Green Belt
Green Belt
Learn to apply Lean Six Sigma tools and lead projects that generate significant business results!
| At-a-glance | |
|---|---|
| Format | On-campus, blended online, or onsite (instructor-led) |
| Cost | $3,950 - discounts available |
| Duration | 12 weeks |
| Availability | Twice annually |
| Prerequisites | none |
| CEU's | 8 |
RIT's Green Belt training program is designed for working professionals with little or no prior experience in Lean Six Sigma. You will learn tools and methods for improving processes and how to apply them to projects within your organization that generate significant cost savings, greater efficiencies, and higher customer satisfaction. Important tools will be introduced to clearly define a business problem, gather and analyze data, and implement improvements that can be sustained.
RIT’s Green Belt program is unique
- Projects are integrated into the training so that you actively apply tools and concepts directly to your own project. Your project will continue beyond formal training and will generate significant benefits to your organization, exponentially higher than the program itself. Each project is mentored by a Lean Six Sigma expert from RIT, and support continues through project completion.
- Designed to meet the needs of all business sectors: healthcare, services, manufacturing, education, and government. Emphasis is placed on tailoring learning to each student’s needs, while participant diversity provides opportunities to learn from one another.
- Topical coverage goes beyond Lean Six Sigma tools to leadership and change management essential to driving a culture of performance excellence. Immersion and practice ensures that RIT Certified Green Belts live Lean Six Sigma methods and tools on a daily basis.
- Spread out over 12 weeks to facilitate project integration and applied learning. Project reviews offer direct feedback on your project.
- Active management participation, including manager/sponsor training before the program.
- Instructors have deep expertise in their fields and work with you not only during the program but through completion of your project. RIT is a major university with expert faculty, Black Belts, and other professionals who are teachers, consultants, real-world problem solvers, respected speakers, and authors.
RIT’s Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification program helps you generate superior data-driven solutions, improved customer satisfaction, enhanced productivity, and significantly improved bottom-line results.
On-campus Program
The on-campus program is delivered one day each week for twelve consecutive weeks, led by expert Lean Six Sigma instructors. You will be exposed to each topic in-depth through classroom assignments, structured exercises within a team environment, and application of tools to your own project. Project review sessions are held within the on-campus program, but instructors are available outside of the program for advice and counsel.
Blended Online Program
Unlike self-paced online training, our instructor-led approach keeps you actively engaged with expert instructors and other program participants while still providing flexibility to meet your other commitments. Learning materials include pre-recorded lectures, articles and videos, exercises, and quizzes that you complete each week; online “discussion boards”; three “live” project review sessions scheduled in advance to offer direct feedback on all projects; and conference calls or web-conferences as needed.
Contract Program
Our Green Belt certification program is also available as a customized contract program that can be delivered to your organization onsite or in a “blended” format with both onsite elements and online components. Contact us for more information.
Certification
Certification by RIT as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt requires the following:
- Successful completion of training including all course materials and deliverables, attendance (on-campus program), participation in discussions and project reviews;
- Passing score (70) on final exam;
- Completion of a Green Belt project, which you lead, including submission of a final report signed-off by your sponsor or other senior leader, within 2 years of training. Final review and approval of your project is done by your RIT instructor. (Credit is not given for projects that were initiated before the start of training).
Black Belt Program
After completing Green Belt training, you may want to continue on for Black Belt certification. RIT's online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification program helps you move from a practitioner role to becoming an expert in Lean Six Sigma prepared to drive process excellence throughout your organization. Black Belts are leaders, change agents, strategic thinkers, trusted coaches, expert resources, and vigilant project managers who lead complex high-value projects that improve customer satisfaction and productivity. For more information and special pricing on your Black Belt training when you complete your Green Belt through us, visit our Black Belt Pricing Section.
For questions about RIT's Green Belt certification program, please contact certreg@rit.edu
The program follows the DMAIC process – Design, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control – and includes the following key topics:
- Lean Six Sigma Overview
- Change
- Voice of the Customer
- SIPOC
- Flowcharts
- VSM (Value Stream Mapping)
- Project Charter
- Problem Statements
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Team Building & Leadership
- Standard Work
- Cost of Quality
- Statistical Thinking
- Sampling Issues
- Basic Statistics
- T-tests
- Measurement Systems Analysis
- Correlation & Regression Analysis
- Problem Solving Process & Tools
- Cause-Effect Matrix
- FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
- 5-S and Visual Controls
- Kaizen Event Training
- Line and Cell Design
- Setup Reduction
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Kanban
- Control Plans
- Capability Analysis
- SPC & Control Charts
- Design of Experiments – Introduction
| Upcoming Dates | Registration |
| September 18* - December 11, 2023 (blended online) Download class schedule |
Open |
| September 19* - December 12, 2023 (on-campus) Download class schedule |
Open |
| *Orientation/management review session will be scheduled online prior to the start of training. |
Individual Registration: $3,950
Discounts (only one discount per person):
- MedTech and GRQC Members: $3,555 (10%)
- RIT Alumni, Employees, and Immediate Family Members: $3,160 (20%)
- Full-Time College Students (all institutions): $3,160 (20%). Contact certreg@rit.edu for more details
Group Registration (no other discounts apply):
- 2 people: $3,555 (10%). (RIT Alumni, Employees and Immediate Family Members - please register as 2 individuals for a 20% discount)
- 3+ people: $3,160 per person (20%)
This program is offered through RIT Certified. Please register by clicking on the appropriate program below and you will be taken to the registration page. You may also register by contacting RIT Certified directly at certreg@rit.edu.
Register for September 18 - December 11, 2023 (blended online)
Register for September 19 - December 12, 2023 (on-campus)
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be received at least 15 business days prior to the program start date. Cancellations received after that date will be invoiced to the participant, who will be responsible for payment in full. Please email certreg@rit.edu with questions.
FAQ's
No, Yellow Belt is not required.
Green Belt and Black Belt training are two distinct programs which must be completed separately. However, after finishing Green Belt training you may start our Black Belt program even if you have not yet completed your Green Belt project. You must still complete a Green Belt project as well as a separate Black Belt project in order to be certified as a Black Belt, but you may find it more convenient to complete both training programs as quickly as possible. It may also be convenient to define a Black Belt project that builds upon your Green Belt project. Lastly, RIT offers a discount on Black Belt training if you complete your Green Belt with us - see the Black Belt pricing section.
Yes! Green Belts are process improvement specialists with skills that apply across disciplines and industries even though application domains differ. For example, professionals in medical and transactional fields may find lean tools more helpful initially while manufacturing professionals often take a more balanced approach to utilizing lean and six sigma tools. RIT integrates lean and six sigma because waste and process variability are challenges across all organizations. Examples from different industries and application domains are used in the program to demonstrate the broad applicability of Lean Six Sigma. Green Belts are responsible for deciding which tools and methods will be most effective in specific situations within their own organizations.
Our online format is designed to provide you with flexibility to meet your other commitments from wherever you are while insuring that you are actively engaged with our expert instructors and other program participants. Elements include: (1) pre-recorded lectures, articles, videos, and quizzes that you complete each week at your convenience; (2) online “discussion boards” that you participate in each week with other participants at your convenience; (3) several “live” project review sessions scheduled in advance to offer direct feedback on all projects; and (4) conference calls or web-conferences as needed.
If you’ve never experienced a blended online format, we think you’ll be pleasantly surprised and will find it a very rich learning experience. Nevertheless, our Green Belt program is also available on-campus or on-site on a contract basis for employers with a minimum number of participants. Contact certreg@rit.edu if you are interested in a customized program for your organization.
You should plan to spend 6-8 hours each week on course materials, homework, discussions, quizzes, and occasional project reviews. In addition, you should plan 6-8 hours each week for work on your project, holding team meetings, and preparing for tollgates.
Every Green Belt project requires a sponsor whose role is: (1) to help identify in advance an opportunity suitable for a Green Belt project; (2) to help remove roadblocks and support project execution; and (3) to participate in tollgate reviews and sign-off on all tollgates. Your direct manager should also provide assurance that he/she understands the demands on your time for and is committed to your success in the program.
Before starting our Green Belt program, you must have identified an appropriate project “opportunity” with the support of a sponsor. You will receive information from us to assist you and your sponsor in selecting an appropriate project. We suggest that a suitable Green Belt project returns at least $50,000 in estimated benefits, recognizing that other metrics may be more appropriate to your situation. The project should be completed (with sign-off from sponsor and finance) within two years of training. Your RIT instructor is the final reviewer and approver of your project.
No, credit is not given for projects that are either in-process or were completed prior to the start of training. Projects must be started in conjunction with our training program
After the formal training ends, you will have 1 year to complete your project in order to earn Green Belt certification. Extensions may be granted for extenuating circumstances but they must be approved by RIT and your sponsor.
All readings and slides will be available in our online repository, from which you can print a copy for your own use. Links to the videos are also provided.
No. RIT's online repository is cloud-based and Excel is utilized for statistical tools and examples. Examples are also illustrated in Minitab if you prefer this statistical package and have a license, but Minitab is NOT required for the Green Belt program.
Yes. Upon request, you will be issued 8 CEU’s at the end of the training portion of the program.
Registration is first-come-first-served – to be assured of a seat, you should register as soon as it is feasible. RIT accepts credit cards and purchase orders. In the event that you need to cancel, you must do so at least 15 days (3 weeks) before the start of the program or you will be invoiced and held responsible for payment in full.