Lean Six Sigma Training

Three streams · Four belt levels · Twelve credentials

QCDMS · Oakville, Ontario · Delivered in person across Ontario

WHY THIS TRAINING

Every organization has processes. Every process has waste and variation in it. Lean Six Sigma is the structured method for finding both, fixing them with evidence rather than opinion, and making the improvement hold.

It is one of the few skill sets that transfers across every sector and every role. A nurse, a machine operator, a municipal clerk and a nuclear project manager use the same tools — they just point them at different processes.

The certification is issued to the individual and stays with them, regardless of who they work for next.

Choose a stream

Three published streams. Each runs at four belt levels, to the same certification standard. The certificate names the stream and the level, so an employer or recruiter knows exactly what was covered.

Choosing a stream

Stream	What it covers	Typical setting
Lean	Lean is about removing waste — anything that consumes time, effort or money without adding value for the customer. The Lean stream teaches the Toyota Production System toolkit: standard work, daily management, flow, Just in Time, Jidoka, Kaizen and value stream mapping. Data and measurement are covered at working level.	Operations, transit, construction, municipal services, healthcare flow, warehousing — anywhere the problem is delay, movement, rework or inconsistency in how work gets done.
Six Sigma	Six Sigma is about reducing variation — the inconsistency that makes a process unpredictable. The Six Sigma stream teaches the statistical toolkit: measurement systems, process capability, control charts, hypothesis testing and DMAIC. Lean concepts are covered at working level.	Biopharma, nuclear, regulated manufacturing, laboratories — anywhere decisions must be defensible with data and the process must be provably capable.
Lean Six Sigma	Most real problems need both. The Lean Six Sigma stream teaches the full toolkit — waste and variation, flow and statistics, Kaizen and DMAIC. It is the default stream and the credential most employers ask for by name.	Most employers, and anyone unsure which they need. Also the right choice where a team faces both flow problems and quality variation.

Choose a belt level

Belt levels

Belt	Capability	What you will be able to do	Scope of work
White	Aware	You will see both waste and variation, and understand how the two toolkits fit together.	Your own task or work area
Yellow	Competent	You will be able to run structured problem solving with both Lean and basic statistical tools.	Your own process or team
Green	Proficient	You will be able to lead a full project using whichever toolkit the problem calls for.	A process or department
Black	Expert	You will be able to lead complex improvement anywhere in the organization, on any type of problem.	The organization

Twelve credentials at a glance

Programme duration by stream and belt

Stream	White Belt	Yellow Belt	Green Belt	Black Belt
LEAN	4 – 8 h1 days1 topics	24 – 30 h3 – 4 days7 topics	48 – 74 h6 – 9 days13 topics	80 – 126 h10 – 16 days17 topics
SIX SIGMA	4 – 8 h1 days1 topics	20 – 26 h3 – 4 days6 topics	52 – 86 h7 – 11 days11 topics	88 – 146 h11 – 18 days16 topics
LEAN SIX SIGMA	8 – 16 h1 – 2 days2 topics	28 – 38 h4 – 5 days8 topics	64 – 106 h8 – 13 days14 topics	112 – 182 h14 – 23 days19 topics

Hours are instructional and cumulative. Days assume eight instructional hours. Lower figures apply to open / public programs; upper figures to in-company programs delivered at full depth.

How certification works

Certification requirements by belt

Belt	Attendance	Examination	In-class exercises	Improvement project
White	100%	Optional quiz	Required	Optional
Yellow	90%	70% pass	Required	Optional
Green	90%	75% pass	Required	Required — one project
Black	90%	80% pass	Required	Required — one to two projects

Two-stage credential

A Certificate of Training Completion is issued on completion of classroom hours and examination. Belt Certification follows on acceptance of the improvement project. For White and Yellow Belt, where a project is optional, both are issued together.

Three ways to take it

Follow the pathway
Begin at White Belt and advance level by level within your chosen stream.

Enter directly
Hold equivalent prior training or demonstrable experience? Enter at Yellow, Green or Black Belt directly. Confirmed through a short prior-learning review, so nobody is placed above their level.

Take one level on its own
Any belt can be delivered as a standalone program for a group with a specific need.

Sectors

The curriculum is fixed. Topics, definitions, formulas and statistical methods are identical in every program. What varies is the example used to teach them — you learn SIPOC by drawing one for a process you actually work in, and you learn Y = f(X) using variables you recognize.

Nuclear & Power Generation
Automotive & Tier Manufacturing
Biopharma & Life Sciences
Cannabis & Regulated Production
Environmental & Waste Management
Transit & Transportation
Public Sector & Municipal Government
Healthcare & Clinical Services
Food Processing & Consumer Goods
Construction & Skilled Trades

Where a participant works in a sector not listed, the same tools are taught using an example process from that setting.

Next steps

Tell us about your role and what you need to be able to do, and we will confirm the right belt level — including whether direct entry at a higher level applies to you.

Request the detailed course outline · Ask about the next open program · Discuss an in-company program

About the training provider

All training is delivered in Ontario, in person, by QCDMS — the operating name of 8598436 Canada Inc. QCDMS is an independent third-party training provider with permanent premises in Oakville, Ontario, maintained throughout any training term, at arm's length from the employers it trains, with no ownership, control or affiliation ties to any client organization and no relationship to any participant. QCDMS has delivered Lean Six Sigma, Project Management and Leadership training as its principal business since June 2017.

Training is delivered by qualified instructors with more than 48 months of relevant teaching experience within the last ten years. Lead instructor: CSSBB (ASQ) · PMP (PMI) · ACP (PMI) · CSM (Scrum Alliance) · Change Practitioner (PROSCI) · Certified Facilitator (ICA) · Authorized Partner & Trainer (ASQ).

Over 2,500 professionals trained across 120+ organizations. Employer training programs delivered under approved provincial grant funding since 2020.

Employer training grants

QCDMS is an eligible third-party training provider for employer training grant programs in Ontario. Every program is delivered in Ontario, includes structured assessment, results in a credential, and is scheduled to complete within the funding period.

What We Offer

We offer to our clients Lean Six Sigma and other innovative tools available to all front line staff in your organization and provide practical experience teaching on best application of Lean Six Sigma.

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Effective Trainings

What can it do to your Business:
• Increased Efficiency
• Manpower Optimization
• Problem Elimination
• Smoother Flow

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Financial Options for Organizations

We can offer a special discount for organizations which helps to reach any company with the smallest training budget.

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Consultations

Get 30 minutes free consultation to check how to create efficiencies and improve quality of your services.

What Our Clients Are Saying

Watch how trainings and coaching helped to our clients to see and overcome waste that causes patient wait times, bottlenecks in the flow and other issues which reduce quality of care.

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QCDMS

Formed in 2014, we believe in improving your organization's Key performance indicators: Q-Quality, C-Cost, D-Delivery, M-Morale, S-Safety.

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