Certification

Certification training provides students the opportunity to master specific LeanSigma skills.  Lean Certification - Kaizen Facilitator, Lean Certification - Program Leader, LeanSigma Green Belt and LeanSigma Black Belt Certification courses are designed to create the internal capability you need to continue on your lean journey. 

The LeanSigma Institute offers the following Lean Certification programs:

  • Lean Certification:  Kaizen Facilitator:  Appropriate for candidates who want to learn how to lead kaizen events.  Our program transfers the knowledge and skills necessary to become proficient at driving change and results in your company.  Students will be mentored by a TBM Lean Master and will graduate with hands-on experience to facilitate a kaizen event.
  • Lean Certification - Program Leader:  This is the next level of lean certification for candidates who want to learn how to lead a lean deployment.  Program leader certification is designed for lean practitioners and program managers responsible for leading lean deployments or multi-site continuous improvement objectives.  Graduates complete the program with hands-on experience and knowledge to develop a lean transformation plan for a site, division or company.
  • LeanSigma Green Belt:  Appropriate for operations professionals who need to combine lean and Six Sigma tools to rapidly implement high-impact business improvements.  Green Belt certification provides candidates with LeanSigma principles, kaizen methodology and Six Sigma statistical problem-solving tools to create a faster approach to identifying and correcting problems.
  • LeanSigma Black Belt:  Appropriate for full-time, continuous improvement and quality team members and provides advanced classroom and hands-on training to drive high-impact improvement.  Learn how to lead sigma kaizen events and how to use kaizen to complete black belt projects in six weeks versus a typical six months.  Includes value-stream analysis and Six Sigma statistical problem-solving tools.  LeanSigma Green Belt is not a prerequisite to LeanSigma Black Belt.