Lean Yellow Belt Certification Program

This Certification is given to individuals who have demonstrated proficiency in the concepts and tools of Lean through a certification exam. The training gives the ability to apply Lean methodology to improve processes and increase efficiency in an organization.

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This program is aimed at professionals such as Quality Managers, Operations Managers, Operations Managers, Project Leads, Supervisors and front line staff leading Continuous Improvement initiatives from organizations across any sector.

All our Lean Belt Programs are delivered and developed by accomplished Lean experts. Experts who have worked at the coalface and have tangible experience putting theory to practical use in real world environments.

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Dwight Bryan

Dwight is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 20 years’ experience. His Lean expertise is complemented by experience drawn from working across finance; sales; learning & development and supply chain management. Dwight has held lead roles in the deployment of Lean transformations at Cardinal Health and Novo Nordisk. He now leverages his expertise as a Lean consultant delivering efficiencies to a variety of organizations. Dwight has a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of the West Indies, as well as an MBA in Finance from the Schulich School of Business. Dwight has utilized…
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Janine LeFort

A process improvement professional with over 20 years’ experience, Janine is known for her ability to build and implement cross functional processes and systems through utilizing superior knowledge transfer techniques. Janine is a senior Lean trainer delivering training at White, Yellow, Green and Black Belt levels. Likewise, she is a professor in business and supply chain at George Brown College – a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto. Janine has trained and mentored over 200 students in Lean and Six Sigma to enable results of between $50,000 and $1.5 million…

This program can be delivered through instructor-led offline and online mentoring. One-to-one online mentoring support is provided throughout the program.

  • Program/Contact Hours: Approximately 16 hours
  •  Prerequisites: None
  •  Reading List/Textbook: No textbook required. All materials will be provided, including recommended readings.
  •  Assessment and Certification: Assessment is based on completing a multiple-choice exam.

Upon successful completion participant will receive Lean Yellow Belt certification from Leading Edge Group

Program Content & Structure

The Lean Yellow Belt program is made up of eight courses. The program also consists of a multiple-choice exam online. The Lean Yellow Belt program is made up of the following key topics:

An Introduction to Lean

  • What is Lean and why apply it?
  • Goals and origins of Lean
  • Application of Lean
  • A Lean improvement system

Lean Principles

  • Lean and continuous improvement
  • Lean principles
  • Value stream, flow, pull, and perfection
  • Creating value

Applying Lean

  • Key issues
  • Cost, quality, and value
  • Creating value by managing processes
  • Scope of Lean application

Identifying Wastes

  • Waste overview
  • The concept of value in Lean
  • Lean classification of wastes and Gemba walk
  • Identifying waste across different systems

Lean Tools and Practices

  • Kanban, POUS, Spaghetti Diagrams, and Standard Work
  • Introduction to value stream mapping
  • Applying 5S
  • Visual management

The Kaizen Approach

  • Types and impact of Kaizen
  • Kaizen rules and events
  • Kaizen implementation
  • Toward a Kaizen culture

PDSA and A3 Thinking in Lean

  • Lean and PDSA
  • Introduction to A3 and A3 process
  • Team communication
  • Project management for team members

Problem Solving in Lean

  • Conducting root cause analysis
  • Cause and effect diagram and 5 Whys
  • Brainstorming and SCAMPER
  • Force field analysis and countermeasures

Program Content & Structure

The Lean Yellow Belt program is made up of eight courses. The program also consists of a multiple-choice exam online. The Lean Yellow Belt program is made up of the following key topics:

An Introduction to Lean

  • What is Lean and why apply it?
  • Goals and origins of Lean
  • Application of Lean
  • A Lean improvement system

Lean Principles

  • Lean and continuous improvement
  • Lean principles
  • Value stream, flow, pull, and perfection
  • Creating value

Applying Lean

  • Key issues
  • Cost, quality, and value
  • Creating value by managing processes
  • Scope of Lean application

Identifying Wastes

  • Waste overview
  • The concept of value in Lean
  • Lean classification of wastes and Gemba walk
  • Identifying waste across different systems

Lean Tools and Practices

  • Kanban, POUS, Spaghetti Diagrams, and Standard Work
  • Introduction to value stream mapping
  • Applying 5S
  • Visual management

The Kaizen Approach

  • Types and impact of Kaizen
  • Kaizen rules and events
  • Kaizen implementation
  • Toward a Kaizen culture

PDSA and A3 Thinking in Lean

  • Lean and PDSA
  • Introduction to A3 and A3 process
  • Team communication
  • Project management for team members

Problem Solving in Lean

  • Conducting root cause analysis
  • Cause and effect diagram and 5 Whys
  • Brainstorming and SCAMPER
  • Force field analysis and countermeasures