Lean Six Sigma Green Belt



Overview

Lean Six Sigma is a highly-regarded and well-proven approach to business process improvement. It is employed extensively in manufacturing and increasingly in service businesses, including banks, financial services and healthcare. Lean Six Sigma enables teams within the business to engage in continual improvement – working to make the business more effective and more efficient.

The Oxford Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is a powerful first step to becoming a practitioner of business process improvement. The course introduces the many 'tools' of Lean Six Sigma and shows how these fit together into a framework for lasting and valuable change in organisations. 

The course is high-energy, engaging and creative. Classroom-based sessions are supported by active, hands-on team sessions in which you will improve a realistic process using the tools of Lean Six Sigma. So you will gain valuable experience of doing Lean Six Sigma as well as knowledge and understanding of the subject.

The course provides maximum, useful, actionable information in the shortest possible time. The course will teach you the key ways of thinking and problem solving for business process improvement. We introduce a structure and method for dealing with issues of effectiveness and efficiency within your organisation and for fixing the problems that are identified.

The Green Belt course will equip you to begin to practise Lean Six Sigma in your organisation and to affect significant and meaningful change.

Other Lean Six Sigma courses

  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt: An intensive introduction to the fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma methodology, which will open the door to improving your business processes, smoothing your service delivery and increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of your organisation.

Programme details

Structure of the Green-Belt

The Oxford Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course is delivered in two components:

1. A five-day, classroom-based component focused on practical skills and knowledge or improvement project execution, delivered in Oxford.

2. A self-paced distance-learning component focused on the analytical and statistical aspects of Six-Sigma. This online component can be completed up to six weeks after the classroom based course.

During the five-day classroom based component, students gain practical experience of improvement projects whilst working on an extended practical simulation task. During the course students are trained in new tools and techniques and then encouraged to apply them immediately in a practical fashion to the simulation. No prerequisite experience in business process improvement or Lean Six Sigma is required to complete this component of the course.

The distance-learning component focuses on the analytical and statistical tools of Six-Sigma. These skills are best learnt in a self-paced manner that provides maximum flexibility for students learning style and previous experience. Many students will complete this element of the course in around four days of study – depending on previous experience and learning style.

Attending Your Course 

Further details will be emailed to you two weeks ahead of your course, this will include registration information and an overview of the course timetable.

Please get in touch if you have not received this information within five working days of the course start date. 

In the meantime, you may wish to plan your travel: Travel information

Digital Certification

In order to be eligible for a certificate of attendance, you will need to attend the whole course. Participants who meet this criterion will be emailed after the end of the course with a link, and instructions on how to access their University of Oxford digital certificate.

The certificate will show your name, the course title and the dates of the course you attended. You will be able to download your certificate, as well as share it on social media if you choose to do so.

Fees

Description Costs
Standard course fee £2200.00

Payment

Fees include course materials, tuition, refreshments and lunches. The price does not include accommodation.

All courses are VAT exempt.

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Tutor

Dr Rob Collins

Course Tutor

Visiting Fellow

Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford

Dr Rob Collins is a visiting fellow of Kellogg College Oxford and teaches courses at the University. Dr Collins has taught on the MSc in Software Engineering through Oxford University’s Computing Laboratory for over 20 years. He currently teaches modules on Classical Machine Learning, Software Testing and Safety Critical Systems.

Dr Collins also teaches courses in Artificial Intelligence, Systems Thinking, Agile, Machine Learning, Design Thinking and Business Process Improvement. He regularly provides consultancy to industry in the area of Business Process Excellence, Artificial Intelligence and Systems Engineering.  He gained his Black Belt Certification in Lean Six Sigma from Lockheed Martin – the world's largest Systems Engineering company and a world-leader in advanced technology.

As well as his undergraduate degree in Physics and Computing, Dr Collins holds a PhD focussed on training, psychology and processes for introducing complex technology into learning environments. He completed an MBA in 2012 at Henley Business School, and so has a strategic business view as well as deep understanding and practical experience of hands-on process improvement in technology and service.

Application

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Level and demands

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Accommodation

Although not included in the course fee, accommodation may be available at our on-site Rewley House Residential Centre. All bedrooms are en suite and decorated to a high standard, and come with tea- and coffee-making facilities, free Wi-Fi access and Freeview TV. Guests can take advantage of the excellent dining facilities and common room bar, where they may relax and network with others on the programme.

To check prices, availability and to book rooms please visit the Rewley House Residential Centre website. 

Enrolled students are entitled to discounted accommodation rates for the purpose of study, at Rewley House, and can contact the administration team for the promotional code to use for making online accommodation bookings via the website.

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