Black Belt October 16-20

Course Outline

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Course Objective:  To advance knowledge, skills and abilities of students to lead change initiatives at the executive or strategic level of organizations

Course Description: Project based curriculum that leverages the use of simulations, case studies and student interactions for the most effective learning experience. Students learn and practice the skills necessary to implement statistical process control (SPC), facilitate and use various strategic planning tools and methods, optimize machine up-time rates, alleviate organizational bottlenecks, calculate various financial metrics and ability to lead change initiatives in any organization.

There is a total of 30 classroom hours with additional 10-15 hours of reading, study and homework to be completed prior to course and during instructional week (see homework schedule). Students will be required to lead discussions and give presentations.

Tuition: $2400

Classroom hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm daily

Course Strategy: Five consecutive days of in-class, hands on learning.

Upon Completion

 1) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to communicate business value of Lean Six Sigma

Ability to improve enterprise value streams

Ability to facilitate executive or strategic planning events

Effectively utilize and teach fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma

Posses high degree of confidence to pass Lean Six Sigma Certification exam

2) Earned Credential

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate for course completion

or

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification – if successful completion of exam

3)  Provided Resources

Hard copy binder with all slides and lessons

Soft copy of all slides, handouts, templates, student presentations and videos

4) *Optional Certification Exam provided by American Association for Lean Six Sigma Certification (AALSSC) – Included with tuition

Students are offered to complete the AALSSC “Lean Six Sigma Black Belt” certification exam