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:
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 whether you passed immediately after the exam.
For Lean Green Belt:
Sign up for the online practical certification
For Lean Black Belt:
Sign up for practical certification on 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.
Good news: the vast majority of our candidates pass in one sitting! If you take Lean seriously and prepare well, you have every chance of passing your certification.
Your certification consists of a theory part and a practical part, each of which must be assessed with at least a 5.5. Both parts count equally, with a weighting of 50:50. Suppose you obtain a 7 for theory and a 9 for your practical assignment, your final grade will be an 8.
When the examiner - always an experienced senior trainer/consultant - judges that you meet all the requirements, you have passed! (For the Master Black Belt , there are always two examiners present.)
Should it occur that you do not immediately meet all the requirements or that there is doubt about specific components, the examination board will assess the situation and make a final decision. Should this result in a 'fail' verdict, you will be entitled to a retake. Moreover, the examiner will give you concrete feedback and clearly indicate what is needed to still be successful. Incompleteness, such as missing an 'end-to-end' value stream analysis, for example, may lead to additional clarification, but does not necessarily mean you will fail immediately.
Only a small minority need a retake. This underlines our confidence in our courses and your commitment!