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Lean Six Sigma Certificate Program

Lean Six Sigma is a fundamental for continuous improvement in any service industry, technology group, health care sector, office environment, or manufacturing business.

Program Overview

This is a three-course certificate program that blends classroom experience with hands-on activities to give participants a series of tools that can be applied immediately in their workplace environment, such as:

  • Improving services, products, and offerings
  • Process improvement
  • Information flow
  • Quality
  • On-time delivery
  • Eliminating waste
  • Value stream improvement
  • Team work and time management
  • Competitive advantage
  • Market growth
  • Business profitability

All classes are taught by practicing professionals who have prestigious certifications, subject expertise, and a wealth of real-world experience, ensuring you’ll learn important, hands-on lessons.

Program Scope and Sequence

A Penn State Great Valley (who extends their academic programming to the Navy Yard) certificate is awarded upon completion of the three required courses. Courses must be taken in sequence and cannot be taken concurrently. Students will be required to conduct a continuous Lean Six Sigma project sponsored by their place of work throughout the three courses program. At the end of both of the first two courses, a practice comprehension exam will be given to prepare the students for the final certification exam that will be administered at the end of the third course.

Participants not wishing to take the entire sequence are welcome to take any course that interests them pending prerequisite knowledge.

Why Pursue Certification

Students in Penn State’s program will take three Green Belt-level courses in sequence, each one reflecting one area of the Black Belt foundation. The program meets the international requirement for Black Belt-level certification, which requires 63 hours of classroom time, an employer-approved project, and a comprehensive exam. Students are not required to hold any previous Six Sigma training to enroll.

Who Should Attend

Each of these courses offers in-depth training on specific topics of Lean Six Sigma and are targeted toward team members who currently, or soon will be, responsible for making improvements in products, services, and business processes, in addition to students who will be responsible for implementing continuous process improvement processes and projects within their organization.

Program Objectives

This three-course program will provide students with the tools necessary to better position their company or organization to exceed their customers’ expectations in the areas of: improving services, products, and offerings, process improvement, quality, on-time delivery, eliminating waste, competitive advantage, and business profitability.

The process management and elimination of waste principles, which are offered throughout this certification, will provide increased customer satisfaction. A company's or organization’s financial performance will be positively influenced through a higher level of satisfaction. Upon completion of the certification program, students will be able to apply the theories, tools, and techniques learned through a series of case studies, project interactions, and real-world scenarios and apply it to the workplace.

Continuing Education Units

  • Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are awarded based on a standard of one unit per ten (10) hours of classroom contact
  • DAWIA Continuous Learning Points (CLP) are awarded to NAVSEA employees based on the DAU standard of one point for each contact hour (21 CLPs per course)

Note: The University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.

Customized Programs

Companies and organizations can have this program conducted at Penn State at the Navy Yard or elsewhere. Program content can be customized to meet the needs of the company. Call 610-648-3281 for information.

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