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Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

This course isn’t currently open for applications, but you can still register your interest.

  • Qualifications Other Programmes
  • SCQF Level SCQF Level 5
  • Study mode Professional Learning
  • Campus Ayr
  • Start date August 2025
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Attendance / Duration

2 day course (9:00am - 4:00pm) with exam (4pm - 5pm on Day 2)

Overview

This 2 day ILSSI Internationally Certified and Accredited Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt course is designed for professionals who requires an understanding of the basics of the Lean Six Sigma Methodology and who supports process improvement projects as a part of a team.

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Enquiry

For further information or to be added to our waiting list for future course dates please email engage@ayrshire.ac.uk

What's Involved?

This 2 day ILSSI Internationally Certified and Accredited Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt course is designed for professionals who requires an understanding of the basics of the Lean Six Sigma Methodology and who supports process improvement projects as a part of a team. The use of interactive games and class practical exercises helps students to experience the principles, tools and techniques for themselves. The ILSSI certification exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions.

Our training follows the ISO-13053 and ISO-18404 guidelines for Lean Six-Sigma

Progression routes include advancement to our Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

For a lower level, try our one day Lean Six Sigma White Belt course.

Course Content

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training and certification provides an insight to the tools and techniques of Lean and Six Sigma and its process improvement methodologies. As a Yellow Belt you will be ready to participate as a core team member or subject matter expert on a project within your company. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training gives employees a stronger understanding of processes, enabling each individual to provide meaningful assistance in process improvement to achieve the organisation’s objectives. Yellow Belt completion provides the stepping stones towards Green Belt and Black Belt Certification.

Day 1

  • Lean Fundamentals
  • Six Sigma Fundamentals
  • Waste and Non-Value-Add
  • 5S
  • Voice of the Customer
  • Kaizen
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Flow and Pull

Day 2

  • DMAIC Methodology
  • Defining Problems and Projects
  • Business Case
  • SIPOC
  • Pareto Analysis
  • Root Cause Analysis Tools