Six Sigma South Africa

Reduce variation.
Prove the result.

Certification-backed Lean Six Sigma training — White to Black Belt, in the classroom, live online, or in-house across South Africa and Africa.

Council for Six Sigma accredited SETA levy-claimable Certification included
6
Belt levels, White to Black
2
Streams — LEAN & DMAIC
4
Ways to learn
17
Countries across Africa

The courses

Six belts. One clear path.

Start free, then progress as far as you need — from a first taste of the method to full Black Belt mastery.

Foundation Free

White Belt

A free online taster — the language, the mindset, and where Six Sigma pays off. The perfect place to start.

FormatOnline, self-paced
TimeA few hours
OutcomeFoundations
Practitioner from R1 995

Yellow Belt

Become a capable project team member with practical tools you can apply straight away — no exam, no project.

Duration2 days
ExamNone
ProjectNone
Intermediate On quote

LEAN Green Belt

Lead improvement projects that strip waste from a process, end to end — the applied LEAN toolkit.

Duration5 days
Exam1 × 90 min
Project3-month
Intermediate On quote

DMAIC Green Belt

Reduce variation with the full DMAIC method: Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control.

Duration5 days
Exam1 × 90 min
Project3-month
Advanced On quote

LEAN Black Belt

Advanced LEAN leadership — run complex, cross-functional programmes and mentor your Green Belts.

Duration10 days
Exam2 × 90 min
Project6-month
Advanced On quote

DMAIC Black Belt

Master statistical problem-solving at scale — the highest DMAIC certification we offer.

Duration10 days
Exam2 × 90 min
Project6-month

LEAN & DMAIC

We don’t offer training.
We offer improvement.

Two complementary streams. One is about speed and flow; the other about precision and control. Most teams need both.

LEAN — reduce waste

Strip out everything that doesn’t add value: waiting, rework, over-production, wasted motion. 5S and visual management make the flow of work faster, leaner and cheaper to run.

Best fit — manufacturing & operations

DMAIC — reduce variation

Make the process predictable. Measure what matters, find the real drivers of variation, and lock in control — tracked with Cp/Cpk, sigma level and standard deviation.

Best fit — process & service environments

Ways to learn

Learn the way that fits.

The same certification and the same trainers, delivered four ways — pick what suits your team and your calendar.

Classroom

Instructor-led in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban and beyond. Our flagship centre is in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town.

Live online

The same trainer and the same cohort, joined live from wherever you are. Full interaction, zero travel.

Online, self-paced

Learn on your own schedule — from the free White Belt through to accredited Black Belt, LEAN and DMAIC.

In-house

We bring the course to your team, tuned to your real processes — onsite anywhere in South Africa or abroad.

What’s included

Everything you need to get certified.

No hidden extras. The software, the books, the certification and the support to actually finish your project — it’s all in the course.

  • A full SigmaXL licence, or a 30-day Minitab trial
  • Course books included — and yours to keep
  • Certification included with every course
  • Exams scheduled to suit your team
  • SETA-accredited — claimable against your Skills Development Levy

Accreditation

Recognised, and worth claiming back.

Our certification is internationally recognised and SETA-accredited — which means much of your training spend can be recovered through your Skills Development Levy.

Council for Six Sigma
MICT SETA
MER SETA
Services SETA
AGRISETA
Microsoft Partner

Where we teach

Across South Africa. Across Africa.

Classroom courses in every major South African city, live-online everywhere, and in-house delivery right across the continent.

South African cities

JohannesburgCape TownPretoriaDurbanPort ElizabethBloemfonteinGeorge

Africa · in-house & online

AngolaBotswanaCameroonEthiopiaGhanaKenyaMalawiMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaRwandaSenegalTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

Ready to start improving?

Tell us your goal and your team size, and we’ll recommend the right belt, the right format, and a quote.

Get in touch

Let’s find your team’s next belt.

Send us a note and one of our advisors will come back with course dates, formats and a quote.

WhatsApp
078 431 3725
Training centre
Bo-Kaap, Cape Town

We reply within one business day.