Black Belt Certification is Ideal
for professionals who...
✔ They really want to take their career to the next level
✓They break with routine and position themselves as agents of change in any industry.
✔ Want to dramatically improve their problem-solving skills
✓They learn structured and practical techniques to solve real-world problems with data.
✔ They aspire to lead projects with confidence and firmness
✓They become people who take control, communicate clearly, and generate impact.
✔ They seek financial independence
✓They acquire skills that generate value, and value is rewarded.
✔ They want to be highly employable (in the corporate world or as consultants)
✓A recognized certification + practical tools = clear competitive advantage.
It's not just a course, it's a change of mindset.
Become a problem solver, not a problem reporter.
Internationally recognized certification
Demonstrate your mastery of process improvement to employers around the world.
The Council for Six Sigma Certification - Official Industry Standard
Increase your salary and job opportunities
Six Sigma professionals earn up to 30% more according to
multiple market studies.
Highlight your LinkedIn profile with a digital badge
Increase visibility and credibility with recruiters and colleagues.
Includes real project simulation
You gain practical experience to include on your CV.
100% online and flexible, study at your own pace
Compatible with any schedule and device. Instant access.
Be part of a network of certified professionals
Over 5,000 certified students to connect with.
About the program
Total Content - Black Belt (consolidated)
• Lean Six Sigma principles and DMAIC methodology
• Project Charter, SMART objectives and Problem Statement
• VOC, Kano model, CTe, SIPOC, VSM, P-Map
• Waste identification (TIMWOODS) and Lean tools: 5S, SMED, Poka Yoke, Standardization
• Statistical tools: histograms, boxplots, Pareto, control charts (P, I-MR, XR, XS, C, U)
• Capability analysis for normal and non-normal data
• MSA: Cage R&R, attributes with Kappa, analysis for ordinal data and
nominal
• Hypothesis tests: t-test, 2 proportions, ANOVA, Chi-square
• Linear regression analysis, correlation, and time series diagrams
• Before vs. after validation with data
• Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), control plan, stakeholder management
• Advanced Black Belt Content:
• Advanced brainstorming and systems thinking tools
• Stakeholder analysis and notions of the ADKAR model (change management)
• Kendall's coefficient of concordance for prioritizing ideas in
• Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
• Financial measures applied to Six Sigma projects
• Formation and dynamics of high-performance teams
• Additional MSA studies:
• Linearity, bias, type 1 study
• Attributes for ordinal and nominal data
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• Statistical distributions and transformations:
• Non-normal probability distributions
• Capability analysis for non-normal data
• Box-Cox transformation
• Johnson Transformation
• Productivity and operational effectiveness:
• Overall Labor Effectiveness (OLE)
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Advanced Statistics:
• Central Limit Theorem
• Statistical power and sample size calculation
• Non-parametric tests:
• Paired T-test
• One-sample sign test
• One-sample Wilcoxon test
• Mann-Whitney test
• Kruskal-Wallis test
• Mood's median test
• Design of Experiments (DOE):
• Full Factorial Design
• Fractional Factorial Design
• Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
• Definitive Screening Design
• Plackett-Burman design
• Predictive models:
• Multiple regression
• Notions of CART decision trees
About the teacher
Armando Flores is passionate about operational excellence and the transformative power of education in the industry. His mission is clear: to develop leaders capable of solving real problems with practical tools, and to guide them on their path to mastering quality and continuous improvement.
An industrial engineer with more than 17 years of experience in manufacturing, he has led quality, process, and continuous improvement departments in global companies. He is a Six Sigma Council-certified Master Black Belt and has trained and supported hundreds of professionals in implementing Lean Six Sigma projects, with tangible results in defect reduction, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
He is the founder of CIQ Academy, a platform created to offer professional training in Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Statistical Process Control, and Quality Culture, with a 100% applied approach. His programs are designed so that any professional—regardless of their level—can learn, certify their skills, and apply them from day one.
Armando is also an expert in Minitab and the application of statistical tools for data-driven decision-making. His courses combine clarity, structure, and depth, helping students advance their careers and become agents of change within their organizations.
You don't come here just to study. You come to transform your way of thinking, leading, and improving processes.
