Black belt six sigma courses in South Africa

2KO Africa offers instructor-led black belt six sigma courses in black belt specifically tailored for experienced Six Sigma practitioners. This course equips Black Belt delegates with the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve substantial savings, often in the seven-figure range, for their respective businesses. Black Belt Six Sigma practitioners are also entrusted with coaching and developing Green Belt managers. To be eligible for the Black Belt course, candidates must have successfully completed a Green Belt course or demonstrate significant project management experience and proficiency in statistics.
2KO Africa's black belt Six Sigma courses are available through live virtual online classes, instructor-led face-to-face sessions, or online eLearning self-study courses. We cover both the Lean and DMAIC course streams. We highly recommend booking in advance for our Black Belt Six Sigma classes.

Online Video Courses

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Learn directly from our very own trainers, who use studio-grade equipment to record modules on our various topics. We use one of the top LMS systems in the world, which allows you to watch the video modules and complete quizzes the whole way through before completing your final exams.

Virtual Training?

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Enjoy the benefit of instructor-led virtual training in a classroom-based setting while being taught by professional trainers with years of practical experience. While we normally use Zoom or Microsoft Teams when training when larger groups are involved we can make exceptions to use your preferred software.

2ko offices

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We offer superior classroom-based training by using trainers who are highly experienced in teaching and practicing the Six Sigma methadology. All trainers are industry experts and take it on themselves to ensure that all their students are successful at completing their courses.

Classroom Lean Black Belt

+ 10 days of training

+ 2 x 90 minute written exams

+ 6 Months to submit project

Black Belts are the people who are in charge of the Six Sigma Projects within their respective companies. Most of the time, these are the people who are asked to take on this task on a full-time basis. Along with heading the project, they also are expected to coach, develop and advise other managers so the entire company can achieve this goal. Leads problem-solving projects. Trains and coaches project teams. Six Sigma South Africa™ lean six sigma black belt courses run regularly in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, and occasionally in Port Elizabeth. Virtual lean six sigma black belt training is available world wide.

Week 1
  • Green Belt Review and Exercises
  • Central Limit Theory
  • Project Presentations
  • Advanced MSA
  • Advanced Capability
  • Project Presentations
  • Multiple Regression
  • Nested Anova
  • DOE Planning
  • Project Presentations
  • Randomized Block Design
  • Full Factorials
  • Project Planning & Deliverables
  • Project Review & Support
Week 2
  • Week 1 Review

  • Factorial Designs

  • Fractional Factorial Designs

  • General Factorial Designs

  • Sample Size

  • Project Reviews

  • Optimization Designs

  • Multiple Responses

  • EVOP

  • Competition

  • Change Management

  • Control Methods

  • Final Reviews

Classroom Dmaic Black Belt

+ 10 days of training

+ 2 x 90 minute written exams

+ 6 Months to submit project

Black Belts are the people who are in charge of the Six Sigma Projects within their respective companies. Most of the time, these are the people who are asked to take on this task on a full-time basis. Along with heading the project, they also are expected to coach, develop and advise other managers so the entire company can achieve this goal. Leads problem-solving projects. Trains and coaches project teams. Six Sigma South Africa™ lean six sigma black belt courses run regularly in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, and occasionally in Port Elizabeth. Virtual lean six sigma black belt training is available world wide.

Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Course Logistics (program layout, expectations, etc.)

  • Six Sigma Introductory Overview

  • Project Selection

  • Process and Financial Metrics

  • Project Reporting Expectations

  • PDCA (Plan Do Check Adjust)

Chapter 2: Definition
  • Project Charters

  • Estimating Financial Metrics

  • Definition of process outputs (characteristics, defects, defectives)

  • Process Mapping

  • Strategic Alignment with Project Selection

  • Project Selection Facilitation

Chapter 3: Design of Experiments (DOE)
  • Introduction to Design of Experiments

  • Non-Parametric tests and analysis

  • General Full Factorial Designs

  • Two-Level Factorial Designs

  • Three-Level Factorial Designs

  • Post-hoc Analysis

  • Fractional Factorials

Chapter 4: Measurement System Analysis
  • Variable Gage R&R

  • Attribute Agreement Analysis

  • Variables Data Capability Analysis

  • Attribute Agreement Analysis

Chapter 5: Basic Statistics
  • Fundamental Statistical Measures and Control Charts

  • Common and Special Cause Improvement Strategies

  • Introduction to Minitab

  • Quality Tools, Introduction to Hypothesis Testing, 1 proportion Tests and 2 proportion Tests

  • Chi Square Testing, T Tests, ANOVA, Correlation Analysis, Single Regression

  • Normality and Distributions

  • Anderson-Darling Test for Normality

Chapter 6: Improve and Control
  • Solution Selection and Prioritization

  • Pilot Studies (assessing countermeasures)

  • Final Capability Analysis

  • Process Controls

  • Wrap-Up

At my company

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Our on-site training is available on special request and can be organised for our trainers to come and train your staff at your own company facilities.