Lean Continuous Improvement Online Certificate
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The Lean Continuous Improvement Certificate from Emory Continuing Education is a fully online, self-paced, 30-hour program for professionals seeking to boost efficiency and streamline operations. Learn core Lean principles and tools like 5S, Kanban, and Kaizen event planning—no prior experience needed. Ideal for early-career pros, team leads, and managers. Earn a shareable digital badge from Emory upon completion.
The Lean Continuous Improvement Certificate from Emory Continuing Education is a fully online, self-paced program designed to help professionals drive meaningful, sustainable improvements in their organizations.
Over approximately 30 hours of content, participants learn how to apply core Lean principles: eliminating waste, mapping value streams, improving flow, streamlining operations, and boosting efficiency.
The course is self-paced and covers tools such as 5S, Kanban, visual controls, and Kaizen event planning. No prior experience is required, making it ideal for early-career professionals, team leads, or managers looking to sharpen their process improvement skills.
This certificate provides a practical, time-efficient path to mastering Lean methodology without diving into the more technical aspects of Six Sigma.
Passing is based on completing three quizzes and one final exam. A score of 70% or above is required. Upon successful completion, learners earn a shareable digital badge from Emory University.
In the online Lean Continuous Improvement course, you will learn how to determine customer needs and requirements, eliminate the eight types of waste, and apply Lean principles to any business or industry. You will also be taught how to:
High level leaders, project champions, managers, and executives can benefit by using Lean to assist in directing and planning strategic initiatives. Individual contributors outside the Lean process improvement team can also learn how to identify and prevent defects in products, processes and services.
Understanding Lean methodology is useful in a variety of industries, such as manufacturing, technology, government and healthcare, and careers in any work area or function, from frontline staff to the executive suite.
*2023 ASQ Salary Survey: The Complete Report, December 2023. Salary by highest Six Sigma belt for U.S. and Canadian respondents. National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-tern economic or job conditions, and do not guarantee actual job growth or salary potential. Certificate program options do not guarantee career or salary outcomes. Students should conduct independent research for specific employment information.
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