Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
- Innovation & Business Improvement
This programme is conducted on-campus.
Intake 13
Weeknights (7pm - 10.45pm)
Saturdays (9am - 6.30pm)
Intake 14
Weekdays (9am - 5.45pm)
Saturdays (9am - 6.30pm)
*Classes for this intake will be conducted in the day
Who Should Attend
- Organisational leaders
- Professionals seeking to drive continuous improvement culture and practices
- Enterpreneurs/ Business owners interested in delivering lean solutions to enforce effective organisational processes
PREREQUISITES
- Good Bachelor's Degree or Diploma Holders with at least 1 year of relevant working experience in Business Improvement/Business Excellence functions is preferred
- Provide a copy of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
- Provide a report of the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt project carried out by the applicant
- Pass an interview that aims to verify Green Belt proficiency and if the Black Belt project proposal is acceptable for certification purpose
- Provide a Black Belt project proposal for certification. The project should minimally hold the following characteristics:
(i) delivers significant benefits to the organisations financially (example, at least $100k) and if not, there must be other benefits critical to the business for the project to be acceptable
(ii) dealing with issues that are systemic in nature
(iii) cutting across at least 3 functions
(iv) requires prospective data collection, analysis and management
(v) holds potential challenges in change management
Candidates who successfully graduated from SMU Academy’s Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course with a full Green Belt certificate will be exempted from the online-test and submission of Green Belt project. There will be a brief phone interview to review on prospective black belt project for certification.
Overview
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is a unique set of methodologies and tools specially tailored for process improvements that can be used in many industries to enhance efficiency, productivity, customer satisfaction and profitability. It aims to improve the quality of output by identifying causes of defects and minimising variability.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is also instrumental in building a culture of continuous improvement, removing of silos and facilitating change. They do so often through leading projects; setting up of project pipelines and programme framework; training and coaching of Green Belts, leaders and other employees; and sharing and promoting of best practices.
This course follows a practical learning approach:
- In addition to classroom learning via lectures, case studies, activities, examples, discussions, and online test, the course requires execution of a real Lean Six Sigma project of acceptable level of complexity and scale at a Black Belt level, to be assessed for full certification.
- The Black Belt programme builds on pre-existing Lean Six Sigma Green Belt curriculum and requires the participants to be a proficient Green Belt. This reduces the amount of time needed for a full Black Belt curriculum which typically stretches over 18-20 full days. Again, this model is helpful for professionals who cannot afford taking extended leave from work
Learning Objectives
1. To impart participants with the working knowledge and competencies to carry out Lean Six Sigma projects and deployments at a Black Belt level.
2. To recognise and certify participants who demonstrated:
a. Understanding of the Lean Six Sigma concepts, principles and application at a Black Belt level
b. Proficiency in applying Lean Six Sigma concepts, principles and application through project works, at a Black Belt level
The above-mentioned learning objectives are based on a model where the Black Belt curriculum is stacked onto pre-existing Green Belt qualifications and proficiency.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply enhanced analytical and statistical tools and techniques that are taught in class, to solve problems, and manage more complex data analysis and management
- Lead projects that presents a high level of complexity and scale and brings significant benefits to the organisation and customers
- Help build a culture of continuous improvement and facilitate change in organisations with a more robust and deeper Lean Six Sigma knowledge and competency
- Gain valuable practice from the certification project
- Gain recognition as a Six Sigma professional and expert
Topic/Structure
Session 1
• Course and Certification Overview and Expectations
• Fundamental Principles and Define (Recap)
• Project Identification and Selection (across/in organisations)
• Descriptive Stats and Minitab
• Basic Facilitation
Session 2
• Measure Phase (Recap)
• Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
• Probability Distributions
• Inferential Statistics and Hypothesis Testing
• Process Capability Studies
• Leading Change
Session 3
• Analyse Phase (Recap)
• Multi-Vari and ANOVA
• Non-Parametric Tests
• Chi-Square and Contingency Tables
• Correlation and Regressions for Variable Y
• Regressions for Attribute Y
• Basic Adult Learning
Session 4
• Improve Phase (Recap)
• Factorial Designs of Experiments (DOE)
• Basic Coaching
• In-Class Assessments
Session 5
• Planning DOE series
• Robust DOE
• Lean Management
• In-Class Assessments
Session 6
• Control Phase and SPC (recap)
• Basic Acceptance Sampling
• Design for Six Sigma Overview
• Final Case Study & In-Class Assessments
Assessment
- At least 75% attendance of the classroom sessions is required
- A test score of at least 80% pass
- Acquire at least 80% score against the rubric criteria on project works
CERTIFICATION
Upon completion within 6 months, participants will receive a digital Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.
Fee Table
| COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
PARTICIPANT PROFILE | SELF-SPONSORED | SME | NON-SME |
Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+ | $2,943 (After SSG Funding 70%) | $2,243 (After Maximum Funding) | $2,943 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old | $2,243 (After Maximum Funding) | $2,243 (After Maximum Funding) | $2,243 (After Maximum Funding) |
International Participant | $9,810 (No Funding) | $9,810 (No Funding) | $9,810 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
Intake 13: 26 Sep - 7 Dec 2024 [Registration Closed]
Session 1: 26-Sep-2024, 27-Sep-2024, 28-Sep-2024
Session 2: 10-Oct-2024, 11-Oct-2024, 12-Oct-2024
Session 3: 24-Oct-2024, 25-Oct-2024, 26-Oct-2024
Session 4: 07-Nov-2024, 08-Nov-2024, 09-Nov-2024
Session 5: 21-Nov-2024, 22-Nov-2024, 23-Nov-2024
Session 6: 05-Dec-2024, 06-Dec-2024, 07-Dec-2024
Intake 14: 10 Apr - 24 Nov 2025 [Registration Closed]
Session 1: 10-Apr-2025, 11-Apr-2025, 12-Apr-2025
Session 2: 24-Apr-2025, 25-Apr-2025, 26-Apr-2025
Session 3: 08-May-2025, 09-May-2025, 10-May-2025
Session 4: 22-May-2025, 23-May-2025, 24-May-2025
*Classes for this intake will be conducted in the day
Programme Registration:
Registrants are required to submit the following supporting documents at the point of registration:
(i) Copy of Certificate of Highest Qualification
(ii) Updated copy of Curriculum Vitae
(iii) Copy of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate
(iv) Copy of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt project report (if any), or copy of past business/ process
improvement project report
Waiting List :
From time to time, seats in current or upcoming intakes may be opened up. Please contact us via our enquiries form if you would like to be placed on our waiting list.
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