Lean Black Belt training

Taking a Lean Black Belt training course at Symbol

• In this Lean Black Belt training you will be trained to become an expert who can turn an improvement strategy into a concrete plan of action.
• You will learn all about Lean, but also about change management, Kata coaching and intervision. This is how you will soon get your organization into a new way of working.
• After the training – with your certificate of participation or internationally recognized LSSA certificate in your pocket – as a professional Lean Black Belt, you will set up processes more efficiently by applying the right Lean techniques. You do this together with a team and also across departments.

Lean Black Belts are experts in implementing improvement projects that focus on making processes better and more efficient. Green Belt projects often focus on one’s own department, while Black Belt projects often span across departments and are also more complex. Lean Black Belts are responsible for managing complex breakthrough projects and can be assigned part-time or full-time to Lean projects and improvement projects.

Because implementing different projects often involves a different way of working, in the Lean Black Belt training we pay a lot of attention to change management, including techniques in the field of coaching (Kata coaching) and intervision.

For whom

The Lean Black Belt training is widely attended by executives and project managers who want to implement Lean in their organization or have already started doing so. Participants in this training have a background in government, healthcare, services or industry. The education level for this course is HBO/HBO+.

Objective

In this Lean training, you will learn how, as a Black Belt, you can turn an improvement strategy into a concrete plan of action. Where is the organization now, where is the organization going and what needs to be done to achieve the goals. Selecting the right improvement projects and Lean tools are an important part of this. In addition to creating a thorough plan of action, you will learn how to engage employees in applying Lean and how to deal with resistance to change.

Study load Lean Black Belt training

If you take the Lean Black Belt training as a whole, it takes 9 days. You may also take the training as an upgrade if you have previously taken a Lean or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training. In that case, the training lasts 4 days. Click here if you want to take the Green to Black Belt upgrade training.

You will get the most out of the Lean Black Belt training if you study the material after each block and preview the next training block. Our rule of thumb is 8 hours of class is 8 hours of preparation and study.

Enrollment opportunities

Lean Black Belt training now as Hyflex: choose by day for on-site or virtual classroom training

The safety and health of our students is our top priority. That’s why all of our training, including the Lean Black Belt training, is now offered Hyflex (also called Hybrid). This offers you the utmost flexibility. In fact, you can choose per training day whether you attend a particular training day on location or in the virtual classroom. Read all about our Hyflex training courses here.

Black Belt plus package

When registering for this training, you can optionally choose the Plus Package. You will then receive a 12-hour coaching package and a voucher to take the Lean Black Belt exam. This international certification program is conducted by the LSSA (Lean Six Sigma Academy) in collaboration with the University of Twente. More information can be found under the “Price” tab.

Contents of the Lean Black Belt training course

• Experiencing Lean by playing a process simulation
• History of Lean and continuous improvement
• Lean principles (Value, Value Flow, Flow, Pull, Continuous Improvement)
• Describing customer value (Voice of the Customer)
• Smartly organizing one’s work environment using 5S
• The importance of standardized work
• Following the right improvement approach (PDCA, DMAIC)
• Identify and eliminate waste (“Muda”)
• Be actively involved in a continuous improvement project (Kaizen)
• Root cause investigations (Root Cause analyses).
• Applying Lean tools
• The importance of being error-free (First Time Right / Poka Yoke)
• Calculating and assessing Lean performance indicators
• Setting up a project charter and A3 reporting
• Form and manage an improvement team
• Preparation of a value stream (Current State)
• Visualizing the potential for improvement (Future State).
• Develop standards and work instructions
• Review and improve the quality management system
• Reducing overload (‘Muri ‘).
• Reducing imbalance (“Mura”).
• Performing risk analysis (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis).
• Establish and maintain a continuous improvement culture (Kaizen)
• Determine the organization’s current level of development (CIMM assessment)
• Value Strategies
• Translate strategy into concrete improvement projects
• Lean leadership
• Composing and developing teams
• Monitoring project progress
• Change management and dealing with resistance
• Develop the ideal situation (Value Stream Map Future State).
• Process control based on control charts (Statistical Process Control)

Other interesting Lean and Six Sigma training courses

After completing this Lean Black Belt training, you can move on to Six Sigma Green Belt upgrade training. And then to the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training. Here you will gain even more knowledge about powerful and practical Lean Six Sigma techniques. If you already took the Lean Green Belt training, you can start in the Lean Black Belt training upgrade.

Webinars and events

We regularly organize events and webinars where we inspire you as a Lean Black Belt with the latest developments and tips for applying Lean in practice. These are mostly free of charge for our relations. This page lists upcoming Lean and Six Sigma events and webinars. Feel free to sign up for this!

Grants

Interesting subsidies are available for training courses. That is also the case for this Lean Black Belt training, whether you take this training in-company or in the open schedule. If you would like to learn more about grant opportunities for this training, please contact us.

Locations

In the open schedule, the Lean Black Belt training is held in Amersfoort and Enschede, among other places.

Downloads

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