Training

Yellow Belt Training

Many other employees (including hourly) can and should be trained in the fundamentals of six sigma. To quickly achieve a major cultural change in an organization, we recommend teaching a large percentage of the employee population in basic six sigma tools and techniques. This gives them a stronger understanding of the process so that they can assist Black Belts and Green Belts on their projects. We call these employees Yellow Belts.

Yellow Belts are the team members that Green Belts and Black Belts rely on in the work place. The Yellow Belt is needed to gather data, participate in problem solving, and add their expertise to the exploration process. The general participant will have little or no knowledge of the six sigma Methodology. They should have basic high school level math and reading skills.

Our Yellow Belt training consists of two days of training. Typically SSC will begin the Yellow Belt training, after which the company will assume responsibility for the training. Company trainers can include Black Belts, Green Belts or experienced Yellow Belts. SSC will train the trainers during a co-taught Yellow Belt Wave. Training done by company trainers will require the purchase of a Yellow Belt training license from SSC.