Training Opportunities

The White Belt course introduces fundamental Lean and Six Sigma concepts and terminology. Participants will learn to identify process issues and eliminate waste, enhancing both personal and team productivity. This course is available to all UCSB students, faculty, and staff. The White Belt course also prepares you for the Yellow Belt, a 3-part virtual course where you’ll apply Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques in an engaging simulation.

Choose from two formats: a self-paced eLearning course or a virtual instructor-led session, both accessible through UC Learning.

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Upon completion of the course, participants will be certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt practitioners and prepared to share applicable tools and skills with their departments to advance strategic goals.

Topics Covered:

• Obtain a working knowledge of the tools of process improvement/Lean Six Sigma and how to apply them specifically to a higher education setting

• Describe and apply the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) approach to process improvement

• Gain the ability to identify “non-value added” activities

• Learn how to measure and analyze data from current state processes in order to identify areas for improvement

• Recognize the value of integrating the “voice of customer” into process improvement projects

After completing the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt program, participants will be able to:

• Serve as practitioners of Lean Six Sigma methodology in their departments

• Define what Lean Six Sigma is, where it came from, and why organizations benefit from it

• Describe how to find and select a worthwhile process improvement project

• Define the problem that needs to be solved, gather the voice of the customer, and build a high-level map of the process

• Describe how to select measures, plan for data collection, and collect baseline data about a process

• Analyze the process, conduct data analysis, and then brainstorm and validate root causes of process problems

• Craft, filter and determine potential solutions to process problems, and then mitigate the risks of process change

• Create monitoring plans, develop response plans, and sustain the gains of the improvement(s) over time.

Topics covered:

• Define a Six Sigma Project: Learn how to select the right project and define the problem that needs to be solved; build the business case and develop the project charter.

• Understand the Customer: Engage in activities to define the customer's value chain; identify Critical to Quality (CTQ) process activities and define key performance indicators.

• Quality Tools: Utilize quality tools such as check sheets, Pareto charts, scatter plots, and histograms to perform data analysis and assess measurement system capabilities.

• Sustain the Change: Integrate project control plans and organizational change management to support the adoption of solutions.

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