What is the use of six sigma Green belt certification?

American Society for Quality (ASQ) is a worldwide globally recognized body, which has more than 85000 Quality professionals as members, who are experts from a wide spectrum of industries, educational institutions, medical colleges and hospitals etc., related to quality. A Best Six Sigma Certification from ASQ is considered a mark of quality excellence and is recognized by more than 125 organizations worldwide. It helps in the advancement of professional development, builds credibility and recognition among peers as a part of the global community. A certification helps in career advancement and significantly helps the professional improve organizations bottom line through effective application of quality tools and methods.

For operational managers who have a day job to oversee line function(s) with teams reporting to them, a Six Sigma Green Belt certification is preferred. Certified Six Sigma Green belts are expected to have knowledge of tools to drive process improvement like ability to analyse charts, use of cause effect diagram and basic data analysis.

Green Belt certification is awarded to professionals who are operational managers and lead a small team of front-line employees. To implement any improvement, it is important to understand the larger organization need and then to guide a team. A six sigma green belt certification in bangalore helps Functional Leaders to drive change in smaller teams. This is the second level of certification in any professionals’ career progression which helps pave the path for higher certifications like Black Belts in the future.

A minimum three years of full time work experience in one or more areas of the Six Sigma Green Belt Body of Knowledge (BoK) is necessary. The BoK is available on ASQ India’s website. Once the experience requirement is met then Green belts need to appear for an assessment (exam online) based on the BoK. The exams are conducted at various centres throughout India. An online application form which is available on ASQ India website must be filled in with all details and submitted. There is an exam fees (INR) which has to be paid online. Once the application is reviewed and approved then the individual needs to schedule and take the exam. ASQ exams are delivered through a computer based testing (CBT) by ASQ’s testing partner Prometric. This is offered across 8 testing locations in India. Green belt exams can be scheduled every alternate month through the year. There will be 6 slots open every year. The first slot is now open in Feb 2019. The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions to be taken in four hours. All the questions are based on the ASQ GB BoK.

The generic pre-requisites for any professional to earn a Six Sigma Certification typically are completion of a structured Training (though not mandatory) by certified and qualified Leaders, completion of Six Sigma Project(s) and to pass an exam which assesses their BOK and application skill.

For professionals who have a full-time role and responsibility to drive operational excellence or have a leadership responsibility to drive change across a large team, a Black Belt certification is preferred. The Certified Six Sigma certification is a professional who can explain Six Sigma philosophies and principles, including supporting systems and tools.

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