The Council for Six Sigma Certification is a professional association devoted to maintaining minimum standards for both Lean and Six Sigma Certification. Their objective is to ensure that Six Sigma Certified individuals have been exposed to the complete Six Sigma Body of Knowledge and have been required to meet a minimum standard of proficiency for Six Sigma and its implementation. This is achieved by requiring all training and/or certification providers to meet specific criteria in not only their education requirements, but also in their testing requirements. Their accredited training providers are rigorously reviewed to ensure that they meet a 153 point checklist of compliance. Once approved, accredited providers are monitored to determine if the program has been altered, a new instructor is introduced, or a Six Sigma requirement is modified. Originally founded in 2005, The Council for Six Sigma Certification (CSSC), independently review Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, Master Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training/certification providers. Trainers include university programs, third party training providers, corporate training programs, independent consultants, and consulting firms. The Council for Six Sigma Certification provides Six Sigma accrediting services to more than 165 countries around the world.
