Gain the tools to transform your business by reducing defects and improving profitability through Six Sigma Green Belt Training. Customized Training and Development Services (CTDS) at Clackamas Community College is offering the groundbreaking quality management training at a special rate of $2,095.

Classes begin May 9-10 and meet two days a week in June, July and September. Dates may be modified slightly to meet the schedules of students and the instructor. Classes will be held in DeJardin Hall at CCC’s Oregon City campus.

Six Sigma Green Belt Training is geared toward professionals at all levels in any industry including engineers, quality analysts, project managers, process improvement managers, advanced technicians and others who want to improve their organization’s performance. The class will be taught by Mel Coffey, a Certified Master Black Belt Six Sigma instructor with 20 years’ experience using the techniques. He has used Six Sigma tools with companies including Precision Castparts, Volvo, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell and Sundstrand.

Six Sigma training provides participants with a set of data-based problem-solving abilities that reduce defect rates in manufacturing, increase profitability, reduce lead time and improve customer satisfaction. The business management strategy was developed by Motorola in 1986 and became well known when General Electric adopted the practices in 1995. Today Six Sigma is widely used across industry.

The CTDS course will follow the standard Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) approach and include some Lean concepts as well. Participants in the course will earn five college credits or five continuing education units and a Six Sigma Green Belt industry credential.

The $2,095 cost includes all materials, parking, and mentoring between class weeks. Participants without access to Minitab can purchase the software through CCC for $500.

For registration information, please contact training@clackamas.edu or call 503-594-3200.