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COURSES
AND SEMINARS
Certification
is provided for Champion, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Brown Belt,
Black Belt, and Master Black Belt.
Each level of certification is described below with its
requirements.
Champion. A
Six Sigma Champion
is the most basic form of Six Sigma certification. A Champion
understands the theory of Six Sigma management, but does not yet
have the quantitative skills to function as an active Six Sigma
project team member.
You must successful pass a
certification examination to be awarded the Six Sigma Champion
certification.
Green Belt.
A Six
Sigma Green Belt
is an individual who works on projects part-time (25%), either
as a team member for complex projects, or as a project leader
for simpler projects. Green belts are the “work horses” of
Six Sigma projects.
You
must successful pass a certification examination and complete a
successful Six Sigma project to be awarded the Six Sigma Green
Belt certification.
Yellow Belt.
A Six
Sigma Yellow Belt
is an individual who has passed the Green Belt certification
examination but has not yet completed a Six Sigma project.
Black Belt. A
Six Sigma Black Belt is
a full-time change agent and improvement leader who may not be
an expert in the process under study.
You must successful pass a
certification examination and complete two successful
Six Sigma project to be awarded the Six Sigma Black Belt
certification.
Brown
Belt. A
Brown Belt is a
Six Sigma Green Belt who has passed the Black Belt certification
examination but has not yet completed their second Six Sigma
project.
Master
Black Belt.
A Master Black Belt takes on a leadership roles as keeper of the
Six Sigma process, advisor to executives or business unit
managers, and leverage, his/her skills with projects that are
led by black belts and green belts. Frequently, master black
belts report directly to senior executives or business unit
managers. He or she is a proven change agent, leader,
facilitator, and technical expert in Six Sigma management.
You must be able to
work directly with top management to transform an
organization’s management style into a Six
Sigma management
style, be a Black Belt, complete a total of ten successful Six
Sigma projects, develop
courseware, and teach
seminars to be awarded the Six Sigma Master Black Belt
certification.
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