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- ALL FY24 COURSE DATES BELOW LeanVETERAN + PSM-1(NOV): Starts @ 12noon to 1600 ALASKA TIME week 1: NOV 7, 2023 week 2: NOV 20, 2023 week3: DEC 4, 2023 NOV2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 12noon to 1600 ALASKA TIME week 1: NOV 13, 2023 week 2: NOV 27, 2023 week 3: DEC 11, 2023 week 4: DEC 18, 2023 DEC2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 0700 to 1100 ALASKA TIME week 1: DEC 11, 2023 week 2: JAN 2, 2024 week 3: JAN 16, 2024 week 4: JAN 29, 2024 GUAM2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 2300 to 0300 ALASKA TIME week 1: JAN 2, 2024 week 2: JAN 8, 2024 week 3: JAN 22, 2024 week 4: FEB 12, 2024 JAN2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 12noon to 1600 ALASKA TIME (REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON) week 1: JAN 8, 2024 week 2: JAN 16, 2024 week 3: JAN 29, 2024 week 4: FEB 5, 2024 ALASKA2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 1700 to 2100 ALASKA TIME (REGISTER NOW BEFORE IT CLOSES) week 1: JAN 22, 2024 week 2: JAN 29, 2024 week 3: FEB 12, 2024 week 4: FEB 26, 2024 LeanLEADERS + PSM-1(FEB): Starts @ 0700 to 1100 ALASKA TIME (REGISTER TODAY!) week 1: FEB 5, 2024 week 2: FEB12, 2024 FEB2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 12noon to 1600 ALASKA TIME (REGISTER TODAY) week 1: FEB 20, 2024 week 2: MAR 4, 2024 week 3: MAR 18, 2024 week 4: MAR 25, 2024 MAR2024-BLACK BET: Starts @ 0700 to 1100 ALASKA TIME (REGISTER TODAY) week 1: MAR 4, 2024 week 2: MAR 11, 2024 week 3: MAR 25, 2024 week 4: APR 8, 2024 LeanVETERAN + PSM-1 (MAR): Starts @ 1700 to 2100 ALASKA TIME week 1: MAR 11, 2024 week 2: MAR 18, 2024 week 3: APR 2, 2024 APR2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 12noon to 1600 ALASKA TIME week 1: APR 2, 2023 week 2: APR 8, 2023 week 3: APR 22, 2023 week 4: APR 29, 2023 GERMANY2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 0600 to 1000 ALASKA TIME week 1: APR 22, 2024 week 2: APR 29, 2024 week 3: MAY 13, 2024 week 4: MAY 20, 2024 HAWAII2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 1800 to 2200 ALASKA TIME week 1: MAY 13, 2024 week 2: MAY 27, 2024 week 3: JUN 17, 2024 week 4: JUN 24, 2024 JUN2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 1300 to 1700 ALASKA TIME week 1: JUN 17, 2024 week 2: JUL 1, 2024 week 3: JUL 15, 2024 week 4: JUL 22, 2024 LeanLEADERS + PSM-1(JUN): Starts @ 0600 to 1000 ALASKA TIME week 1: JUN 24, 2024 week 2: JUL 1, 2024 JUL2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 0700 to 1100 ALASKA TIME week 1: JUL 15, 2024 week 2: JUL 29, 2024 week 3: AUG 12, 2024 week 4: AUG 19, 2024 AUG2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 12noon to 1600 ALASKA TIME week 1: AUG 12, 2024 week 2: AUG 19, 2024 week 3: SEPT 9, 2024 week 4: SEPT 16, 2024 SEPT2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 1700 to 2100 ALASKA TIME week 1: SEPT 9, 2024 week 2: SEPT 16, 2024 week 3: SEPT 23, 2024 week 4: OCT 7, 2024 LAST FY2024-BLACK BELT: Starts @ 1300 to 1700 ALASKA TIME week 1: SEPT 23, 2024 week 2: SEPT 30, 2024 week 3: OCT 7, 2024 week 4: OCT 14, 2024 *IASSC® is a registered trade mark of PeopleCert International Limited, used under permission of PeopleCert International Limited. 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