Process Improvement

• Add to your Green Belt skills to increase profits, decrease costs and improve efficiency using proven process improvement techniques.
• Enhance your résumé and become an indispensable asset to your organization by learning how to remove waste and solve problems caused by inefficient business processes.
• Boost your earning power and increase your chances of landing a new job or promotion. According to the American Society for Quality, 30% of newly certified Black Belts receive a promotion within 12 months.
• Become a respected mentor and change-agent trained to coach Green Belts and other team members.

Participants must have completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt before enrolling for black belt. 

Who is this program for? 

Professionals who have completed the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification and want to build upon those skills while learning to mentor Green Belts. 

Why choose USF's Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificaiton program?

• Select and work on actual business problems while applying learned techniques and tools to effectively resolve the problem and meet specified project goals
• Earn a highly sought-after credential backed by a major research university
• Register on an open-enrollment basis — no application required
• Attend convenient live online classes that work with your schedule

As noncredit training programs, our courses are ineligible for traditional federally subsidized financial resources. 

• Possible funding through CareerSource

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We’re pleased to offer a 10% discount to USF alumni, USF faculty and staff, USF faculty and staff family members, USF students and veterans on the following courses and programs:

·       Human Resource Management Programs

·       K-12 Summer Camps

·       Process Improvement Programs

·       Project Management Programs*
*Excludes the already discounted PMP® Exam Preparation Course

·       Test Preparation Courses (SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT and LSAT)

How to Receive the Discount
The discount can be applied only at time of registration. Simply register for your course online and use one of the following discount codes during the checkout process:

·       USF Alumni Association Members: USFAAM

·       USF Faculty and Staff:* USFFS

·       USF Faculty and Staff Family Members: SUMMEROFUSF

·       USF Students: USFS

·       Veterans: USFVA

If you have questions or technical issues in applying a discount, call us at 813-974-0950.

* The discount is not valid for courses paid for by a USF Department. It is only valid for self-pay students.

COURSE FEES 

Course fees must be paid before beginning a class.  Fees are posted for each course. Some programs have special registration procedures and requirements. These are posted on the program/course web page.  

We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, and company-approved purchase orders payable to USF Corporate Training and Professional Education. Personal checks, money orders, and cash are not accepted per university policy.    

ATTENDANCE 

To complete our open enrollment noncredit courses satisfactorily, you must attend 75 percent of multiple class meetings. One-day classes require full-day attendance. Some courses/programs may have additional completion requirements. Check the program description for details and/or check with your instructor. No course re-sits are allowed (participants that have not met the attendance requirement and are seeking a letter of completion for a course may re-register at full cost of attendance for a future offering).    

COURSE WITHDRAWALS/REFUNDS 

USF reserves the right to cancel any noncredit course, in which case registration fees are fully refunded. If it becomes necessary for USF to cancel, postpone or combine courses, or change a course location, you will be notified by email or phone. It is important that we have your current contact information. If a course is cancelled, you will receive a full refund. If a registration is received after the enrollment limit has been reached, a full refund will be issued. 

Withdrawals/Refunds from Corporate Training and Professional Education courses must be in writing, prior to the course start time.  Fees are associated with withdrawals/refunds. 

Submit requests via email to barnesk@usf.edu. No Withdrawals or Refunds will be issued after course start date.   

Allow 5-7 working days for credit card refunds and 6-8 weeks for check refunds. 

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