Overview
| Available | Cost |
|---|---|
| Online, Open Enrollment with a Personal Learning Coach | $1,700.00 |
This program is designed for individual learners but may be customized to be delivered onsite at your organization. Contact a learning consultant for more information.
Industries from Healthcare to Logistics to Pharma to Manufacturing to Government are using Lean Six Sigma (LSS) to meet the ever-increasing demand to improve operational performance – across all functions in their organizations. Employers are looking for people who can help them meet this demand – who are trained and knowledgeable in practicing continuous process improvement through the LSS methodology.
Trained Six Sigma Yellow Belts are professionals who know the Six Sigma Methodology and contribute to improvement projects. A Six Sigma Yellow Belt demonstrates a thorough understanding of the Six Sigma Method.
Team up with Rutgers Professional and Executive Education – Training Green Belts and Black Belts since 2003 – and acquire the skills you need to be a successful and effective Green Belt.
What you’ll do
- Start within 2 business days of registering.
- Study at your own pace (with up to 13 weeks to finish your learning)
- Learn from a mix of on-demand self-paced e-learning, readings, exercises as well as one-on-one interactive meetings with your Rutgers Personal Learning Coach
- A Rutgers Black Belt/Master Black Belt will work with you one-on-one as your coach and mentor throughout your program
- Six Sigma Project Cotnributor
- Process Engineer
- Business Analyst
- Continuous Improvement Specialist
- Six Sigma Transformation Practitioner
The Opportunity
According to indeed.com, a Six Sigma Yellow Belt may earn between $70k – $80k per year. The job outlook for a typical title for a Trained Yellow Belt is Process Engineer – this title alone is forecast to increase by 8% through 2026 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This program is designed to provide flexible, practical learning with expert assistance from Rutgers. The objective is to provide you and your employer with a quick return on investment of money and time.
This program permits you to work independently at your own pace, with periodic one-on-one virtual meetings with your Rutgers Personal Learning Coach. You will have up to 3 months to complete the program.
Program Benefits
The main goal of this certificate is to enable you to develop skills and competencies that employers are looking for in the following areas:
- Learn concepts, strategies and tools used in Six Sigma, and how to best use these together, to solve process – and quality problems
- It introduces and provides practice in the D-M-A-I-C process and how to effectively lead your project team through these key steps
- Introduce the soft skills also required in order to be an effective Yellow Belt
- Explore how to apply these concepts, tools, techniques, and strategies in your organization
- This program will give you the professional development, experience, and confidence to repeat your initial success in future projects
- Valuable credential – once you’ve completed each component of this program, you’ll earn the designation: Trained Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
With the guidance of your Rutgers Personal Learning Coach, you will have the confidence and knowledge to make significant contributions to this critical, strategic function at your current employer or prospective employer.
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What You Will Learn
The main goal of this certificate is to enable you to develop skills and competencies that employers are looking for in the following areas:
- Concepts, strategies and tools used in Six Sigma, and how to best use these together, to solve process- and quality problems
- The D-M-A-I-C process and how to effectively lead your project team through these key steps
- Soft skills also required in order to be an effective Yellow Belt
- How to apply these concepts, tools, techniques, and strategies in your organization
Given the busy schedules of professionals and rising executives, Rutgers has developed a powerful hybrid learning model that combines the flexible delivery of self-paced, online learning with that of a seasoned professional – a Personal Learning Coach – who serves as a learning and career guidant to mentor you through successful completion of your program and set you up for success to achieve your career aspirations.
Individualized support by industry experts: To assure your learning supports where you are and where you want to go in your career, our personalized delivery model teams you up with a learning coach who will meet with you virtually during the course of your study. In your initial meeting, you will discuss your career objectives with your personal learning coach. Over additional scheduled one-on-one virtual meetings they will discuss your questions, homework assignments, and connect your learning to your job and career to make sure you get the most from the material presented and maintain your focus on the learning goals you have set for yourself.
Flexibility: Learn on the days of the week and times of day that fit your schedule: E-Learning is available virtually 24/7/365.
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for working professionals who wish to acquire formal knowledge and skills in the LSS methodology, plan to incorporate LSS into their work, and wish to learn how to lead LSS projects or participate as effective LSS team members. This program is also suitable and a gateway for those considering being full-time process-improvement practitioners in their organization.
This program has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Labor for workforce training grants. Funding may be available for those receiving unemployment benefits. Contact us for more information at or by completing the Request for Information.
Why Rutgers
Earn a credential to put on your resume that showcases your skills to support career success from a trusted public institution serving the people, businesses, and government agencies in the state of New Jersey for over 250 years.