Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

CCSU Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate Program:

Green Belts are Six Sigma practitioners who do process and product improvement project work. The focus of Six Sigma is to reduce and control variation in our processes based on the importance to the customer and the business needs. This training makes extensive use of hands-on exercises, simulations, and sample datasets to practice the application and use of the Six Sigma methods and tools.

Students are required to have a project which may be advanced significantly during the training period through applying the newly learned methods. Students are also required to achieve a satisfactory passing score on the course final exam to demonstrate their proficiency with the Green Belt content. The structure and content of the final exam will be similar to the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Green Belt exam.

CCSU’s Six Sigma Green Belt Certification course, offers a certificate with the emphasis on application through a project. The project must be approved by the instructor.

Students wanting certification from the American Society of Quality (ASQ) or the International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC) will need to meet the respective prerequisites dictated by those organizations and sit for their respective exams. See details below.

CCSU Course Outline:

Introduction and Statistical Thinking
Six Sigma Concepts
DMAIC Process
Project Management

Define – Measure – Analyze – Improve – Control
Project selection
Pareto Analysis
Project Charter
Project Schedules
Basic Numerical Statistics
Data Collection
Cause and Effect Diagram
Run Chart
FMEA
Measurement Systems Analysis
Control System
Voice of the Process
VOC/VOP Matrix
Voice of the Customer
Process Mapping
Concepts of Variability
Histogram
Scatter Diagram
Control Charts
Process Capability
Mistake Proofing
Design of Experiments

Additional Information on Six Sigma Green Belt Testing

ASQ:

The Six Sigma Green Belt operates in support of or under the supervision of a Six Sigma Black Belt, analyzes and solves quality problems and is involved in quality improvement projects. A Green Belt is someone with at least three years of work experience who wants to demonstrate his or her knowledge of Six Sigma tools and processes.
Each certification candidate is required to pass an examination that consists of multiple choice questions that measure comprehension of the Body of Knowledge.
Computer Delivered – The CSSGB examination is a one-part, 110-question exam, and is offered in English only. 100 questions are scored and 10 are unscored. Total appointment time is four-and-a-half-hours, exam time is 4 hours and 18 minutes.

IASSC:

The IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt™ (ICGB™) is a professional who is well versed in the core to advanced elements of Lean Six Sigma Methodology, who leads improvement projects and / or serves as a team member as a part of more complex improvement projects lead by a Certified Black Belt, typically in a part-time role. A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt possesses a thorough understanding of all aspects of the Lean Six Sigma Method including competence in subject matters contained within the phases of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) as defined by the IASSC Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Body of Knowledge™. A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt understands how to implement, perform, interpret and apply Lean Six Sigma at a high level of proficiency.

Certification Testing
The IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Exam™ is a 100 question, closed book, proctored exam with a 3 hour allotted time. Some forms of this exam may also include up to an additional 10 non-graded questions*. The Exam contains approximately 20 multiple-choice and true/false questions from each major section of the IASSC Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Body of Knowledge and is administered in more than 8,000 Testing Centers located within 165 countries throughout the world and through the PeopleCert Online Proctoring system and by hundreds of IASSC Accredited Providers.

Requirements
In order to achieve the professional designation of IASSC Certified Green Belt (IASSC-CGB™) from the International Association for Six Sigma Certification, candidates must sit for the IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Exam and achieve a minimum score of 70%.

There are no prerequisites required in order to sit for the IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Exam. For more about this see FAQ’s and the IASSC position on knowledge and application. Purchase a Green Belt Exam Voucher for $350 USD through the link provided below.

Preparation
For those who wish to sit for the exam it is recommended, but not required, that Lean Six Sigma training is obtained through a qualified institution, Lean Six Sigma trainer or corporate program. It is also recommended, although not required, that those sitting for the exam have some degree of real-world Lean Six Sigma work experience and project application experience. IASSC offers a non-proctored (informal) Green Belt Evaluation Exam that may help you determine if you are ready to sit for an official proctored Certification Exam.

Certification
Upon successful achievement, Professionals will receive IASSC Green Belt Certification issued by the International Association for Six Sigma Certification™, a true independent third-party Certification Association within the Lean Six Sigma Industry.

IASSC Certification is recognized perpetually. In accordance with the IASSC Recertification Policy, effective March 1, 2017, a classification system recognizes certifications as “Current” for a period of three years and defines regulations for maintaining such Status.
An IASSC Certified Green Belt is issued a Certificate (PDF) which includes a Certification Number, a badge (.png file), added to the Official IASSC Certification Register and granted the right to use the IASSC Certification Marks and Titles; a professional designation which may be used in resumes and public profiles such as LinkedIn, consistent with the IASSC Marks Use Policy.