Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Green Belt Certification Curriculum for High School Students/Secondary Education
Maximum Potential, Inc. was the first company in the United States to train and certify High School students in Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Green Belt.
In 2017, fifteen Students from Graham High School earned Green Belts and produced real results with their innovative projects. This success was noted by the US Department of Education.
The Ohio Department of Education also noted this success by recognizing that this valuable industry credential could transform the lives of students around the state. The industry recognized credentials within career fields have Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (3 points) and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (6 points) in every career.
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a formal, structured problem-solving method that relies heavily on a collaborative team to solve a problem and implement a lasting solution. It focuses on continuous improvement by reducing unnecessary costs, improving quality and it demands a relentless focus on the customer.
Yellow Belt (Team Member) and Green Belt (Team Leader) are certifications that are recognized world-wide by almost every industry you can imagine.
Organizations who have successfully applied this methodology are able to thrive in competitive environments, have higher employee engagement and lower turnover.
LSS follows a 5-step improvement cycle. Students select an improvement project and apply the skills learned in the training to the project over time. This results in improvements that are beneficial not only to the student, but to the school, school district and the community as well.
Yellow Belt Certification Outcomes: An individual improvement project which results in direct personal improvement for the student.
Green Belt Certification Outcomes: A team based completed improvement project which results in improved quality or reduced cost.
The Benefits:
- Students learn a problem solving methodology that can be applied both personally and professionally.
- Students learn how various factors contribute to a problem and how to determine the most critical areas.
- Students learn to effective decision making based on an analysis of data.
- Students learn the difference between value and non-value added activities.
- Students gain confidence by being part of a team that is improving the lives of either internal or external customers.
LMS Integration: Even though this training is not typically designed as web-based training, we have developed and can integrate our curriculum, videos and lessons into any learning management system. Your LMS (or through the use of our LMS) plus using Zoom for lessons, activities, and facilitation, allows for an alternate delivery method for remote students
The Ohio Department of Education moved in the direction of Industry Credentials and Work Readiness for a portion of High School Students in the state. One of the options for high school graduation is the industry credentialing and the ACT Work Keys option for graduation. This option includes passing the ACT Work Keys test and earning 12 points of skill based or mastery based industry specific credentials to graduate.
Yellow Belt Certification is worth 3 points and Green Belt Certification is worth 6 points within every credentialing industry offered by the state as an option.
Together, they represent 75% of the required points.
As Ohio experiences growing pains in workforce demands and job openings, we, as a state, are in a prime position to equip students with highly sought after skills that are utilized in virtually all industries – service, manufacturing and government.
Client sites: Graham Local Schools, Southwest Local Schools, Butler Tech, and many more coming soon.
