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About Lean Green Belt Certification

Overview

Lean Green Belt Training and Certification

Benefits of Lean Green Belt Certification

For Individuals

  • Confidence and skill to manage moderate-scale Lean Green Belt projects independently. 
  • Acquire a structured approach to identifying and solving root causes of issues. 
  • Gain credibility as someone who can reduce waste, improve quality, streamline operations and add value. 
  • Enhanced problem-solving skills. 
  • Better understanding of your organisation’s processes and how to make them smarter. 

For Organizations

  • Shorter lead times.
  • Lower costs.
  • Streamlined processes and improved quality through reduced process variation.
  • Higher customer satisfaction.
  • Typically, organizations can save at least €20,000 through applying Lean Green techniques to your improvement project. 

    Documentation

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    Lean Green Belt Certification levels

    Lean Green Belt badge

    Lean Green Belt

    Certify your ability to enhance business processes and improve performance

    Videos

    Videos

    Episode 108 – Level Up your Career – How to build a culture of LEAN

    | 58 minutes

    SFIA

    The SFIA Framework is the global common reference for skills and competency for the digital world.

    This APMG certification has been informally mapped against the SFIA Framework to indicate the skills that are addressed and referenced by the certification. Although it is not yet possible to claim this digital badge, the indicative skills can be used to plan your professional development through assessing the skills you have and the skills you need for the role you want.

    SFIA badge skills
    Lean Green Belt

    Lean Green Belt

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Organisational Change Management up to level 4

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Business Process Improvement level 5, Organisational Capability Development level 5

    SFIA badge knowledge
    Green Belt (Theory exam)

    Green Belt (Theory exam)

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Organisational Change Management up to level 4


    SFIA badge skills
    Lean Green Belt

    Lean Green Belt

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Organisational Change Management up to level 4

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Business Process Improvement level 5, Organisational Capability Development level 5

    SFIA badge knowledge
    Green Belt (Theory exam)

    Green Belt (Theory exam)

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Organisational Change Management up to level 4

    FAQs

    PMI Professional Development Units (PDUs) are either: Education or Giving Back to the Profession. You can earn PMI Education PDUs by attending non-PMI provider courses if they align with the PMI Talent Triangle® skill areas. Visit the PMI website for details on PDUs, how to record them and required documentation.

    • Most training providers include the exams with their courses. 
    • Self-study candidates can book and take the exam online from anywhere, with a proctor monitoring via webcam, microphone and desktop. 
    • After booking, you'll receive a registration email to schedule your session through the Candidate Portal, with exams available 24/7.
    • APMG also offers limited public exam sessions at designated regional offices.

    • The structure of the examinations depends on the level of certification.
    • Generally, entry-level examinations (Foundation Certifications) have a range of 40 minutes to 60 minutes to complete a multiple-choice exam, which may include 40 to 60 questions.
    • Practitioner examinations can range from 90 minutes to 120 minutes with an average of 80 complex multiple-choice questions.
    • The required score to pass an examination varies from one certification to another. You can find more information listed on the product page under exam details, to learn more about a particular examination.

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    You can either contact your Training Organization to purchase a new exam, or you can purchase a new exam directly from our public exams website. For more information, see our more detailed article on resitting an exam.

    Using a company device in which you do not have administrative rights and access to download additional software tends to cause issues when sitting your exam via ProctorU, as outlined in the Candidate Guidance Agreement.  

    If you wish to sit your exam via ProctorU again, you will need to pay a reschedule fee of £32 (which you can do in the Candidate Portal) before you can select a new date and time.  

    Alternatively, you can reschedule your exam via our AIPP service, where you can take your exam over Zoom without downloading any additional software. Please note there are fewer exam slots available through AIPP.  

    Full details of our Proctoring options can be found on our Proctoring Page

    If you feel you had issues during your exam, you may submit an appeal to customerservice@apmgroup.co.uk. We will review your appeal and respond. See APMG’s policies for details on the full appeals process.

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