Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training & Certification

A:  IASSC Certification is a globally recognized Lean Six Sigma Certification. IASSC has been conducting Professional Credentialing in Lean Six Sigma based on the mission of bringing Certification Best Practices to the industry since 2009. At the start of 2018 more than 7000 professionals have earned an IASSC Certification.

If a professional has been certified by IASSC, it means the professional has successfully demonstrated their competence in the subject matters as determined by professionally developed examinations based on the IASSC Bodies of Knowledge.

Certified Professionals are issued a Certificate (PDF) along with a Certification Number, a digital badge, added to the Official IASSC Certification Register and granted the right to use the IASSC Certification Marks and Titles; as professional designation which may be used in resumes and public profiles such as LinkedIn, consistent with the IASSC Marks Use Policy.

A:   Typically, when you plan to step up the Lean Six Sigma ladder, following are the certifications in order:

• Yellow Belt certification
• Green belt certification
• Black belt certification

A: After successfully clearing your certification exam, participants will be receiving IASSC Black Belt Certification issued by the International Association for Six Sigma Certification, the only independent third-party certification association in the Lean Six Sigma industry.

An IASSC Certified Black Belt is issued a Certificate (PDF) which includes a Certification Number, a digital badge, 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.

A:  A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt possesses a thorough understanding of all aspects of the Lean Six Sigma Method including a high-level of competence in the subject matters contained within the phases of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) as defined by the IASSC Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Body of Knowledge™.

A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt understands how to implement, perform, interpret and apply Lean Six Sigma at an advanced level of proficiency.

A:  Log in to your ProctorU portal. Schedule and take up the exam. Score a minimum of 580 points out of 750 to get certified. Certificate is valid for 3 years.

A: The LSSBB certification is valid for 3 years from the date of issue. To continue to hold the credential, you'll have to take the recertification exam after your credential expires. Recertification exams must be taken prior to the date of elapse or no longer than 90 days after an elapsed status has been applied to the certification. The details of the recertification exam are:

• Recertification Exam Fee- $235
• No. Of Questions=75
• Time Allotted- 2 Hours
• Pass Score- 70%

A: There is no mandate to complete LSSGB certification course before applying for IASSC - LSSBB. However, it is always recommended to complete LSSGB before applying for LSSBB certification. With our LSS – Combo course you can enroll for LSSGB as well as LSSBB courses together. 

A: This 1-day hands-on instructor-led training focusses on the final preparation for the Lean Six SIgma Black Belt Exam including:

• Solving of a Mock exam

• Exam Question analysis and

• Doubt clearing

It provides an intense learning environment to the attendees for their exam preparation and is scheduled once every month. You will be provided with a link to attend the session.

A: Process to apply for IASSC certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt- (Exam fee - $549)

• Prepare for the exam - Our LSSBB bootcamp + LSSBB self-learning package prepares you intensively to pass the IASSC LSSBB exam in one shot. We have a 98.9% pass rate and are an IASSC accredited training organization.

• Applying for the exam -

  • On-Demand Web-Based Certification Testing - Available to take any time from home or from office.

    How to apply

    1. Purchase an exam voucher

    2. Register to the testing system and select a date and time for your exam.

    3. Log in to the testing system 15 minutes prior to your exam.

    4. Your Proctor will take care of the rest and you can simply focus on completing your certification exam.

    Hardware and System Requirements

    2. Browser compatibility: Latest versions of Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Firefox, Windows Chrome, Mac Firefox, Mac Chrome with Java Enabled and Java Runtime and cookies enabled which comes standard with web browsers.

    3. An active reliable Broadband/High-Speed internet connection of at least 4Mbps

    4. A web camera that you can rotate 360 degrees

    5. Quiet & calm location at your home or office

    6. A computer with a keyboard and mouse

A:  In order to achieve the professional designation of IASSC Certified Black Belt (IASSC-CBB™) from the International Association for Six Sigma Certification, candidates must sit for the IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Exam and achieve a minimum score of 580 points out of a total potential of 750 points.

There are no prerequisites required in order to sit for the IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Exam.

A:  Divided into 5 sections- Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control

A:  IASSC Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Body of Knowledge

A:  The LSSBB exam consists of 150 questions to be answered in 4 hours. All questions are of multiple choice and true/false type.

A:   The IASSC Certified Green Belt (IASSC CBB) Examination voucher cost is 395 USD

A: Lean Six Sigma is a methodology that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste; combining lean manufacturing/lean enterprise and Six Sigma to eliminate the eight kinds of waste: defects, overproduction, waiting, non-utilized talent, transportation, inventory, motion, extra-processing.

A: ASQ vs IASSC

A: The training specifications are the following:

• Class duration (Bootcamp) - 20 hours

• Recorded lectures (Bootcamp) - 20 hours (on request)

• Content/ videos/ downloads/ activities - 80 hours

• Mock exams (including 1 attempt, 1 review, and 1 retake) - 36 hours

• Practice questions - 24 hours

• Additional value ads - 1 hour

A: For both Bootcamp and Without Bootcamp:

As soon as you register, an automated email with your receipt and your access credentials for audio-video lectures is sent to your registered email ID.

For Bootcamp*

• Within 24 hours you will receive a welcome email directly from the training coordinator managing the specific workshop batch you've opted for.
• 3 working days before the batch start date: You will receive a reminder from the training coordinator about the upcoming training.
• On the workshop start date (1 hour before starting off): Your training coordinator will reach you to check if you're having issues with logging online.
• Last day of the workshop: Your training coordinator will ask you to share your feedback for the training.
• 1 working day from the last day of the workshop: Your training coordinator will reach out to you with the next steps, like how to download your certificate(s) and how to avail the post-training helpline (as applicable).

*Note: You can choose to attend any number of batches for 6 months from the date of registering.

A: There is no mandatory eligibility requirement to sit for the LSSBB certification exam. Prior knowledge of statistics is recommended, but the required knowledge of statistics is covered in this course. Additionally, knowledge of Minitab will be beneficial but not mandatory to execute example scenarios.

A: With this course, you'll learn -

• What is the objective of Lean Six Sigma?

• What is DMAIC (Detailed phase-wise understanding)?

• How to apply DMAIC in Lean Six Sigma projects?

• How to identify Lean Six Sigma project opportunity?

• How to analyze data and make inferences?

• What is hypothesis testing and how to perform this?

• How to do root cause analysis?

• How to apply various tools and techniques in Lean Six Sigma projects?

A: You can drop us your queries by clicking on the “GOT QUERIES” tab (available on this page) or Live – chat with us (available on the bottom right corner of this page). Our customer service representatives will provide you with more details.

A: It’s a common myth that Lean Six Sigma is applicable to manufacturing sector only. Service-oriented organizations are excitedly adopting Lean Six Sigma methodology to improve their business process efficiency and effectiveness. If you’ve been in the service industry, of course, you can enroll in Lean Six Sigma course and take up six sigma projects on improvements.

A:  People working in the Quality Management domain. Ex- Quality System Managers, Engineers, Supervisors, Analysts, Auditors, Green Belts, Yellow Belts etc.

Lean Sigma Six Sigma professionals have a good career path and numerous job opportunities. These opportunities are available across the globe in almost every sector. These professionals can take jobs in manufacturing, service, pharma, aviation, IT, BPO and so on. The typical list of roles, where certified six sigma black belt professionals are required includes, however not limited to -

• Process Analysts

• Quality managers

• Quality consultants

• Operations managers

• Project managers

• Continuous improvement manager

A: In addition to Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training, we offer:

• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training/ certification
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training/ certification
• Lean Six Sigma Green & Black Belt combo training/ certification
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt training/ certification
• Six Sigma Green Belt training/ certification
• Six Sigma Black Belt training/ certification
• Six Sigma Green & Black Belt combo training/ certification
• Minitab training/ certification

A: You’ll be provided a recording of each session. You can visit these recordings and join the next session.

A: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt gets trained on Lean Management and Six Sigma methodology both. You’ll be equipped to use Lean as well as six sigma tools and methods with our Lean Six Sigma Black Belt course aligned to IASSC Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Body of Knowledge™.
 

A: We are a leading provider of training for working professionals, who transforms careers through skills and certification training. We offer bootcamp and e-learning (online self-learning) courses. Our growing suite of accredited courses is constantly upgraded to address the career enhancement goals of working professionals. We have trained more than 100,000 professionals and are endowed with the merit of having more than 500 expert trainers. This LSSBB course offered by us is aligned to the prestigious and globally renowned IASSC Lean six sigma certification (ICBB™). 

A: PDU stands for Professional Development Unit as project management credential. You’ll earn 45 PDUs.

A: Refer to the figure below: 

The average salary for "six sigma black belt" ranges from approximately INR 14,233 per month for Delivery Driver to INR 13,43,302 per year for Transformation Manager. (Source: indeed.co.in/2018)