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Powerful Tools. Hands-On Experience. Expert Mentoring.
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a set of tools, techniques, and operating principles that represents the best of practices in quality and process improvement, resulting in improved performance and reduced costs. LSS can be applied in any industry and can help to improve any business process. Apply Lean Six Sigma in order to:
- Be Compentive and Save Money
- Improve Quality and Delivery
- Gain Better Customer & Employee Satisfaction
This program offers training and mentorhsihp to develop Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSS BB) practitioners that are prepared to apply the LSS tools and deliver results. The LSS BB’s receive a balance of management skills (project/team/change management) and tool application to achieve the desired process improvements.
Prerequisites: Prior Lean Six Sigma training is not required, as this program includes Lean Six Sigma Green Belt curriculum and training. Note that candidates must apply the tools to a real project as part of this training. Candidates will ideally bring in a project from their work location. If a student does not have a project, they must reach out to the Program Manager well in advance of the programs start, to consider opportunities to seek out a project.
Program Benefits
- Become a process improvement leader in five-months and help to transform your organiztion.
- Learn the established LSS body of knowledge and master the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) process.
- Receive one-on-one coaching and mentorship from a Master Black Belt, who will help you to apply the tools and drastically improve a real business process. Save a minimum of $100k via your project (projected annually).
- Earn a Specialized Certificate in (LSS) Black Belt; program curriculum is aligned with the American Society for Quality’s (ASQ’s) Body of Knowledge, providing the education needed to prepare for the Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (CSSBB) exam. Training also covers areas of competency in portions of ASQ's Manager of Quality (CMQ), Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), and Quality Auditor (CQA) certifications.
- Project Managers can earn 90 PDU's through the Project Management Institute (PMI), in order to maintain your PMP certification.
Certificate at a Glance
Duration: 5 months
Total Instructional Hours: 90hrs broken down as follows:
- Live Online Instruction: 45 hrs (hosted via Zoom)
- Complete On Your Schedule: 40+ hrrs, recorded lectures, assignments, discussion boards and case studies.
- Coaching and support with LSS Master Black Belt.
Total units: 9.0
Tution: $5,595 (see below for no-interest payment plan application)
Program Fee
The total cost of training is $5,595, and this includes all course materials:
- Live weekly lectures, hands-on and collaborative
- One-on-one project coaching from Master Black Belt Instructor
- Application and Certificate Processing Fee.
- Digital access to learning materials
- Project Sign-Off
- Custom, easy to understand, electronic files to conduct statistcal portions
No-Interest Payment Plan
Students are welcoem to select a no-interest payment plan that breaks up the tuiton into more manageable monthly payments.The first payment is needed to process your registration, and we can then select a recurring payment date.
To request a payment plan please complete the No-Interest Payment Plan Request Form.
Questions?
Contact your program manager, Angela Miller
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Course Number: BUSA-40996
Credit: 9.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belt, Project Management, Supply Management
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4/14/2023 - 8/25/2023
$5595
Live Online
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Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).
Athon, James
Jim Athon is a Continuous Improvement COE leader and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He has had nearly 25-years of success in driving process improvement methodologies, principles, and best practices. Since 2001, Jim has served as the President of The Athon Group, Inc., a premier supplier of Six Sigma training, coaching, and consulting services at all levels of Lean Six Sigma deployment, including Executive Leadership, Champion, Master Black Belt, Black Belt, and Green Belt. He has personally trained and coached over 500 Black Belts and over 200 Green Belts, with his primary focus being teaching the DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) problem-solving framework.
After earning a Master Black Belt at General Electric, Jim has led Lean Six Sigma projects for prominent organi...Read More
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No refunds after: 4/13/2023.
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The Spring 2023 Green and Black Belt program is offered in an engaging hybrid format; all live sessions will take place on Fridays via Zoom, 8am - 12pm PT. In addition to the live training you will receive online assignments, videos and materials which you can review/complete on your preferred schedule.
Class sessions take place on Fridays from April 7 - June 23; 8am - 12pm PT (No meeting on June 2). Final project presentations will take place Friday, August 18, 2023.
| DATE | DAY | START | END | LOCATION |
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| 4/14/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 4/21/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 4/28/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 5/5/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 5/12/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 5/19/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 5/26/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 6/9/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 6/16/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 6/23/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 6/30/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 8/25/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
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9/22/2023 - 2/9/2024
$5595
Live Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).
Athon, James
Jim Athon is a Continuous Improvement COE leader and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He has had nearly 25-years of success in driving process improvement methodologies, principles, and best practices. Since 2001, Jim has served as the President of The Athon Group, Inc., a premier supplier of Six Sigma training, coaching, and consulting services at all levels of Lean Six Sigma deployment, including Executive Leadership, Champion, Master Black Belt, Black Belt, and Green Belt. He has personally trained and coached over 500 Black Belts and over 200 Green Belts, with his primary focus being teaching the DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) problem-solving framework.
After earning a Master Black Belt at General Electric, Jim has led Lean Six Sigma projects for prominent organi...Read More
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 9/28/2023.
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NOTE:
The Fall 2023 Green and Black Belt program is offered in an engaging hybrid format; all live sessions will take place on Fridays via Zoom, 8am - 12pm PT. In addition to the live training you will receive online assignments, videos and materials which you can review/complete on your preferred schedule.
Class sessions take place on Fridays from September 22 - December 8; 8am - 12pm PT (No meeting on November 24). Final project presentations will take place Friday, February 9, 2024.
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| 9/22/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 9/29/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 10/6/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 10/13/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 10/20/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 10/27/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 11/3/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 11/10/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 11/17/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 12/1/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 12/8/2023 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
| 2/9/2024 | Fri | 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | |
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Business, Professional & Legal Programs department at 858-534-8131 or unexbusa@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.