Lean Sigma Quality Green Belt- Sligo

This course will show you how to reduce cost, increase quality, improve speed and make processes more effective and efficient in your organisation. This Green Belt course covers the use of statistical, analytical and operational improvement tools to improve processes using a structured problem-solving methodology.

You may apply directly for this Green Belt course. As the Green Belt course covers the course content on the Yellow Belt course, you do not have to complete the Yellow Belt before enrolling onto this Green Belt course. Applicants are expected to have a Leaving Certificate or equivalent due to the Statistics covered in the course syllabus. For the Green Belt award, applicants must also be in a position to carry out a Six Sigma green belt project with an employer. Applicants who are not in a position to complete a project with an employer can undertake a simulated six sigma project in order to qualify for the Certificate in Lean Sigma Quality (15 Credits). Employer Funded Applicants Where employers enrol employees on the Six Sigma Green Belt programme, employers will share employee names, email addresses and any other information relating to eligibility, as required, with ATU. ATU will share the registration status of employees with the employer who has enrolled them, on request, and the completion status of such employees, on request, in line with a data sharing agreement. For applicants that have completed the ATU Sligo Lean & OpEx Yellow Belt If you have already completed the ATU Sligo Lean & OpEx Yellow Belt, you may wish to progress to this Green Belt award by completing an additional two modules. The three modules required to complete your Green Belt are as follows: Lean & OpEx – you can apply for an exemption if you have previously completed this module as part of your ATU Sligo Yellow Belt Six Sigma 1 – Introduction to Lean Sigma Quality (runs from September – December each year) Six Sigma 3 – Project (runs from November – May each year) Maths Support Centre If you are concerned about your maths ability, ATU Sligo now provide access to a free Mathematics Support Centre to all students. Here you can book online tutorials with our Maths tutors to review any queries you may have with the maths in your programme of study. Further details A good understanding of English language, literacy, numeracy and computer skills are required to be successful on this course. Minimum PC requirements to use the Minitab statistical software on this programme (Windows only). Operating System: Windows 10 Browser: Current version or previous major release of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox – Chrome is recommended RAM*: 64-bit systems: 4 GB of memory or more recommended Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core, with SSE2 technology Hard Disk Space: 2 GB (minimum) free space available Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher Connectivity: An internet connection is required for activation of the Minitab license Note: Minitab Desktop software is a Windows only application and will not run on an Apple Mac. A Minitab statistical software Web app is available for Apple Mac users, but it does not contain all the features of the Minitab Statistical Desktop software. It is recommended that you have access to a Windows PC to run the Minitab statistical software. Google Chrome or Safari are the recommended browsers. Note that Minitab Workspace software only runs on a Windows PC and is used on the Lean & OpEx module.