Quality representative and auditor with Six Sigma Yellow/Green Belt

The course provides professional knowledge in the application of ISO DIN EN 9001, the maintenance of a QM system and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in your professional environment. You will also learn how to carry out audits and implement more complex Six Sigma projects in companies.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Quality representative with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
    Certificate "Quality auditor with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification"
    Certificate "Six Sigma Yellow & Green Belt"
  • Examination: Qualitätsbeauftragte:r mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
    Qualitätsauditor:in mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
    „Six Sigma Yellow & Green Belt”
    Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 12 Weeks

Quality officers with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualifications

Basics of quality management (approx. 1 day)

Terms and definitions

Quality management

Quality management systems

Standards and guidelines


Process basics (approx. 1 day)

What is a process?

Process management according to ISO 9001

Identification of processes

ISO 9001 process model


Corporate environment (approx. 1 day)

Context of the organization

Interested parties

Scope of application


Management (approx. 1.5 days)

Commitment to the QM system

Quality policy

Responsibilities and powers


Planning (approx. 1 day)

Dealing with risks and opportunities

Quality objectives and planning

Planning changes


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Support (approx. 2 days)

Resources

Competence

Awareness

Communication

Knowledge of the organization, knowledge management

Documentation of the quality management system


Operation (approx. 2 days)

Operational planning

Requirements for products and services

Product development

Predictive failure avoidance with FMEA, QFD, Poka Yoke

External provision

Supply Chain Act (LkSG) and EU Sustainability Directive (CSDDD)

Production and service provision

Release of products and services

Control of non-conforming results


Evaluation of performance (approx. 1.5 days)

Monitoring and measurement

Internal audit

Management review


Improvement (approx. 1 day)

Non-conformity and corrective actions

Continuous improvement


Auditing and certification (approx. 1.5 days)

Fundamentals of auditing

Internal audits

Audit procedure

Auditing external providers or external parties

Certification audit


Communication (approx. 2 days)

Building blocks of communication

The iceberg principle of communication

The four-ears model

Communication behavior in audits


Project management (approx. 1 day)

Definition of project

Managing projects successfully


Total Quality Management (approx. 0.5 days)

Quality of an organization

ISO 9004: Guidance for achieving sustainable success

EFQM Model for Excellence


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination "Quality Officer with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)

Quality auditor with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification

Fundamentals of auditing, audit types (approx. 2 days)

Audits as a management tool

Audit classification according to participants

Audit classification according to the subject of the audit


Standards as a basis for auditing and certification (approx. 0.5 days)

Industry-independent certification standards

Industry-specific certification standards


Management of an audit program (approx. 1.5 days)

Defining the audit program objectives

Audit program risks and opportunities

Defining, implementing and monitoring the audit program

Reviewing and improving the audit program


Carrying out an audit (approx. 3 days)

Initiating the audit

Preparing the audit activities

Carrying out audit activities

Creating and distributing the audit report

Concluding the audit

Carrying out audit follow-up measures


Competence and assessment of auditors (approx. 1 day)

Determining the competence of auditors

Determining the assessment criteria for auditors

Selecting the appropriate assessment method

Carrying out the auditor assessment

Maintaining and improving auditor competence


Audit communication (approx. 2 days)

Basics of communication

Audit opening

During the audit

After the audit


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Certification (approx. 1 day)

ISO 9001: A model for success

Certification - Why?

Selection of the certification company

Certification process


Process requirements for certification (approx. 4 days)

Activities prior to certification

Planning audits

Initial certification

Certification decision

Maintenance of certification

Appeals, complaints

Customer records

Document review


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination "Quality auditor with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 5 days)

Quality management - Six Sigma Yellow & Green Belt

Six Sigma Yellow Belt (approx. 1 week)


Introduction to the Six Sigma strategy - Yellow Belt (approx. 1.5 days)

What is Six Sigma? History and philosophy

DMAIC project phases at a glance and their individual objectives

Roles and responsibilities

Six Sigma in the context of lean and QM (OpEx)

AI as an assistant for structuring the project objective, scope and stakeholders


AI in the improvement project (approx. 0.5 days)

Types of AI (ML,DL,LLM,GenAI)

Data and prompt basics

Governance and security


Define phase (approx. 0.5 days)

Problem and project definition (Project Charter)

Understanding customer requirements (VOC-CTQ)

Process mapping (SIPOC)

Operational definition and data quality

AI-supported clustering of simple VOC examples


Measure phase (approx. 0.5 days)

Process mapping (flow chart and swimlane)

Insight into measurement system analysis (MSA)

Basic key figures (DPMO, Sigma Level)

Data types and collection (graphical analyses)

AI for measurement plan checklists, plausibility checks


Analysis phase (approx. 1 day)

Cause-effect analysis (5-Why, Ishikawa)

Basics of statistical methods

Insight into machines and process capability


Improve phase (approx. 0.5 days)

Generate solution ideas (Poka Yoke)

Risk assessment and introduction of FMEA


Control phase (approx. 0.5 days)

Definition of process monitoring (control plan)

Insight into statistical process control (SPC)

Process documentation and standardization (SOP)


Six Sigma Green Belt (approx. 3 weeks)


Project management with Six Sigma - Green Belt (approx. 1 day)

Green Belts as project managers

Work breakdown structure (WBS), project communication and documentation

Teamwork and leadership

Going through DMAIC project phases using advanced statistics application tools and methods

AI-supported project management: risks/dependencies, schedule risk analysis


Define phase (approx. 1.5 days)

Project profile, business case

Project scoping, stakeholder and risk analysis

VOC in CTQ transformation (CTQ tree)

Team composition, project planning (Gantt chart, milestone planning)

Cost calculation and target formulation (benefit)


Measure phase (approx. 2.5 days)

Advanced statistical basics

Visualization and interpretation (histogram, run chart, box plot)

Short-term vs. long-term capability (MFU, PFU)

Calculation and interpretation of the sigma level

Process indicators (Pp, Ppk, Cp, Cpk)

Measurement system analysis (MSA), bias, gage R&R

AI-supported data checks (missing values, outlier indications)


Analysis phase (approx. 4 days)

Hypothesis development, correlation analysis

Correlation (Pearson) and analysis of variance (ANOVA)

Lean time and value flow (yield, OEE, VSM)

Text/error code clustering for Pareto according to failure modes with AI


Improve phase (approx. 1 day)

Design of Experiments (DoE)

Solution generation and creativity methods (mind mapping, brainstorm/writing, 6-3-5 method)

Testing (Poka Yoke, piloting, cost-benefit analysis)

Risk minimization (FMEA, RPN evaluation)

Implementation


Control phase (approx. 1 day)

Sustainable implementation (control plan)

SPC, quality control charts (X̄-R chart, X̄-s chart)

Process monitoring (KPI, dashboard, BSC)

Project completion and handover

AI-supported KPI story/management summary


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Professional experience in the production or service sector and basic knowledge of quality management are required.

Once you have completed the course, you will be able to plan, introduce and maintain a quality management system and monitor its effectiveness. You will also have professional knowledge in the application of DIN EN ISO 9001 and in the planning of internal quality audits.

In addition, you will have all the necessary theoretical foundations for the practical implementation of audits in organizations as well as the know-how to carry out qualified audits in the company. In this way, you will support the effectiveness of the QM system and promote the company's quality capability. You optimally coordinate customer requirements, quality standards and organizational conditions and bring transparency to the processes. You simplify the workflows in the company and use the synergy effects of a process-oriented QM system. You will be able to plan and carry out audits.

You will also be familiar with the specific tools and methods of Six Sigma in order to implement projects independently and successfully.

The course is aimed at managers and employees who are entrusted with quality management, who are to implement a QM system in practice or who would like to develop in the field of quality management, as well as specialists and managers from production and service companies who would like to work as QM auditors.

Specialists in the field of quality management are in demand from both large and medium-sized companies in industry, trade and the service sector. After the course, you will be able to provide meaningful proof of your new skills with a TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.