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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Our Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training programme and certification is an internationally recognised qualification. It is designed for those seeking to become a certified, successful project manager and to lead highly effective Lean Six Sigma project teams.

The programme will provide you with a comprehensive working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles for application in the workplace, equipping you with a range of tools and techniques for process improvement.

What is Lean Six Sigma Green Belt?

Our Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training programme and certification is an internationally recognised qualification. It is designed for those seeking to become a certified, successful project manager and to lead highly effective Lean Six Sigma project teams.

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The programme will provide you with a comprehensive working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles for application in the workplace, equipping you with a range of tools and techniques for process improvement.

 

Our Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training programme and certification is designed for those wishing to acquire more effective project management skills and to lead successful Lean Six Sigma project teams at all levels within their organisation.

Lean Six Sigma belt colours are used to define the roles and qualification levels of practitioners, starting with White, then Yellow, Green, Black and after many years of practice - Master Black Belts.

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The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course enables practitioners to lead end-to-end improvement projects within their organisation.  It will allow you to apply a powerful mix of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, along with leadership skills, project and change management principles and tools to enable process improvement.

How will the course help me and my company?

  • For you; by attaining a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, learners don’t simply gain an internationally recognised qualification in advanced tools and techniques, but a deeper understanding of customer satisfaction, quality management, corporate culture and leadership that are applicable and instantly transferrable across innumerable industries. Whether you work in manufacturing, aerospace, banking, HR, healthcare or IT, your Green Belt qualification will set you apart from your counterparts when seeking career progression or advancement into management or leadership roles.

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  • For your Company; Lean Six Sigma methodologies and tools can be applied to increase revenue by reducing defects and the associated costs of discarding waste, managing and reworking errors.  Business processes are improved by optimising the value stream, minimising variation and removing the loopholes and workarounds that inevitably cause problems and customer frustration. Productivity is increased when Green Belts analyse real-world data to identify and eliminate constraints and bottlenecks within processes, while leading by example to demonstrate ideal behaviours and practical application of the DMAIC methodology.

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  • To attain their Green Belt, learners must demonstrate mastery of Lean Six Sigma by delivering an improvement project at their place of work, giving the company a demonstrable Return on Investment, right from the start.​​ Learners are awarded certification after completing the course and submitting their improvement project for review by their tutor: they’ll receive all the coaching and support they need, so that your company will start to get the benefit of your process improvements right away.
     

Demonstrable ROI on recent participant projects

  • Healthcare Packaging Company: Completed a project which reduced labelling errors by 50%, improving both quality and product traceability.

  • Industrial Automation Company: Delivered an engineering project which realigned equipment that was inadvertently causing damage to products, reducing monthly rework costs by 38%.

  • Plastics Extruding Company: Implemented a cost reduction project that removed ‘over-processing’ waste, saving £7,800 on initial pilot project, and plans now to roll it out across all products.

Customer Feedback

Have a read through our most recent delegate testimonials below to see what they thought about the benefits of the programme:

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“I feel confident about using the tools and approaches specifically in my work” KP Sept 24
“A very good, well-delivered and well-structured course involving teamwork and individual learning” AC Sept 24
“I enjoyed the Interactive classroom environment and practical learning” KR Sept 24
“[The trainer] Involved everyone, its useful to see different perspectives on a lot of the content.” AK June 24
“An enjoyable experience, great venue and good to be amongst like-minded people from other industries” PG June 24
“Some excellent practical exercises to reinforce the theory” DM June 24
“I really enjoyed the training... I will be encouraging my employer to send more people on the course” KB June 24
 

How is the course structured and delivered?

There are six full days of training, delivered two days per week for three weeks in an engaging, practical and interactive format. The completion of the training will give you everything you need to start delivering significant improvements as soon as you return to the workplace.

  • Week 1: 2 consecutive days introducing the programme and the DMAIC methodology, starting with the ‘Define’ phase; how to identify and scope the opportunity or problem.

  • Week 2: 2 consecutive days of ‘Measure’ (collecting data to establish a baseline for improvements) and ‘Analyse’ (root cause analysis) phases of DMAIC

  • Week 3: 2 consecutive days of ‘Improve’ (Developing, testing, and implementing solutions) and ‘Control’ (sustaining the improvement) phases of DMAIC
     

Course Content Overview 

Introduction - Key principles of Lean and Six Sigma:

  • Lean principles

  • Concept of variation 

  • Roles and responsibilities

  • Introduction to DMAIC (the Lean Six Sigma methodology of Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control)

Define phase - Clearly define and scope the problem / project: 

  • Voice of the Customer

  • Developing CTQs (Critical to Quality)

  • Charter development (Defining the problem)

  • Process Mapping

  • Project Management

Measure phase - Measure the process performance in its current state in order to understand the problem:

  • Understand variation

  • Data planning and collection

  • Value definition

  • Value Stream Mapping

  • Process mapping

  • Process yield

  • Process capability

Analyse phase - Analyse data to find and validate the root causes of business problems:

  • Waste identification

  • Root cause analysis

  • 7 Quality tools

  • DPMO calculation (defects per million opportunities)

  • Hypothesis testing

  • Simple Linear Regression

Improve phase - Develop solutions, with focus on eliminating the root causes and implementing the improvements:

  • Creative thinking and innovation

  • Benchmarking

  • 5S (workplace organisation)

  • SMED (quick changeovers)

  • Mistake proofing

  • Load balancing

  • Theory of Constraints

  • Managing risk

Control phase - Implement process and behavioural changes, write standards, procedures, measurement and monitoring systems:

  • Control plans

  • Visual management 

  • Leader Standard Work

  • Standardisation

  • Project briefing (selecting, scoping and planning your project.)
     

UPCOMING

Upcoming Courses

  • Delivery Dates

    • 25th & 26th February 2025

    • 18th & 19th March 2025

    • 8th & 9th April 2025

  • 08:30 - 16:00

  • Manufacturers Network, Trafford Park, Manchester

  • Practitioners: Chris Merriman & Vanessa Stanek

  • Investment: £2000 +VAT per delegate 

Reserve your place. 

Please complete the form, and a team member will contact you with a formal proposal. If you are happy to proceed with the booking, invoice or credit/debit card payments can be made. 

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If you would like to discuss a private and/or bespoke programme for your organisation, please contact us using the details below. 

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Email: hello@manufacturersnetwork.co.uk

Call: 0161 533 1617

WhatsApp: +44 (0)7399 322 662

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