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Six Sigma Certification and Industry Governance

What do we know about Six Sigma? Well, first of all, we know that it is a quality and process improvement tool which many companies employ to achieve success. It allows you to improve and develop your company’s processes and services to be faster and more cost-effective for consumers, without sacrificing quality. However, there is a lack of industry governance in the Six Sigma world right now, something we aim to correct. Due to this lack of guidance and regulation from a central governing body, a lot of so-called Six Sigma providers are offering substandard certification.

These course programs often do not reflect the required level of detail that ours do. Our Six Sigma courses offer a fully comprehensive training program to suit your needs. Whereas, other providers may fall short of the high bar Six Sigma demands. They may even miss out many of the core concepts that form the crux of all Six Sigma work. Beware of swindlers, as some providers will pass off their substandard program as the real deal just to take your money.

Six Sigma enables companies to eliminate errors in their organizational processes, ranging from production to administration. Industries such as software development, manufacturing, customer service, and so on have all benefited from Six Sigma methodology. It works by identifying and devising solutions to process problems, using data to locate opportunities for cost reduction and waste elimination. Six Sigma deals with scientific results based on hard facts, especially for data-handling exercises.  If you want to learn what goes into true Six Sigma certification, then read on.

 

How Does Six Sigma Belt Certification Work

 

To become a fully qualified Six Sigma practitioner, you must receive certification. This is only possible if you receive training, just like any qualification. We just so happen to offer a wide variety of excellent Six Sigma training courses to suit all your needs. From as low as White Belt up to Master Black Belt and beyond. Today, we look at how certification works for Six Sigma Belts. But are all Six Sigma courses created equal? Unfortunately, however, other Six Sigma training providers cannot boast our same level of quality.

 

Implementing Six Sigma demands that practitioners have received comprehensive training in their area of expertise. Yellow Belts differ from Black Belts, for example, just as housecats differ from lions. They are both parts of the same family but are radically different in various ways. Six Sigma certification should provide trainees with adequate exposure to practical elements of Six Sigma work. Concepts such as project work and continuous improvement. As well as how to apply Six Sigma tools and techniques in a practical setting. It’s one thing just to theorize a solution to a problem, but it’s another to put it into action!

 

Depending on the backgrounds of each of the trainees, you should also introduce them to the myriad ways of applying Six Sigma in their industries. All of this, in addition to intensive theoretical study of Six Sigma and related methodologies, is necessary for a worthwhile certification. If you are to acquire the knowledge required to drive lasting changes in your organization, Six Sigma training is a must. The better your certification, the greater your chances of success with Six Sigma. You’ll also have a more reputable qualification.

 

How Should Six Sigma Belts Be Certified? (And How Not)

 

Six Sigma certification courses are also similar to other professional courses, such as MBAs, both requiring very cleared, highly specific guidelines for them to be successful. Certification providers must teach trainee Six Sigma practitioners to follow standardized procedures and use a range of process improvement strategies and quality measurement tools. In addition to cultivating an expert-level body of knowledge of Six Sigma practices and theory. Following certification, your trainees should be able to employ their knowledge in real world situations. If this is not the case after completing your Six Sigma certification program, you may have been deceived by false advertizing.

Bad Six Sigma certification courses are everywhere, and it can difficult to tell the difference. Good courses are always classroom-based and taught by a qualified practitioner. Watch out for too-good-to-be-true online courses that promise quick results. The ideal program for Six Sigma certification should provide multiple study stages for each qualifying level, with a variety of theoretical and practical tests to clear. These may include mock Six Sigma project as well as theoretical multiple-choice tests for candidates to complete under examination conditions. There are multiple belt types, based on the color-based hierarchy found in martial arts. Two of the most prominent Six Sigma Belt levels include Green Belt and Black Belt, each coming with its own requirements.

 

Green Belt Certification Requirements

 

Green Belts appear early in the Six Sigma hierarchy. Trainees can usually only complete Green Belt certification once they have completed a prerequisite two weeks of training and qualifying exam. Green Belt training teaches students all the core ideas and methodologies in Six Sigma. One of the core components of Green Belt curricula is DMAIC. Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. DMAIC enables Six Sigma practitioners to define customer needs, plus potential future demand. Green Belts learn how to define process limitations, as well as to track process flow to develop improvements.

Certification at the Green Belt level should teach how to measure performance through data collection via numerous sources. Six Sigma’s fact-oriented nature also demands Green Belts scrutinize data for flaws. They should also learn how to analyze processes to get to the root cause of problems. Green Belt training also requires trainees learn how to devise adequate improvements to the problems they face. Certification should teach them to redefine earlier processes and deploy implementation plans effectively. Finally, it’s essential for Green Belts to learn how to control and maintain the changes they implement.

Black Belt Certification Requirements

 

Professionals with four weeks of prerequisite training behind them will receive Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Quality providers build their training programs on top of each other. Black Belt training, for example, should encompass and build upon trainees’ existing Green Belt certifications. Black Belt certified professionals are leaders on Six Sigma projects and must learn to train others. Certification should include appropriate training as well as testing to assess Black Belt capabilities. This level of training will allow them to develop their skills as a project leader, mastering Six Sigma roadmaps, extensive arithmetical methodologies, plus cross-functional process improvements.

SixSigma.com offers both Live Virtual classes as well as Online Self-Paced training. Most option includes access to the same great Master Black Belt instructors that teach our World Class in-person sessions. Sign-up today!

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