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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

$ 1,500.00

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Self paced

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Up to 18 months

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Meet the experts

Alan Skinner

Alan Skinner
Director, Lean Six Sigma Excellence Institute

As a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Alan has over twenty years of experience in all facets of organisational improvement in both private and public sector organisations.

Alan has extensive experience as a conference speaker on business improvement and Six Sigma methodologies.

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Daniel Ionita

Daniel Ionita
Director, Lean Six Sigma Excellence Institute

As a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Daniel has led, mentored and facilitated key improvement projects in various industries including banking & finance, IT & telecommunications, food manufacturing, health and education.

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The UTS Black Belt Certification is the culmination of the full Black Belt program. The program is a hands-on, self-driven and coached certification process for those who are keen to have formal recognition of their ability to devise and execute a more complex improvement project within an organisation.

About this course

The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification program is designed for participants who have already successfully completed Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and are seeking to put their learning to practice and receive formal recognition of their professional undertakings and achievements. 

The program is an entirely self-driven and hands-on experience that focuses on coaching eligible participants through a real-time improvement project, in which they are tasked to work within the scope of their current employer or organisation.  Participants will be supported by our Master Black Belt facilitator, providing guidance throughout, including the submission of assessments.

Embracing the idea that improvement work is a continuum of complexity – from ‘Just Do It’ scenarios, to rapid improvement projects – participants in the Black Belt Certification program are inevitably focused on undertaking projects at the more complex end of the scale. This will involve a fuller application of the methodology, including developing a full improvement plan, thoroughly documenting all the cycles and phases, practicing effective change management, and so on.

Digital badge and certificate

A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.

Learn more about UTS Open digital badges.

Lean Six Sigma program structure

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification is the penultimate step in a progressive program of lean six sigma training leading to Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Each program must be completed before progressing onto the next as follows:

Price

Full price: $1,500 (GST-free)*

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase. 

Payment on invoice requests must be paid in full and reconciled by our Finance team before you can access your online course materials. Please make sure your invoice payments reference the UTS Open invoice number. You can also forward remittance advice to support@open.uts.edu.au.

Important pre-enrolment information

Before signing up for the Learn Six Sigma Black Belt certification program, the following terms and conditions must be read and accepted:

  • Learners must email business.futuresLSS@uts.edu.au and provide evidence they have completed UTS Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or an equivalent program before enrolling in this course.
  • This is a self-managed, self-driven program.
  • The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification process is valid for 18 months only. A completed project portfolio that meets UTS requirements must be submitted within the certification process validity period. Participants will be emailed confirmation of their certification process expiry date after payment has been processed
  • For acceptance into the Black Belt Certification Program, a completed improvement plan signed by a sponsor and associated project set up activities (project set up cycle) must be submitted to business.futuresLSS@uts.edu.au within the first two weeks of enrolment.
  • It is your responsibility to ensure any change, revision or substitution of the sponsor-approved Improvement Plan is done within the 18 month validity period.

To apply for extension of project submission beyond the stipulated timeframe please contact business.futuresLSS@uts.edu.au. Extension fees will apply.

Enrolment conditions

Terms and Conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions. 

COVID-19 response 

UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.

Additional course information

Course outline

In addition to the requirements (detailed below), undertaking our Black Belt Certification program requires you to devise and execute an improvement project to UTS requirements. This plan must be conducted with the approval from a sponsor within your workplace. Upon acceptance into the program, you will receive detailed information on assessment criteria and the certification process.

From here, you will be assigned a Master Black Belt coach, who will provide support and feedback as you work through each stage of your improvement project in real time. You will be required to submit the relevant documentation and evidence of progress at each stage of the project to your coach, for feedback.

At the end of the project, you are to submit a completed report with your project portfolio, which will be used for certification assessment. Satisfactory completion of all requirements will reward you with the Black Belt Certification.

The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification program fee includes:

  • Written feedback on the sponsor-approved and sponsor-signed improvement plan proposal
  • Four, one-hour coaching sessions conducted by telephone, web-chat or face-to-face, with the timing and method dependent on mutual availability, and
  • Assessment of one completed improvement project portfolio, complying with certification guidelines.

It is possible to complete the certification process within two to three months and it must be completed within a maximum timeframe of 12 months.

Course learning objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you should have:

  • Strengthened your knowledge and practical application of the overall methodology and planning tools
  • Demonstrated competence in using tools to evidence project outcomes
  • Developed your ability to engage with key stakeholders related to your project and to evidence this in plans and feedback
  • Improved your communication skills by seeking regular feedback from teams, sponsors, mentors, other project managers and through evidence of work samples
  • Successfully achieved project outcomes (whether financial and/or non-financial) through a process of appropriate measures and business impact analyses
  • Demonstrated ability to produce relevant reflections, insights and recommendations following on from your project, supported by evidence from your project sponsor.

Requirements

Mandatory

Enrolment in the Black Belt Certification program requires you to have first completed either:

  • UTS Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and UTS Lean Six Sigma Black Belt short courses, including successful completion of their respective assessments, OR
  • An equivalent third-party Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program (subject to review and approval). If you have completed a Black Belt theory program or equivalent somewhere other than through UTS, please send your supporting materials that evidence your competency with Black Belt-level theory to business.futuresLSS@uts.edu.au prior to enrolment in the certification program. We will assess your request and contact you for next steps.    
  • To complete this online course, you will need a personal computer with reliable internet access, web conferencing capability and an operating system with a web browser compatible with the Canvas LMS. You will also need access to some type of data analysis software, preferably Excel, with Data Analysis Add-in enabled, or Minitab and Companion by Minitab.

Contact us

For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au 

If you have a specific question about course content or requirements, please email business.futuresLSS@uts.edu.au

Who is this course for?

This program will benefit professionals responsible for driving or managing improvements within their organisation and who would benefit from the support and insight of an external coach throughout the process. It will be particularly useful for:

  • Improvement project managers with the responsibility for complex improvement projects
  • Senior managers with the responsibility for leading improvement programs in an organisation or business unit.

Learners must email business.futuresLSS@uts.edu.au and provide evidence they have completed UTS Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or an equivalent program before enrolling in this course.

Book a session

Self paced
Expert: Alan Skinner, Daniel Ionita
  • This is a self-managed, self-driven program that includes 4 x 1 hr coaching sessions.
  • Online

Learners must email business.futuresLSS@uts.edu.au and provide evidence they have completed UTS Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or an equivalent program before enrolling in this course. Note that invoices must be paid in full and reconciled by our Finance team before you can access your online course materials.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

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