Is White Belt Training a Waste? (#28)

Is White Belt Training a waste? Absolutely not! During a Lean Six Sigma Onsite deployment, a foundational step in a successful deployment is training your White Belts! 

So now the question you should ask is “Who should be trained as a White Belt in my company?” Every person who is involved in the Scope of the Lean Six Sigma deployment should be trained as a White Belt. For example; if the Lean Six Sigma deployment occurs within the purchasing department of an organization, then every employee that works in that department should be trained as a White Belt.

Why is White Belt Training important? Well, the underlying cause is to educate your employees about the importance of the Lean Six Sigma Deployment in order to reduce their fear of the deployment. If an organization fails to reveal why the change is necessary, the deployment will surely fail. 

Several of your employees may have already been involved in previous deployments at other companies that failed and will be fearful. Those with a bad taste of Lean/Six Sigma will corrupt the idea to all employees. Also, if your plan is to reduce manpower and fire employees though your Lean Six Sigma deployment, the employees will be fearful, have a negative attitude towards the change, and the deployment will ultimately fail.

The White Belt Course is the first four hours of the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Course; teaching all employees within the scope the foundational points of Lean Six Sigma. Though the White Belt Course is relatively shorter than the other Belt Courses, it is not one that should be taken lightly. 

Without the understanding and acceptance of your ground level employees, your deployment will fail. If the course does not interact with the students, providing games and simulations on an adult level, they will get bored and tune out.

You should not only try to educate your employees; but also get them excited for the change!

SSDSI offers an Onsite White Belt Training as a four hour workshop that offers all students interactions through videos, simulations, and entertaining games. It is a fun, active course that will keep them all engaged and captivated.

Our goal is to get your employees excited about the upcoming Lean Six Sigma Deployment! We also allow for them to propose their own fears about the deployment in a safe environment so they can be resolved.


After the workshop, your employees will be excited and ready for action! 


About Six Sigma Development Solutions, Inc.
We are Certified as an Accredited Training Organization with the International Association of Six Sigma Certification (IASSC)
“The IASSC Accredited Training Organization (ATO) designation validates Six Sigma Development Solutions, Inc. has demonstrated adequate management systems, courseware with a high degree of correlation to the subject matter contained in the IASSC Bodies of Knowledge, delivery schema consistent with such content and highly qualified instructors.”
We Provide Public Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Training Courses in 34 Cities across the globe.
Our Training Centers are located in: Albuquerque, New Mexico | Anchorage, Alaska | Atlanta, Georgia | Austin, Texas | Boston, Massachusetts | Calgary, Canada | Charlotte, North Carolina | Chicago, Illinois | Cincinnati, Ohio | Cleveland, Ohio | Columbus, Ohio | Dallas, Texas | Denver, Colorado | Detroit, Michigan | Dubai, UAE | El Paso, Texas | Fort Smith, Arkansas | Honolulu, Hawaii | Houston, Texas | Indianapolis, Indiana | Jacksonville, Florida | Kansas City, Missouri | Las Vegas, Nevada | London, England | Los Angeles, California | Louisville, Kentucky | Memphis, Tennessee | Mexico City, Mexico | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Montreal, Canada | Nashville, Tennessee | New Orleans, Louisiana | New York City, New York | Northwest Arkansas | Orlando, Florida | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Phoenix, Arizona | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Portland, Oregon | Raleigh, North Carolina | Salt Lake City, Utah | San Diego, California | Seattle, Washington | St. Louis, Missouri | Tampa, Florida | Toronto, Canada | Vancouver, Canada | Washington, DC

We Provide Onsite Lean Six Sigma Certification Training. Some of the training's we provide are: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Lean Six Sigma Champions Training and Lean Certifications for Healthcare, Finance, I.T, Manufacturing, Processing, Logistics, Retail Sales and Government.
SSDSI will come to your site to train for your choice of the Lean Six Sigma Certification Levels. Onsite training is more cost effective than open enrollment training when training larger groups of team members.
Benefits of Onsite Training:
The Training is focused on Your Opportunities
SSDSI uses your opportunities in class (vs. generic examples)
You will get the experience of a seasoned Lean and Six Sigma Master Black Belt who will help mentor you while completing your Lean and Six Sigma Project
You can train up to 20 employees for one fixed cost (this cost includes course ware and the instructors travel & lodging)
Our courses are full of games, simulations, and active learning to help the adult learner
SSDSI can customize the training to meet your company’s particular training needs
Call Kevin Clay at 214-731-3176 or email at kclay@sixsigmadsi.com for more information

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