If you have taken a Lean Green or (Master) Black Belt course with us, you can optionally get certified. If you pass, you will receive a Lean Belt certificate issued by the globally recognized Lean Global Network. A certification consists of a theory exam and a practical assignment. With this you demonstrate your ability to improve processes with the help of Lean techniques by carrying out an improvement project.
For Lean Green Belt , Yellow Belt and Master Black Belt:
Sign up for the online theory exam
For Lean Black Belt courses taken up to and including 2022:
Sign up for the online theory exam
For Lean Black Belt courses taken from 2023 onwards:
Sign up for the theory exam at Zeist location
Have you completed your practical and are you ready to get certified? Depending on which training variant you did, you will take your practical exam online via MS Teams or on location in Zeist. In both cases, you will present your improvement project to the examiner and answer questions from the examiner. You will hear immediately after the exam whether you passed.
For Lean Green Belt :
Sign up for the online practice certification
For Lean Black Belt (attended training through 2022):
Sign up for the online practice certification
For Lean Black Belt (attended training from 2023):
Sign up for practice certification at location ZEIST
For Lean Master Black Belt:
Contact your trainer ivm scheduling the certification at your location.
Are you stuck with an issue in your work or do you need help or feedback on your practice assignment? With us you can take a coaching strip card, where you are assigned a regular coach and receive online coaching on your issue.
That's up to you. After taking the course, you are free to decide whether to go up for certification and, if so, how soon. Certification consists of a theoretical and a practical part. Because you have already had your theory during the training, we advise you to schedule your theory exam as soon as possible after your last training day. For your practical exam, we advise you to complete your practical assignment and get certified within six months of completing the training. Read more about certification here.
Yes, certification is optional and is not included in the price of the training. Certification can be purchased separately or in combination with a coaching ticket. On the training page of the Lean Belt courses you can read more about the options and associated fees.
A certification always consists of a theoretical and a practical part. For both parts, you need to score at least a 5.5 for both separately. In addition, the weighting is 50:50. So if you get a 7 for your theory and a 9 for your practical assignment, your final grade will be an 8. If in the opinion of the examiner (always an experienced senior trainer/advisor) you meet the requirements, then you have passed without further ado (except for the Master Black Belt, here there are always 2 examiners present).
If you do not meet it or if the examiner has doubts about parts, it is up to the examination board to assess and make a decision. If this leads to a "fail" verdict, you are entitled to a retake. In addition, the examiner will also indicate what is needed to still meet the requirements. So again, you have not necessarily failed without, for example, an "end-to-end" value stream analysis, but you do have considerably more to explain!
Fortunately, we see that the vast majority of candidates pass in one sitting. Only a small minority need a retake. This should inspire confidence: if you take Lean seriously, chances are you will succeed!