Six Sigma Black Belt Training and Certification

Six Sigma Black Belt Training at U of I BIS

Six Sigma Black Belt training prepares project leaders, technical leaders, and quality improvement team leaders to lead and implement the tools and techniques of the proven Six Sigma methodology.

The goal of this training is to offer the tools for leaders to immediately achieve significantly improved financial results for their companies. The training includes 160 hours of classroom time, with instructor led, hands-on, demanding and thorough instruction over a four-month period. During training, Black Belt students work on an actual identified management-approved project that can realize at least $100,000 in cost savings to the organization. The instructional design process involves learning a technique and then applying it to the working project.

Naperville Daytime Schedule

Date: This program includes all of the following dates:
May: 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, 2012
June: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 2012
July: 12, 13, 19, 20, 2012
(160 total hours)
Times: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Cost: $9,900*
*Grant funding may be available for eligible companies. Call for more details.
Date: This program includes all of the following dates:
October 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, 2012
November 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, 2012
December 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 2012
(160 total hours)
Times: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Cost: $9,900*
*Grant funding may be available for eligible companies. Call for more details.

 

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Naperville Evenings and Saturday Schedule

Date: This program includes all of the following dates:
Evenings and Saturday Daytime
To Be Determined
(160 total hours)
Times: Evenings: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturdays: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Cost: $9,900*
*Grant funding may be available for eligible companies. Call for more details.

 

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Training Materials include the following:

  • A licensed copy of MINITAB software
  • Four large binders covering all Black Belt instruction
  • The Black Belt Memory Jogger®, by Goal/QPC
  • CEUs are available, at request, upon completion of the course

Course Requirements:

  • Leadership capabilities
  • Basic college-level algebra
  • Students are expected to bring management-approved business improvement project that has potential for at least $100,000 in cost savings to the organization

Students are expected to bring laptop computers with hardware capable of meeting the following requirements:

  • Operating System - Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Windows 7
  • RAM - 512 MB or more
  • Processor - 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
  • Hard Disk Space - 125 MB (minimum) free space available
  • Screen Resolution - 1024 x 768 or higher
  • Adobe® Reader - Version 5.0 or higher required for Meet Minitab

See the detailed course outline for information.

For more information, see our Six Sigma Black Belt brochure.

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Also see:

Six Sigma Green Belt Training