BLACK BELT

The Path to becoming a Certified LEAN ALASKA Lean Six Sigma Black Belt: PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate course is designed to help master the combined concepts of Lean and Six Sigma, develop an in-depth understanding of the Six Sigma phases of the DMAIC, and how to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. This training course relies heavily on Lean concepts, advanced statistical analysis, and the management of team dynamics. - Achieve significant improvements in critical business processes. - Apply statistical and problem-solving tools to an improvement project brought to class on the first day. - Reduce process variation. - Eliminate waste and defects by applying lean and Six Sigma. - Collect, analyze, and quantify data that enable process improvements. - Learn how to execute the Six Sigma methodology. - Establish and define process capability. - Identify and eliminate dominant process variation sources. - Characterize and optimize processes by computing and applying statistical techniques. - Design, simulate, and execute designed experiments that depict validated improvement. - Learn how to plan and implement process control to hold project gains. DELIVERY Lean Alaska is currently offering Virtual Training through various online platforms that can be customized to better meet future student and organizations' needs and requirements. Currently, Microsoft Teams/Zoom/GoogleMeet is being used as the main platforms. You will be notified with the appropriate links once it is determined which platform is chosen. Each of our different delivery methods includes interactive learning, group discussion, and simulations to reinforce the training material. DURATION The Lean Alaska Black Belt Certificate is a 120-hour course OF LIVE, instructor-led instruction via MS Teams. It consists of online reading, lectures, videos, workplace models, review, evaluation, and feedback. ASSESSMENT There will be 5 scenario based questions each week of the course to total 20 questions overall. These questions help establish comprehension and practical application understanding of the material being taught for that week. You are required to obtain a minimum of 80% each week. If you do not, you will schedule a one-on-one meeting with the instructor to review and clarify areas that are unclear before retaking that week's assessment. Once you have successfully completed each of the 4 weeks assessments you will receive the Black Belt Certificate. Lean Alaska Black Belt Certificate is geared towards the management of Black belt level projects and to oversee the projects of Green belts in their organizations. The black belt course provided by Lean Alaska is the elite training for Lean Six Sigma quality management professionals. Lean Alaska’s Black belt training will validate your professional skill in handling complex projects and expertise in implementing all of the methodologies within our fused methodology. It will also prepare you to sit for the IASSC and ASQ Black Belt exams. For more information on IASSC and ASQ Certifications and exams please check out our Certification page. -There is NO Prerequisite to attending this Black Belt Course- LEAN ALASKA'S CURRENT FY23 BLACK BELT SCHEDULE BB6: Starts @ 12noon to 1700 ALASKA TIME (Closed for Registration) week 1: APR 3, 2023 week 2: APR 17, 2023 week 3: MAY 15, 2023 week 4: MAY 30, 2023 **BB7: Starts @ 0600 to 1100 ALASKA TIME** (Closed for Registration) week 1: APR 24, 2023 week 2: MAY 15, 2023 week 3: MAY 30, 2023 week 4: JUN 13, 2023 HAWAII CLASS: Starts @ 1600 to 2000 HAWAII TIME (1700-2100 ALASKA Timezone) CLOSED FOR REGISTRATION week 1: MAY 1, 2023 week 2: MAY 15, 2023 week 3: MAY 22, 2023 week 4: MAY 30, 2023 BB8: Starts @ 12noon to 1700 ALASKA TIME week 1: MAY 22, 2023 week 2: JUN 13, 2023 week 3: JULY 10, 2023 week 4: JULY 31, 2023 BB9: Starts @ 12noon to 1700 ALASKA TIME week 1: JUN 26, 2023 week 2: JULY 17, 2023 week 3: AUG 7, 2023 week 4: AUG 21, 2023 GUAM: Starts @ 2300 to 0300 ALASKA TIME** week 1: JULY 5, 2023 week 2: JULY 17, 2023 week 3: AUG 7, 2023 Week 4: AUG 14, 2023 **BB10: Starts @ 0600 to 1100 ALASKA TIME** week 1: JULY 10, 2023 week 2: JULY 31, 2023 week 3: AUG 21, 2023 week 4: SEPT 5, 2023 ALASKA: Starts @ 1700 to 2100 ALASKA TIME week 1: AUG 7, 2023 week 2: AUG 21, 2023 week 3: SEPT 12, 2023 week 4: SEPT 25, 2023 BB11: Starts @ 12noon to 1700 ALASKA TIME week 1: AUG 14, 2023 week 2: AUG 28, 2023 week 3: SEPT 11, 2023 week 4: SEPT 25, 2023 BB12: Starts @ 12noon to 1700 ALASKA TIME week 1: SEPT 5, 2023 week 2: SEPT 18, 2023 week 3: OCT 2, 2023 week 4: OCT 16, 2023 BB13: Starts @ 0700 to 1100 ALASKA TIME week 1: SEPT 18, 2023 week 2: OCT 2, 2023 week 3: OCT 16, 2023 week 4: OCT 23, 2023 *IASSC® is a registered trade mark of PeopleCert International Limited, used under permission of PeopleCert International Limited. All rights reserved