Online Training + Coaching Six Sigma Black Belt Online

The organisations will benefit from the Lean Six Sigma training and application through:

• Reducing wastes and consequently business costs
• Increasing profit margin and enhance business compatibility
• Improving the quality of products and services
• Increasing customer satisfaction
• Running the business more effectively and efficiently
• Utilising an advanced problem-solving methodology to resolve the business issues
• Increasing Employees’ empowerment, involvement and motivation

This will be achieved by performing interactive tasks, to achieve the following learning outcomes:

• Understanding the purpose and scope of using Lean & Six Sigma methodology to tackle the identified issues
• Understanding the purpose and scope of Lean & Six Sigma toolbox and application of each tool in the Lean & Six Sigma projects
• Understanding associated project risks and the methods for mitigating or eliminating them
• Understanding project management purpose and learning applying the project management tools to manages the Lean & Six Sigma projects
• Facilitating the Lean & Six Sigma projects and managing team dynamics

In the Six Sigma environment, the qualifications and the level of engagement of a project team are ranked by different belt colours, which is a concept borrowed from Eastern martial arts. Yellow Belt is the first recognised level of Lean Six Sigma certification which can be upgraded to Green Belt and then Black Belt as the second and third recognised levels.

In the “Online” option, the trainees have access to the course materials including videos, course material, etc. as a one-way and noninteractive approach, whereas, in the “Online+Coaching” approach, the trainees have an opportunity to interact with the coach to ask the questions, clarify the unclear issues during the training.

As the 6sigmastudy™ Body of Knowledge is a Knowledge-based program, Completion of a project is NOT mandatory to get certified, but as a bonus, if the participants want to apply their knowledge and complete a project, after successful completion of the Project Portfolio within 6 months, they will achieve another certificate that includes the project title.

As part of our service and as an OPTIONAL service, CBIS will support you after the course by reviewing and auditing your project.

The fee for the project examination is:

• $550+GST for Six Sigma Green Belt & Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• $850+GST for Si Sigma Black Belt & Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Yes.  You will need to check the authorisation requirements as well as the operating system, including Windows, Mac, etc.

There are various accreditation bodies such as IASSC, ASQ, The Council for Six Sigma Certification, 6sigmastudy™, etc. Their body of knowledge might not be the same, but all are credible. Some of them offer certification for the online training as well such as 6sigmastudy.

PDUs are Professional Development Units, necessary for maintaining Project Management Institute (PMI)-certified credentials. They are a part of PMI’s Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program. One PDU is worth one hour of project management training, though there are some exceptions to this rule. The professionals with achieving PDUs depending on the programs which is listed below:

Six Sigma Yellow Belt: 8 PDUs, Six Sigma Green Belt: 25 PDUs, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt: 30 PDU, Six Sigma Black Belt: 55 PDU and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt: 55 PDU.

Professionals can claim PMI-PDUs according to the guideline which is sent to them after completion of the course.

You can if you would like, but you do not have to. Alternatively, you can pay us your exam fee as well while you are paying your training fee during your enrolment through our website.

You can contact us to discuss your further needs regarding more coaching sessions. Additional fee applies for coaching sessions more than the standard hours for each program as 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 hours for SSYB, SSGB, LSSGB, SSBB, LSSBB, respectively.

No. If you complete the training course, you should successfully pass the online exam.

No. You will receive a printable soft copy certificate, but if you need a hard copy certificate, it costs $50 (USD).

The number of questions differs depending on the programs listed below.

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt: 40 multiple-choice questions – 60 Minutes
• Six Sigma Green Belt: 90 multiple-choice questions – 120 Minutes
• Six Sigma Black Belt: 125 multiple-choice questions – 180 Minutes
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt: 100 multiple-choice questions – 120 Minutes
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt: 125 multiple-choice questions – 180 Minutes

The exams are closed-book exams and the trainees are not allowed to use any reference materials. However, they can use blank paper and a calculator.

Except for the Six Sigma Yellow Belt online exam, other exams are proctored online.

Trainees are entitled to get 2 free exam retakes if they are unable to pass in the first attempt

The Six Sigma Yellow Belt certificate is valid in perpetuity, but the certificates for other programs should be renewed every 3 years.

Recertification exams are abbreviated versions of the Certification Exams. The number of questions and the duration is half and the Pass mark is 70%.

The number of questions, duration and exam fee differs depending on the programs listed below.

• Six Sigma Green Belt: 45 multiple-choice questions – 60 Minutes – $70+GST
• Six Sigma Black Belt: 60 multiple-choice questions – 90 Minutes – $150+GST
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt: 50 multiple-choice questions – 60 Minutes – $120+GST
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt: 60 multiple-choice questions – 90 Minutes – $220+GST

All CBIS coaches are qualified trainers with Black Belt and Master Black Belt certification and over 15 years of experience in process improvement.

As the fee is paid to CBIS for both the training and the exam, no international fee is applied. Payments can be made using all major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express), PayPal Google Pay, Apple Pay or through a Direct Bank Transfer. A receipt will be emailed to you after the payment is made.

Here are the account details for the Direct Bank Transfer:

• The Commonwealth Bank of Australia(CBA)
• BSB: 063000
• Account number: 12359365
• Account holder: Comprehensive Business Improvement Solutions (CBIS)
• SWIFT Code: CTBAAU2S

• Trainees who give written notice to cancel their enrolment before receiving the login credentials will be entitled to a 90% refund of fees paid after deducting 10% administration fees or a substitute candidate can be enrolled with no additional fee.
• Trainees can postpone the training during the validity period, but the training and exam should be completed before the expiry of the course validity.
• If the training course is not deliverable for any reason such as technical problems, the trainee will be entitled to a full refund of fees paid or will be enrolled for other similar courses (subject to availability).

If the training course is not deliverable for any reason such as technical problems, the trainee will be entitled to a full refund of fees paid or will be enrolled for other similar courses (subject to availability).

At CBIS, we are proud to offer the full gamut of business improvement, consulting and coaching services to assist our clients with implementing Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma projects throughout the whole organisation. For more details, please refer to our consulting and coaching services.

Yes. We have named our business “CBIS” or Comprehensive Business Improvement Solutions. It is all about sharing our comprehensive solutions with you to improve your business.

For more details on our training programs, coaching and consulting services, please contact us.