Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
A week of Lean and Six Sigma tools, practised on real problems until they click. Taught by Rishi Malhotra through the University of Nevada, Reno since 2017, with more than 1,000 students certified.
Register through UNR Extended Studies →Bring the class on-site
Who it’s for
Supervisors, managers, engineers and analysts who own a process and want to improve it. The class draws from machine shops and aerospace plants, hospitals and clinics, and public agencies. Most come with a problem in mind and leave with a plan to fix it. No statistics background is needed; we work through every calculation together.
What you’ll learn
- Seeing the process: value stream and process maps, Gemba walks, cycle time and takt time.
- Flow and pull: one-piece flow, pull systems and why some waiting at a station is fine.
- Measuring: OEE, variance and standard deviation, and which calculation to use when.
- Mistake-proofing and risk: FMEA, visual factory and Andon, 5S.
- Leading change: writing a project charter and running a kaizen event, step by step.
Format
Five days and 35 hours in the classroom, taught through University of Nevada, Reno Extended Studies, or on-site at your company, where we tailor it to your industry and your own processes. Hands-on throughout: a kaizen simulation, worked calculations and a charter of your own, reviewed one-on-one with Rishi. UNR certifies on-site students on the same terms.
Dates, times, fees and location are listed by UNR Extended Studies, where registration also runs.
Outcomes
You leave with a Green Belt certificate from UNR, a draft charter for a real project, and a first step to take on Monday. In October 2026, every participant named something they would lead next: a kaizen event, a 5S project, a visual factory, a pull system or a Gemba walk. Green Belt is also the prerequisite for our UNR Black Belt.
From the October 2026 class
In their words.
“Even if you have been working with lean manufacturing practices your entire career, you will still learn something no matter what, or learn to do something in a better way.”
“Absolutely take it and take good notes. It’s highly valuable.”
“…take the class. Learning and implementing lean culture is absolutely necessary for success.”
“Variance and standard deviation calculations. Rishi broke it down and explained it very well.”
“…it will help them long term in their work and give them knowledge they didn’t know they needed”
“FMEA – Never used it before, but the table made it clear.”
“Definitly to do it, is worth it!”
Register or bring it on-site
Ready to register? Registration runs through University of Nevada, Reno Extended Studies.
Want it for your team? More than half our classes run on-site. Email rishi@increaseeta.com or call (775) 287-6168.