Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate (Non-Credit)

Lean Six Sigma is a set of proven, time-tested tools that have helped companies navigate, survive and succeed, even through periods of market uncertainty.

Very generally, Lean focuses on ways to reduce waste in workflows, while Six Sigma refines processes to be more efficient. Together, Lean Six Sigma is used to solve complicated organizational problems as well as guide continuous improvement.

This means a business can reduce waste and in turn reduce their product's cost to consumers. It means that a healthcare organization can spot dangerous time delays and improve care for their patients. It means a nonprofit can better direct their resources to help more of their communities.

You can register for and succeed in the certificate program without any Lean Six Sigma experience. The certificate begins with basic concepts and builds from there. View our curriculum to see how the program progresses from fundamentals to advanced topics.

This certificate serves professionals at all career stages, from those starting their careers to senior leaders guiding organizational change.

No, this is a training program that awards a certificate of completion from UC Davis. It is designed to build practical Green Belt skills and knowledge, not to provide any official LSS certification.

Advanced training prepares learners to pursue additional Lean Six Sigma certification in the future with greater confidence and applied experience.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belts and Black Belts manage process improvement initiatives from different positions. They differ in scope of responsibility and technical depth.

Green Belts apply core Lean Six Sigma tools that solve their team or department’s problems. They typically lead moderately sized process improvement projects alongside their regular job responsibilities. Practical problem solving and data‑driven decision making are their primary focus.

Black Belts take on larger, organization-wide initiatives and leverage advanced statistical and analytical methods. They often coach Green Belts and may work full‑time in process improvement or operational leadership roles.

A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt gives you the toolkit to improve processes, reduce inefficiencies and support operational excellence. Common LSS job titles include:

• Operations analyst or operations coordinator
• Quality analyst or quality manager
• IT project manager
• Project coordinator or project manager
• Continuous improvement specialist
• Operational excellence manager
• Manufacturing or production supervisor
• Supply chain or logistics analyst

Many professionals also use a Green Belt to advance within their current organization, especially into roles involving project leadership or workflow optimization.

Our program focuses on practical applications of Lean Six Sigma and how you can use its principles to make processes more efficient and improve results at your organization.

While we cover many concepts found in the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and the International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC) certification exams, this program is not a test prep course. Our focus is teaching you useful tools you can use at work right away.

While our modules build a foundation for future ASQ or IASSC certification, we don't cover the advanced statistics and math found on these exams. Instead, we focus on the LSS tools most immediately useful to practitioners.