Lean Bronze Certification Review & Exam
This is a two-day event, Tuesday, October 26 and Wednesday, October 27. It is followed by the SME, AME, ASQ, Shingo Prize Lean Bronze Certification Exam the morning of Thursday, October 28.
The Lean Certification Program, sponsored by AME, ASQ, SME, and the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence, is an opportunity to incorporate a solid foundation of training and validation of knowledge/experience for your Lean Journey. Lean Certification will standardize practices within organizations, regardless of size or industry. This program is a credential and was designed by industry for industry. It is a standard against which professional lean competencies are measured. The certification is targeted to companies on lean journeys, and to lean champions, practitioners and consultants charged with facilitating those lean transformations.
Lean Certification is awarded based on experience, education, and mentoring. The opportunity to share your experience with other Lean professionals is strongly encouraged during this review class. Individuals on a Lean Journey should consider this review class as the next step on their journey.
The Lean Bronze Certification review course will explore what the certification is about, what the exam will encompass, and additional necessary steps to complete the Certification. Any and all interested individuals are encouraged to attend.
Lean Certification provides benefits to both you and your employer:
Benefits to employees:
• Provides a widely recognized and transportable lean certification credential.
• Documents your knowledge and skill to show that you qualify for new roles and responsibilities.
• Guides your lean journey, with each step mapped out.
• Offers opportunities to obtain mentoring to help you build your lean skills.
• Provides opportunities to learn through mentoring others.
Benefits to companies:
• Provides a consensus-based tool for measuring proficiency of lean practitioners.
• Identifies true lean experts, removing uncertainty when engaging a consultant, a new employee, or a current employee on a lean improvement effort.
• Helps align lean practices within the company, through supply chains and across industries.
• Provides customers with confidence that the organization's continuous improvement efforts will be
effective.
Learn more at the Lean Certification website here.
Lean Bronze Certification Review Class:
Tuesday, October 26: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, October 27: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Lean Bronze Certification Exam:
Thursday, October 28
Exam time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
The exam is optional and an additional fee is required. To take take the exam, you must apply and register at: www.sme.org/leancert. Click on "apply" for the Bronze level. You must complete your certification application and confirm your exam date at least 3 weeks prior to October 28th to take the exam.
Location:
Howard Community College, Ecker Business Training Center
Gateway Campus
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia MD 21046
Lean Bronze Certification Review Class Fees:
$649.00 per person
$599.00 per person for members of MWCC member companies
Your Instructor:
Your instructor for the Lean Bronze Certification Review Class is Jeff Fuchs, Director of the Maryland World Class Consortia, and President of Neovista Consulting, LLC. Jeff served as part of the core team that developed the Lean Certification standard in 2006. Since that time, Jeff has provided classroom instruction for over 200 students and helped them pass their Lean Bronze Knowledge Exams. Contact Jeff for any questions you may have regarding Lean Bronze Certification, the course, or the exam.
Study Materials:
Study materials for the course consist of the body of knowledge and recommended reading which are listed on the SME website. These materials must be purchased and read by attendees prior to attending the review course. Please bring these materials with you for use during the review course and the open book exam.
Cancellation Policy:
The Certification Review Class enrollment fee less a $100 non-refundable registration charge will be refunded up to one week before the event. Substitutions may be made any time prior to the start of the workshop. The Maryland World Class Consortia is not responsible for incidental costs incurred by registrants.