Six Sigma Green Belt Training

Six Sigma Green Belt Training benefits employees who take up Six Sigma implementation along with their other job responsibilities ...

I work for a relatively small manufacturing company that is looking for ways to improve many of its regular business processes. Towards that end, the company has offered a substantial bonus to any employee that completes Six Sigma green belt training on his or her own time. A Six Sigma green belt training course would introduce employees to the basic concepts of this program and help them understand how to implement the various procedures involved. The president of my company had already completed master black belt certification and would oversee the deployment of Six Sigma methodology.

About Six Sigma Six Sigma is a methodology to manage process variations that cause defects, defined as unacceptable deviation from the mean or target; and to systematically work towards managing variation to eliminate those defects. The objective of Six Sigma is to deliver high performance, reliability, and value to the end customer. It was pioneered by Bill Smith at Motorola in 1986 and was originally defined as a metric for measuring defects and improving quality; and a methodology to reduce defect levels below 3.4 Defects Per (one) Million Opportunities (DPMO), or put another way, a methodology of controlling a process to the point of ± six sigma (standard deviations) from a centerline. Six Sigma has now grown beyond defect control. Source: Wikipedia.org

Because of limited resources, my company couldn't offer Six Sigma green belt training on the premises. They did, however, provide a list of local consultants that had Six Sigma green belt training programs, so I decided to check a few of those out. I talked to a couple representatives from those consulting firms, but didn't really think their programs would be a good fit for me. For one thing, I would have to spend a significant amount of time in their classrooms, which meant that I would barely see my family in the evenings for the duration of my Six Sigma green belt training course. I was working long hours as it was, and wasn't too keen on the prospect of lengthening my workday even more. For another thing, the prices these local consulting firms were charging seemed rather exorbitant. I had heard that Six Sigma green belt training does not come cheaply, but I felt that these firms were definitely overdoing it.

Since my company didn't absolutely require that I get Six Sigma green belt training from someone on their list, I decided to find an alternative source on my own. After a bit of research on the Internet, I found that a lot of companies and schools offer online Six Sigma green belt training. With an online program, I would be able to complete the coursework whenever it was convenient for me. By working on my Six Sigma green belt training late at night after everyone else has gone to bed or early in the morning before everyone wakes up, I would be able to get my certification while still being able to spend time with my family. Plus, I discovered that many of these online Six Sigma green belt training courses would cost far less than the ones recommended by my company. I was definitely getting a better deal all around.

My online Six Sigma green belt training program is now underway. Although the extra work is a bit difficult to handle at times, I know that certification will ultimately help me in my career. Not only will I get a bonus from my company, but I'll also be able to list my Six Sigma green belt training on my resume anytime I want or need to look for another job. In other words, this certification will pay off for many, many years to come.

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