Six Sigma Belt Certification

The purpose of Six Sigma Belt Certification is to recognise and acknowledge those individuals who have both completed their training and have significantly contributed to an organisations Six Sigma programme development. 

The certification process ensures that candidates are sufficiently competent in their application of Six Sigma tools techniques and principles to warrant the title of a “Certified Belt”. Investors in Excellence Limited can add value to any Six Sigma programme through the provision of an impartial, expert certification and assessment service.

At IiE we can help organisations develop and deploy a rigorous Six Sigma certification process for both Green and Black Belt candidates. A key output for any organisation will be for a standard of certification for Six Sigma practitioners that can be relied upon and maintain a reputation for excellence when belts engage with customers and suppliers alike...

Our approach

The team involved in the design and delivery of our certification programme are acknowledged Six Sigma experts experienced in the certification of Belt candidates.

Phase 1 – Understand internal criteria for success – 1 day fact find
Phase 2 – Design Examination materials and standard questions – 1 day desktop
Phase 3 – Run assessments for certification – 3 day cycle per 5 Black belt candidates
Phase 4 – Review outcomes and feedback – 1 day
Phase 5 – Rejoice

Certification Outline

The standard Investors in Excellence certification process has 3 stages.  The stages hold for both Green Belt and Black belt certifications, the differentiator being in the greater complexity, detail and application required at a Black belt level.  The three stages are designed to establish a candidate’s competence in:

• Six Sigma Concept understanding

• Six Sigma Analytical skills

• Six Sigma Project skills

• Six Sigma Process skills

• Six Sigma Change skills

• Six Sigma Problem Solving Skills

• Contribution to organisational development and growth

Stage 1 – Assessment of Project Contribution

Candidate is expected to submit details of completed projects for desktop review.  This is typically done through storyboards and associated project documentation.  As an indicator a Green Belt candidate would be expected to submit 1 completed DMAIC project whilst a Black belt candidate to submit at least 3 completed DMAIC projects.

Stage 2 – Written examination

Examinations can be either open or closed book.  Green Belt examinations are structured to be short answer type question focusing on concepts and simple tools of DMAIC improvement projects.  The Black belt examination is designed to test Sigma Analytical Skills and focuses on the use of Minitab against case study data.

Stage 3 – Interview

Candidate will be interviewed by the examiner.  Interview tests the softer process, change and Six Sigma concept skills.  

Certification Outputs

The overall outputs of the Six Sigma Certification service include:

Feedback

• Each candidate will receive a written feedback report covering their performance across all the certification criteria.

Recognition

• Successful candidates will receive framed certificate of achievement

Deployment Review

• When sufficient candidates have been seen observations on the sample of candidates presented can be used to provide organisation / deployment level feedback.

Contact us for more details on +44(0)1675 460997 or email us at iie@investorsinexcellence.org