts are project teams members and company general population. Typically 20% or more of the employees.
White Belts are the largest portion of the workforce, typically 50% or more of employees, with basic process improvement knowledge to contribute to company-wide initiatives.
Lean Six Sigma courses
Join a community of professionals dedicated to driving successful project delivery. Explore resources, tools, and methodologies that can elevate your Project Management skills and contribute to your professional growth.
More about Lean Six Sigma courses
The White Belt is the introductory level of the internationally recognized Lean Six Sigma certification. It is the perfect first step in your new career journey.
As part of this half-day online course, you will be given a basic overview of Lean methodology and find out how to improve business processes and how to run innovation projects in your company.
The course is suitable for all those who want to learn more about Lean methodology and who want to learn how to use basic Lean methods in their work.
The course will help you to:
- Explore Lean methodology – you will find out how to redesign processes and run innovation projects in companies,
- Learn practical methods – you will have a chance to practice three methods used in innovation projects on real-life cases,
- Work online with like-minded individuals – you will get to know people on similar career paths and build understanding together,
- Develop Lean mindset – you will explore the philosophy of the Lean way of doing things, which will help you boost your innovation projects and even your personal productivity.
Upon completing the course you will get get an international White Belt certificate that proves you have an understanding of the Lean basics.
The Yellow-Belt course will introduce you to the basic features and benefits of Lean Six Sigma methodology and will guide you through the different phases of the DMAIC process – Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, and Control.
The course is suitable for project team members and for all those who want to learn more about the basic principles and benefits of the Lean Six Sigma methodology in an interactive and effective way.
After completing this course you will:
- Understand the basic principles, tools and benefits of implementing the Lean Six Sigma concept,
- Understand the types of waste (Defects, Overproduction, Waiting, Un-utilised Talent, Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Over-processing),
- Take part in a simulation game to understand the effects of variability and waste,
- Get a basic overview of a Lean Six Sigma improvement project structure (DMAIC – Define, Measure, Analyse, Implement, Control),
- Adopt basic tools for Lean Six Sigma improvement projects.
Upon completing this course, you will receive a Yellow Belt certificate.
The Green Belt course will allow you to gain deeper theoretical and practical skills in Lean Six Sigma.
The course is suitable for people from across industries and will be appreciated especially by project managers and project team members who work on more challenging projects.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Seek out opportunities and lead medium-scale Lean Six Sigma projects, to lead a project team and carry out real benefits,
- Utilise a wide range of tools for the individual phases of the DMAIC cycle (define, measure, analyse, improve, control),
- Avoid frequent difficulties and understand what steps need to be taken for a project to be successful,
- Learn how to understand “the voice of the client”, to transform his requirements into a company process model and, last but not least, systematically eliminate features not bringing value to your clients,
- Learn to utilise basic Lean Six Sigma statistical methods for process capability calculations and to interpret outputs and control charts correctly,
- Map processes at more levels,
- Manage to create a Lean Six Sigma project plan and communicate it correctly with all parties involved,
- Learn how to draw up projects, that will contribute and be sustainable in the long term.
After attending the course, presenting your project at the end of the course, and taking the final test, you will receive a Green Belt certificate.
The Black Belt course provides a sophisticated integration of Lean techniques into Six Sigma methodology, combining two progressive management approaches into one strong business strategy. The training content is continuously adapted to meet the current requirements and needs of the manufacturing sector, administration, and services. Our Black Belt course is very practical-oriented. We will provide you with skills and methods that we teach our consultants ourselves and that we use on our clients’ projects.
The course is suitable for project managers addressing the company’s major problems, middle and top management of companies, and all of those who want to lead the research teams using the DMAIC methodology. The Black Belt certification is valued by program managers, top executives/managers, or leaders of innovative projects. Completing this level of certification not only develops technical skills but also enhances communication and leadership abilities, contributing to the improvement and development of managerial skills.
Basic knowledge: Customer Voice, 8 Waste Types, SIPOC, Kano Model, 5S, Ishikawa Diagram, Process Mapping, OEE Calculation, Process Flow.
Participants must demonstrate Lean Six Sigma Green Belt qualification before participation. We can organize a two-day Green Belt refresher to repeat basic concepts and methods before the Black Belt if necessary.
Why apply for the Black Belt course:
- Throughout this course you will work individually or in teams on projects that aim to implement innovative solutions with a benefit of at least 1 million CZK per year. As a result, a high return on the initial investment in training is expected,
- You will master the techniques and methods through simulation games and exercises,
- The course is based on real and comprehensible examples rather than boring lectures, theoretical concepts, and unnecessarily complex statistics,
- Training focuses on systematically preparing future executives in companies to be responsible for Lean Six Sigma innovation projects.
After attending the course, presenting your project at the end of the course, and taking the final test, you will receive a Black Belt certificate.
FAQ – Frequently asked questions
What level of Lean Six Sigma course is the right choice for me (Yellow, Green, Black Belt)?
Yellow-Belt courses will introduce you to the Lean way of thinking and to the basic methods of Lean Six Sigma. They are designed specifically for team members working on innovative projects.
Green-Belt courses are designed for future project managers of innovative projects. You will learn to deliver an innovative project from A to Z – from searching for opportunities, setting KPIs, collecting and evaluating data, implementing improvements up to team management and change management within the company and evaluating the benefits of the project. You will also get an overview of digital transformation methods and tools.
Black-Belt courses are designed for project managers who are responsible for larger projects or for the digital transformation in a company, for managers at all levels and for all those who devote themselves to process innovation on a full-time basis. The course focusses mainly on managerial skills related to process innovation, deeper understanding of data, management of larger implementations and an evaluation of financial and non-financial benefits for the company.
What positions are the courses suitable for?
Yellow-Belt courses are attended by employees from across the company. Green-Belt courses are usually attended by managers at all levels, project managers, future project managers, as well as junior employees who plan to get involved in innovation projects. Also, people who already have experience with innovative projects and want to deepen their knowledge, apply to attend the Black-Belt courses.
Which companies are the courses suitable for?
Our participants come from both large international companies and small and medium-sized enterprises. Most participants come from non-production areas. The courses are also often attended by start-up and freelance consultants and project managers.
Is it possible to attend the Yellow Belt and Green Belt at the same time?
Yes. If you sign up for both levels at the same time, you will get a better price and you will save your time because in this case the Yellow Belt is shortened to one day. But don’t worry, you will not lose any knowledge (even though the course is shorter).
What do I need to do to get a Lean Six Sigma certificate?
You have to attend at least 80% of all sessions to complete the course. For Green-Belt certification, it is necessary to pass a test and to present a project from your company. For Black Belt, in addition to the attendance (80%) and the final test, you need to prove that you have at least one year of experience in managing innovation projects. In addition to that, you have to demonstrate that you have led a project that has resulted in a quantified financial benefit for the company. You have one year after the end of the course to deliver the documentation that proves that these criteria have been met.
Do I have to pass the exam outside of Akreditas?
No. The price of all courses includes passing the exam directly at Akreditas and issuing an internationally recognised certificate.
Does the certificate need to be renewed regularly?
No. Lean Six Sigma certificates from Akreditas are lifelong and do not have to be renewed.
What if I fail the exam?
You can resit the exam twice. In very exceptional cases, when the participants fail even after the second attempt, it is possible to purchase additional attempts.
What project do I have to deliver as part of the exam?
You do not have to deliver a project for the Yellow-Belt course. During the Green-Belt course, you work on a project in your company and our consultants help you with it. At the end of the course, you present your project, and it is not necessary to implement and evaluate all the proposed changes from the project before you finish the course. In case of the Black-Belt course, you work on your project during the course and use the help of our consultants. To obtain certification, the project needs to be implemented and its results quantified and quantified. You have one year after the end of the course to implement and evaluate the project.
Aren’t the courses too production-oriented?
They are not. Although we mention some production principles, 95% of course participants come from non-production areas (shared services, finance, IT, telecommunications, etc.
Aren’t there too many statistics in the course?
No. Our Lean Six Sigma courses are highly practical. We pass the skills and methods on to you that we teach our consultants and that we use on our clients’ projects. During a Green-Belt course, our goal is to teach you how to understand data and perform basic analysis in Excel so that you can make decisions based on data.
What software tools will we use?
We use the tools available to participants; there is no need to purchase additional software licenses. To map the process, participants can use, for example, Visio, Lucidchart, Diagrams.net or Excel or Powerpoint (Excel for data analysis). It is possible to try basic versions of other tools, such as Celonis for process mining, or PowerAutomate, UIPath community edition and others.
Will I learn to work with Minitab in the course?
Yes, We do work with Minitab in our courses. Minitab is a comprehensive suite of statistical, data analysis and process improvement tools. You can start by using the free 30-day trial on the Minitab website. We will teach you how to perform all the necessary data analysis during the Black-Belt course, those interested can acquire a licence.