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Online Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belt Training
Earn Your Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belts
Are you a quality improvement professional looking to earn your Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certifications? This 100% online course could be a perfect fit for you!
The Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training focuses on the origins of Lean Six Sigma and why organizations benefit from it. You will learn Lean Six Sigma roles, the 8 Wastes, the DMAIC improvement method, and the main tools and techniques used in the five phases of DMAIC. By training completion, you will gain valuable skills for immediate job roles and lay the foundation for further certification levels, such as Green Belt or Black Belt.
Your Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training provides the most effective way to implement Lean Six Sigma methodology as a Green Belt. You will also gain skills applicable to your Green Belt project, such as selecting the right improvement projects, using the DMAIC Methodology to complete projects, getting support for your project to ensure your success, and showcasing and scaling your project results.
Job Outlook for Lean Six Sigma Professionals
As organizations of all sizes emphasize productivity gains as strategic advantages, they are increasingly adopting methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma to govern their operations.
According to Lightcast labor insights data, the national median salary for Lean Six Sigma managers is $116,979, while the national median salary for Lean Six Sigma specialists is $99,424. Lean Six Sigma consultants are expected to grow 14.7% by 2034, with a current median salary of $99,424 as well. Lean Six Sigma Green Belts often pursue this role.
While salaries can range from various sources, depending on your years of experience, location, etc., job demand is strong in top industries for Lean Six Sigma certification holders like manufacturing, healthcare, finance, IT, and more.
Lean Six Sigma FAQs
In the quality assurance field, Six Sigma certification tracks one’s career path from a junior-level specialist to a senior-level manager. So, you would start as a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt early in your career, then move up to Green Belt and eventually become a Black Belt.
The Six Sigma Yellow Belt signifies that you possess a basic understanding of Six Sigma methodology and can work as an individual contributor on Six Sigma projects. Yellow Belts support the Six Sigma team by creating process maps and carrying out smaller projects with direction from Green Belt team members.
Yellow Belts play a key role executing the tactical aspects of a process improvement project such as gathering data and measuring metrics.
A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt improves productivity by focusing on the tools, methodologies and principles of Lean Six Sigma. Lean Six Sigma Green Belts are expected to design, implement and manage productivity improvement projects and campaigns.
The Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma is considered a hands-on credential. Green Belts commonly review processes, develop and deploy improvements using the Lean Six Sigma methodology and then manage the improved processes.
Course Objectives
- Lean Six Sigma
- How to identify a problem and start solving it
- What a process is and how to improve it
- What Lean Six Sigma is, its origins, and its benefits
- Ways to list and describe the Lean Six Sigma Roles
- Understand how to list and define each of the 8 Wastes
- Summarize the Lean Six Sigma improvement method known as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control)
- Describe the main tools and techniques used in each of the five phases of DMAIC
- Discover how to collect data and track the success of projects
- Prepare to take and pass the Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belt certification exams
Prerequisites and Certification Requirements
There are no prerequisites for this course; however, it is highly recommended that you have some history of professional work experience (full-time, part-time, internship, volunteer work, etc.) to successfully complete course assignments and projects.
The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification requires you to complete your own real-world project and an exam to be successfully completed. We strongly recommend the business project be completed at your place of employment. Projects are subject to approval by Master Black Belt Coaches.
Instructors
Ken Maynard is currently the Director of Client Success at GoLeanSixSigma.com. He has over a 30-year record of driving improved quality and higher profitability with organizations in a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, healthcare, financial services, medical devices, government, food & beverage, automotive, and consumer products.
Ken has also worked with leaders to complete successful enterprise-wide continuous improvement, reengineering, and product design projects that resulted in high-value transformations.
Instructor Interaction: The instructor looks forward to interacting with learners in the online moderated discussion area to share their expertise and answer any questions you may have on the course content.
Registration and Enrollment
This course is 100% online. Start anytime.
