Lean Six Sigma · Foundation
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification
Flow and variation, taught as one discipline — because that’s how the best operations actually run it.
The Lean lens
What Lean adds at the white belt level.
Lean asks where time and effort leak out of a process; Six Sigma asks why results vary. White Belt introduces both questions side by side, because in practice no serious improvement program separates them.
You’ll leave knowing the seven classic wastes, how Lean and Six Sigma divide the work between them, and why the modern discipline is taught as one method — the grounding every Lean Six Sigma ladder starts from.
Lean topics in this program
- The seven classic wastes, with everyday examples
- Lean and Six Sigma: two lenses, one discipline
- Where flow problems end and variation problems begin
- The vocabulary shared by every Lean Six Sigma team
One curriculum, one standard: our White Belt program teaches Lean and Six Sigma together — there is no separate, thinner “Lean edition.” This page shows the Lean side of what every student learns.
Curriculum
Inside the White Belt curriculum.
The complete program, module by module — 5 modules, 13 lessons, 6 hours. Your certificate reads "Lean Six Sigma White Belt"; the training behind it is this, in full.
01What Six Sigma Actually Is1 hr 57 min
- Origins and the Meaning of 'Six Sigma'
- Variation, Defects, and the Cost of Poor Quality
- The Quality Thinkers Behind the Method
- Six Sigma, Lean, and Lean Six Sigma
1 hr 57 min
02The Language of Quality1 hr 33 min
- Voice of the Customer and CTQs
- Processes, Inputs, and Outputs
- The Eight Wastes
1 hr 33 min
03DMAIC at a Glance1 hr 8 min
- The Five Phases End to End
- Why the Order Cannot Be Skipped
- DMAIC Versus DMADV
1 hr 8 min
04How Six Sigma Teams Work58 min
- Belts, Champions, and Sponsors
- What Makes a Good Project
- Your Role as a White Belt
58 min
05Toolkit, Practice, and Certification30 min
- White Belt Toolkit: 7 print-ready templates, worksheets, and reference cards — yours to keep
- Practice mode: all 39 lesson questions with instant explanations, unlimited attempts
- Flashcard decks: every key term, spaced-repetition style
- Timed module quizzes as you finish each module
- White Belt certification exam (40 questions, 30 minutes)
30 min
What you’ll earn
Proof that travels: the certificate and the badge.
Pass the White Belt exam and two artifacts are issued together, both carrying your unique credential ID — with the Lean Six Sigma track named on the certificate.
- An engraved certificate, rendered from the live credential register — print-ready on A4
- The compact Ledger badge for email signatures, slides and social posts
- A QR code and credential ID anyone can verify free at /verify, forever
- One-click “Add to profile” for LinkedIn’s Licenses & Certifications
AVERON INSTITUTE
This is to certify that
Jordan A. Rivera
has been admitted to the certification of
LEAN SIX SIGMA WHITE BELT
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Examiner
Certified
Jordan A. Rivera
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification
Issued
Aug 2026
Credential ID
AVI-WB-2481-7739
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