
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
CSSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Develop a pipeline of elite process leaders capable of driving significant, sustained improvement across your entire organisation. This high-level certification empowers key staff to master advanced statistical analysis and the robust DMAIC methodology (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control), enabling them to spearhead complex, cross-functional projects and mentor Green Belts.
The benefits of this commitment to continuous improvement are sector-agnostic, providing immediate operational and financial advantages:
- Manufacturing: Reduces critical waste, lowers defect rates, and optimises supply chain efficiency.
- Healthcare: Improves patient flow, streamlines administrative processes, and enhances service quality.
- Finance & Banking: Optimises transaction speeds, reduces error rates in back-office operations, and streamlines compliance procedures.
- IT & Service Delivery: Accelerates process delivery, improves change management success rates, and enhances customer satisfaction.
By creating in-house Black Belt expertise, your company gains the strategic capability to identify and resolve systemic business problems. This ensures maximum efficiency, superior quality control, and sustained competitive advantage by fostering a culture of rigorous, data-driven excellence led by highly qualified internal experts.
- Six Sigma History and Application
- Lean Six Sigma Concepts
- DMAIC and DMADV
- Probability Distributions
- Correlation and Regression
- Hypothesis Testing
- Advanced Control Charts
- Six Sigma Statistics
- Introduction to MiniTab
- Analysis of Variance
- Design of Experiments
- Process Improvement Tools
- Process Maps
- Value Stream Mapping
Our course follows the Council for Six Sigma Certification’s Black Belt Syllabus.
There are no formal entry requirements for this course.
Most Black Belt candidates will be managers with responsibility for people, processes and budgets. You should have sufficient autonomy in your role, or ensure that you have support from superiors, to carry out a Black Belt project.
If you have already achieved a Lean Six Sigma Yellow or Green Belt you may be eligible to complete this course in an accelerated time frame.
- 10 full days tuition to CSSC Black Belt Syllabus
- Practice Tests
- Courseware
- Practical (in-class) activities
- Up to three 1:1s with a Certified Tutor
- Support to undertake your Lean Six Sigma Black Belt project.
- CSSC Lean Six Sigma Black Belt examination
Add on
- CSSC Lean Six Sigma Black Belt project – £395 inclusive of VAT
After completing this certification you could complete the Master Black Belt course and examination.
The CSSC Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Course is £2,495 inclusive of VAT. This includes ten days tuition, access to practice papers, Courseware, examination fees, and up to three tutor 1:1s.
Examination fees are included in the fee. The Exam is a 3 hour, 300 question open-book examination.
You can become a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Level II by adding on a CSSC externally assessed project for £395 inclusive of VAT.
Funding may be available through PLA and ReAct Plus for eligible applicants. Please note, the contents of the course package may vary depending on the funding stream so please check before applying. See funding for further information.
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