Northeast CampusPO Box 2408Columbia, SC 29202

at Midlands Technical College

Non-Profit Org.

US Postage

PAIDColumbia, SCPermit No. 970

For detailed course outlines, online enrollment and more visit midlandstech.edu/cce/centerforquality

Enroll today by calling (803) 732-0432 or register online at midlandstech.edu/cce/centerforquality

Let us work with you to meetyour unique needs –whether you’re a company with hundreds of people to trainat one site or a Quality professional who wants to brush upon a specific Quality topic.

Who benefits from our training?

• Executives• Fortune 500 Companies• Managers• Small Manufacturers• Continuous Improvement Professionals • Service Organizations

Learn the tools you need to meet your customers’ demands…

and to decrease the billions of dollars that are lost annuallyby companies due to quality and process problems.

Register for a course today!

Challenge

Your Organization

to Improve Quality

and Productivity

August 2014 – August 2015Columbia, South Carolina

LEARN TO:

• Cut costs

• Improve productivity

• Increase profits

• Improve customer satisfaction

• Outperform your competition

Center ForQUALITY

• Lean Six Sigma

• Quality Systems (ISO/TS/AS)

• Lean Programs

• Kepner-Tregoe

• Statistical Tools

• Productivity Improvement

• ASQ Certifications

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt Fast-Track TrainingGreen Belts, who support Black Belt efforts and lead LSS projects, receive 10 days of training in two five-day blocks spread over a two-month period. Green Belt candidates have the option of selecting an actual LSS project during the training to help ensure rapid payback on the training investment. If a project is undertaken, the Center for Quality provides project consultation.

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt to Black Belt Fast-Track TrainingThis course provides trained Green Belts with the tools and techniques they require to move up to Black Belt status. Black Beltcandidates work through an actual LSS project during the training, ensuring the organization receives immediate payback onthe additional training investment. The Center for Quality provides both training and project consultation to help ensure projectsuccess. Successful completion of the project is required for Black Belt Certification.

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt Fast-Track TrainingBlack Belts, the leaders of LSS project teams, receive 20 days of training in four, five-day blocks spread over a five-month period.Black Belt candidates work through an actual LSS project during the training, ensuring the organization receives immediate payback on the training investment. The Center for Quality provides both training and project consultation to help ensure project success. Successful completion of the project is required for Black Belt certification.

Champion TrainingChampions, those who select projects and provide support to LSS teams, receive the knowledge and skills they need to driveLSS success. Participants receive an overview of the Lean Six Sigma process as well as an understanding of their roles and responsibilities as Champions in the LSS program.

Organizational Leadership/Deployment Training & ConsultingThis highly efficient two-day session walks senior managers through the LSS deployment roadmap, laying out a path of activitiesto ensure LSS program success. Key focus is on laying the organizational foundation for a successful and sustainable programthat delivers bottom line results. Follow-up consultation is provided as needed.

CHOOSE FROM THESE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS:

ASQ Certifications • Lean Six Sigma • Kepner-Tregoe • Lean Productivity Improvement • Quality Systems (ISO/TS/AS) • Statistical Tools

Turnkey Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) CapabilityFrom working with the organization’s leadership team to structure the program, through Black Belt andGreen Belt training, to training front-line employees as Yellow Belts, the Center for Quality can provide the full array of training, facilitation and consulting necessary to launch a successful program.• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Organizational Leadership/Deployment Training (one or two days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Champion Training (two days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for Manufacturing or Service (20 days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt for Manufacturing or Service (10 days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt to Black Belt (10 days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training (two days)• Program Deployment Consulting Services• Lean Six Sigma Project Consulting Services• Customized Training at all Levels

Our most popular programs include:

Manufacturing and Service

programs are available.

Helping organizations like yours make

commitments to quality, productivity and

customer satisfaction.

Enroll today by calling (803) 732-0432 or register online at midlandstech.edu/cce/centerforquality

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Contact John Leighty at (803) 691-3911 or email leightyj@midlandstech.edu for more information.

Manufacturers

• Improvements in defect and scrap rates • Reduced work-in-process and finished goods inventories• Reduction in customer complaints• Improved supplier quality• More robust product development• Faster customer service response time

Service Companies

• Improvement in cycle times• Increased customer satisfaction• Increased customer service closure rates• Streamlined internal communications• Reduced staff turnover

COURSE CALENDAR

For detailed course outlines, online enrollment and more go to midlandstech.edu/cce/centerforquality

Center ForQUALITY

Why settle for status quo when you can easily achievehigher productivity and quality levels after attending one of more than forty programs designed to help you outperform your competition.

Join companies and organizations of all sizes, in all industries, that use the Center for Quality’s nationally recognized training and consulting services to cut costs, improve productivity and increase profits.

Open Enrollment Training

• Offers cost-effective solutions to train small numbers of employees• More than 40 unique Quality and Productivity Improvement courses• Courses are taught in a state-of-the-art training facility in beautiful Columbia, South Carolina

On-Site Training

• Bring our expert instructors to you• Offers cost-effective training while avoiding employee travel time and expenses• Meets your training schedule needs• Provides a more customized training solution to meet your specific needs

Facilitation and Consultation Services

• Our consultants will travel to your location or provide remote assistance, whichever best meets your needs• We can assist organizations in all areas of Quality and Productivity Improvement• Let our experienced industry experts work for you

Ask us about:

Top reasons you should attend the Center for Quality at MTC:

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Northeast CampusPO Box 2408Columbia, SC 29202

at Midlands Technical College

Non-Profit Org.

US Postage

PAIDColumbia, SCPermit No. 970

For detailed course outlines, online enrollment and more visit midlandstech.edu/cce/centerforquality

Enroll today by calling (803) 732-0432 or register online at midlandstech.edu/cce/centerforquality

Let us work with you to meetyour unique needs –whether you’re a company with hundreds of people to trainat one site or a Quality professional who wants to brush upon a specific Quality topic.

Who benefits from our training?

• Executives• Fortune 500 Companies• Managers• Small Manufacturers• Continuous Improvement Professionals • Service Organizations

Learn the tools you need to meet your customers’ demands…

and to decrease the billions of dollars that are lost annuallyby companies due to quality and process problems.

Register for a course today!

Challenge

Your Organization

to Improve Quality

and Productivity

August 2014 – August 2015Columbia, South Carolina

LEARN TO:

• Cut costs

• Improve productivity

• Increase profits

• Improve customer satisfaction

• Outperform your competition

Center ForQUALITY

• Lean Six Sigma

• Quality Systems (ISO/TS/AS)

• Lean Programs

• Kepner-Tregoe

• Statistical Tools

• Productivity Improvement

• ASQ Certifications

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt Fast-Track TrainingGreen Belts, who support Black Belt efforts and lead LSS projects, receive 10 days of training in two five-day blocks spread over a two-month period. Green Belt candidates have the option of selecting an actual LSS project during the training to help ensure rapid payback on the training investment. If a project is undertaken, the Center for Quality provides project consultation.

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt to Black Belt Fast-Track TrainingThis course provides trained Green Belts with the tools and techniques they require to move up to Black Belt status. Black Beltcandidates work through an actual LSS project during the training, ensuring the organization receives immediate payback onthe additional training investment. The Center for Quality provides both training and project consultation to help ensure projectsuccess. Successful completion of the project is required for Black Belt Certification.

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt Fast-Track TrainingBlack Belts, the leaders of LSS project teams, receive 20 days of training in four, five-day blocks spread over a five-month period.Black Belt candidates work through an actual LSS project during the training, ensuring the organization receives immediate payback on the training investment. The Center for Quality provides both training and project consultation to help ensure project success. Successful completion of the project is required for Black Belt certification.

Champion TrainingChampions, those who select projects and provide support to LSS teams, receive the knowledge and skills they need to driveLSS success. Participants receive an overview of the Lean Six Sigma process as well as an understanding of their roles and responsibilities as Champions in the LSS program.

Organizational Leadership/Deployment Training & ConsultingThis highly efficient two-day session walks senior managers through the LSS deployment roadmap, laying out a path of activitiesto ensure LSS program success. Key focus is on laying the organizational foundation for a successful and sustainable programthat delivers bottom line results. Follow-up consultation is provided as needed.

CHOOSE FROM THESE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS:

ASQ Certifications • Lean Six Sigma • Kepner-Tregoe • Lean Productivity Improvement • Quality Systems (ISO/TS/AS) • Statistical Tools

Turnkey Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) CapabilityFrom working with the organization’s leadership team to structure the program, through Black Belt andGreen Belt training, to training front-line employees as Yellow Belts, the Center for Quality can provide the full array of training, facilitation and consulting necessary to launch a successful program.• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Organizational Leadership/Deployment Training (one or two days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Champion Training (two days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for Manufacturing or Service (20 days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt for Manufacturing or Service (10 days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt to Black Belt (10 days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training (two days)• Program Deployment Consulting Services• Lean Six Sigma Project Consulting Services• Customized Training at all Levels

Our most popular programs include:

Manufacturing and Service

programs are available.

Helping organizations like yours make

commitments to quality, productivity and

customer satisfaction.

Enroll today by calling (803) 732-0432 or register online at midlandstech.edu/cce/centerforquality

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Northeast CampusPO Box 2408Columbia, SC 29202

at Midlands Technical College

Non-Profit Org.

US Postage

PAIDColumbia, SCPermit No. 970

For detailed course outlines, online enrollment and more visit midlandstech.edu/cce/centerforquality

Enroll today by calling (803) 732-0432 or register online at midlandstech.edu/cce/centerforquality

Let us work with you to meetyour unique needs –whether you’re a company with hundreds of people to trainat one site or a Quality professional who wants to brush upon a specific Quality topic.

Who benefits from our training?

• Executives• Fortune 500 Companies• Managers• Small Manufacturers• Continuous Improvement Professionals • Service Organizations

Learn the tools you need to meet your customers’ demands…

and to decrease the billions of dollars that are lost annuallyby companies due to quality and process problems.

Register for a course today!

Challenge

Your Organization

to Improve Quality

and Productivity

August 2014 – August 2015Columbia, South Carolina

LEARN TO:

• Cut costs

• Improve productivity

• Increase profits

• Improve customer satisfaction

• Outperform your competition

Center ForQUALITY

• Lean Six Sigma

• Quality Systems (ISO/TS/AS)

• Lean Programs

• Kepner-Tregoe

• Statistical Tools

• Productivity Improvement

• ASQ Certifications

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt Fast-Track TrainingGreen Belts, who support Black Belt efforts and lead LSS projects, receive 10 days of training in two five-day blocks spread over a two-month period. Green Belt candidates have the option of selecting an actual LSS project during the training to help ensure rapid payback on the training investment. If a project is undertaken, the Center for Quality provides project consultation.

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt to Black Belt Fast-Track TrainingThis course provides trained Green Belts with the tools and techniques they require to move up to Black Belt status. Black Beltcandidates work through an actual LSS project during the training, ensuring the organization receives immediate payback onthe additional training investment. The Center for Quality provides both training and project consultation to help ensure projectsuccess. Successful completion of the project is required for Black Belt Certification.

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt Fast-Track TrainingBlack Belts, the leaders of LSS project teams, receive 20 days of training in four, five-day blocks spread over a five-month period.Black Belt candidates work through an actual LSS project during the training, ensuring the organization receives immediate payback on the training investment. The Center for Quality provides both training and project consultation to help ensure project success. Successful completion of the project is required for Black Belt certification.

Champion TrainingChampions, those who select projects and provide support to LSS teams, receive the knowledge and skills they need to driveLSS success. Participants receive an overview of the Lean Six Sigma process as well as an understanding of their roles and responsibilities as Champions in the LSS program.

Organizational Leadership/Deployment Training & ConsultingThis highly efficient two-day session walks senior managers through the LSS deployment roadmap, laying out a path of activitiesto ensure LSS program success. Key focus is on laying the organizational foundation for a successful and sustainable programthat delivers bottom line results. Follow-up consultation is provided as needed.

CHOOSE FROM THESE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS:

ASQ Certifications • Lean Six Sigma • Kepner-Tregoe • Lean Productivity Improvement • Quality Systems (ISO/TS/AS) • Statistical Tools

Turnkey Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) CapabilityFrom working with the organization’s leadership team to structure the program, through Black Belt andGreen Belt training, to training front-line employees as Yellow Belts, the Center for Quality can provide the full array of training, facilitation and consulting necessary to launch a successful program.• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Organizational Leadership/Deployment Training (one or two days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Champion Training (two days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for Manufacturing or Service (20 days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt for Manufacturing or Service (10 days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt to Black Belt (10 days)• Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training (two days)• Program Deployment Consulting Services• Lean Six Sigma Project Consulting Services• Customized Training at all Levels

Our most popular programs include:

Manufacturing and Service

programs are available.

Helping organizations like yours make

commitments to quality, productivity and

customer satisfaction.

Enroll today by calling (803) 732-0432 or register online at midlandstech.edu/cce/centerforquality

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