Six Sigma certification and knowledge is a sure shot factor and added advantage for your career growth and this is applicable for any industry, any domain, any function, any country. If you want to know why Six Sigma certification is important and how to get it, then this is the right place for you.

Top 3 reasons for you to get Six Sigma training and certification:

Differentiator

Six Sigma certification distinguishes you from rest of the crowd. Very few people are Six Sigma Black Belt certified and it is highly recognized in the industry. You may not work as Black Belt but still Six Sigma certification will add value to your resume and work, you will be seen differently from your colleagues. Since you will know the concept, you will be able to contribute significantly in projects being run in your organization.

Unlimited Opportunities

Let me tell you this from my experience and this is very important to know, there is very big gap between demand and supply of good qualified Six Sigma Black Belts. Once your concepts are clear and you have certification from reputed organizations like ASQ or GE, then you will never have dearth of good job offers. The opportunities will not be limited to your present domain, so you can explore wide range of opportunities.

Next level of Learning and Knowledge levels

The biggest and the most important reason is nothing but your own learning and knowledge levels. You will learn many great tools and applied statistics, these are not specific to Six Sigma project only. You will be able to use these tools in your normal data analysis and presentations. You will become more objective and data centric in your approach towards problem solving.

Importance and benefits of Six Sigma certification

Six Sigma is a disciplined approach for problem solving and breakthrough improvement, it is used across all the industries and is not limited to manufacturing only. Most of the mid size and large organizations are using Six Sigma as a primary approach for process improvement. While there is a lot of demand for Six Sigma professionals but supply of qualified professionals is very less, hence such professionals command a premium.

Generally, people get their initial Six Sigma training in-house from their respective organizations. After that they gain experience by being part of Six Sigma projects in their organizations. Though you will gain lot of knowledge and experience but you cannot call yourself a Black Belt. There are different ways of getting Six Sigma certification and I will talk about them later in this article.

Once you have a certification, it certifies that you possess a certain level of knowledge and it has been tested. It also gives the confidence to other stakeholders and recruiters that you have passed a certain exam and you have that minimum level of Six Sigma experience and knowledge.

Six Sigma certification also shows your commitment towards learning best practices and self development. It is an added advantage to your domain knowledge and it gives you an extra edge over others in problem solving skills, your approach will become data centric and logical.

Which Six Sigma Certification is right for me



There are three main levels in Six Sigma certifications, Green Belt, Black Belt and Master Black Belt. These are the three most important roles, though many organizations have some other roles also like White Belt and Yellow Belt. When you are going for certification then it is advisable that first go for GB and then go for BB. GB is one level down of BB, when you start your Six Sigma journey, start it as team member of a project team. This will give the basic understanding of the Six Sigma approach and concept.