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Certified Lean Management Expert | Accredited Lean Training (Udemy.com)

Certified Lean Management Expert, Lean And Six Sigma For All Sectors Including Manufacturing, 150k Certified, 15 Credits

Created by: Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam (SSAA)

Last updated August 2026

Our take

Based on the ratings of 16,260 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in August 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.

This is a 4.8 hour introduction to Lean, run by Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam, a group of Dutch university lecturers. It is aimed at people in any sector, from manufacturing to health care to IT, and it asks for no background. Most of the runtime goes to the seven plus one wastes, taken one section at a time, followed by a brief look at Lean 1.0 and 2.0 and a lesson on value stream mapping. Expect an overview of the ideas and vocabulary, not a full practitioner course.

Reviewers like the delivery. They call it clear, well paced and short, with practical examples, and some say it applies directly to supervisor or supply chain work. One reviewer found it livelier and shorter than another Kaizen course they had tried, with more graphics and less staring at a presenter. Praise also comes in Dutch and German. The complaints are small. One three-star reviewer says videos in section 6 and one in section 7 played sound over a black screen. Other middling reviews are vague and say little beyond that it is a decent way to pick up some knowledge.

The ratings are strong. Of 16,260 ratings, 8,950 are five stars and only 174 are one or two stars, and more than 50,000 students have enrolled. The course was refreshed in August 2026, so it feels current. The certificate is Udemy's completion certificate. The SSAA exam and 15 CPD credits are free but sit outside Udemy, and the description itself admits Lean Six Sigma has no universally agreed standard. A good first stop for Lean. The syllabus is all Lean, so look elsewhere for belt-level Six Sigma tools.

Best forManagers, auditors and quality staff in any sector who want the Lean basics in one afternoon.
Skip it ifYou want Six Sigma statistics, hands-on projects or a deep practitioner course.

Pros

  • Short lectures, 84 over 4.8 hours, so it fits into spare evenings
  • Reviewers call the explanations clear, well paced and full of real examples
  • Waste-by-waste sections make each idea easy to find again later
  • Optional free SSAA exam and 15 CPD credits, taken outside Udemy

Cons

  • One reviewer reports black video with sound in section 6 (videos 47 to 56) and section 7
  • Under five hours, so it stays at overview level with no Six Sigma tools
  • The external certification is not a universally recognized standard, as the description admits
Easy to understand and all necessary contents were explained in right pace and clarity
Sathish Susai, a student

Listed for all levels with no prerequisites. Suits beginners and busy managers; experienced Lean people will find it light.

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What you will learn

  • Apply Lean in all sectors. This course is suitable for all backgrounds and sectors.
  • Apply techniques to eliminate inefficiencies from your organization.
  • Learn from university lecturers who supervised projects inside and outside Holland.
  • Boost your career and salary because you master a valued skill.

Course content

13 sections · 84 lectures · 4.8 hours of video 8 quizzes, 5 articles

  1. 1Getting started with Lean 7 free previews18 lectures · 2 quizzes · 52 min
  2. 2Overall Equipment Efficiency In Lean6 lectures · 1 quiz · 21 min
  3. 3Lean wastes: 7 + 11 lecture · 5 min
  4. 4Lean waste: Overprocessing7 lectures · 1 quiz · 25 min
  5. 5Lean waste: Waiting 1 free preview10 lectures · 1 quiz · 45 min
  6. 6Lean wastes: Motion and transport14 lectures · 1 quiz · 29 min
  7. 7Lean waste: Defects/Inspections 1 free preview8 lectures · 22 min
  8. 8Lean waste: Overproduction / Inventory 1 free preview7 lectures · 1 quiz · 36 min
  9. 9Lean waste: 8th form of waste6 lectures · 1 quiz · 17 min
  10. 10Leam 1.0 and Lean 2.02 lectures · 6 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Lean is a methodology that is effective in every single sector. Regardless of whether you are working in IT, manufacturing, the military or health care. If you have a management position, an auditor position or a quality assurance position, this course is for you. It will boost your employability, skills set and salary.

What you need before you start

  • No prior experience is required and all backgrounds all welcome.

How it compares

Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 74% of them
  • Reviews16,260#48 of 1,211 by number of reviews
  • Length4.8 hourslonger than 68% of them
  • Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 81% of them

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Course Description

Lean Management Certification | Lean Expert | Accredited (For all sectors)

NOTE: At the end of this course, students will obtain a certificate of completion from Udemy. Students also have the option to apply for free, optional, extra Lean (Six Sigma) examination and certification + 15 official CPD credits. This external, free and optional examination/certification occurs outside the Udemy platform, requires registration (name, email and a link to your relevant Udemy certificate) and is offered by SSAA (Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam) which is an independent, academic-run training and certification institute with dual accreditation: (UK CPD and Dutch higher education BKO). Please note that unlike some other subjects, Lean Six Sigma does not have a universally agreed upon body of knowledge, or a universally agreed upon training and certification procedure. We are very open about this issue, because it should be known by every prospective Lean Six Sigma student. Make an informed decision by reviewing your (employer’s) Lean Six Sigma needs/expectations and compare that with what various Lean Six Sigma training institutes are offering in terms of training and certification and subsequently choose the training and certification that best meets those needs.

LEAN (SIX SIGMA)

Lean Six Sigma has a rich history that spans many decades. Lean Six Sigma’s aim is to improve quality whilst cutting costs. Lean Six Sigma is a methodology that is suitable in every single sector, precisely because cutting costs and improving quality is something that is relevant in every sector.

Certified Lean Six Sigma black belt professionals are in high demand because they posses a very useful set of skills. The skill level of Lean Six Sigma professionals is usually shown by a belt color. The toolbox of a certified Lean Six Sigma professional starts modestly as this person becomes a certified Lean Six Sigma white belt. This toolbox gradually increases as this practitioner becomes a certified Lean Six Sigma yellow belt, then a certified Lean Six Sigma green belt and a Lean Six Sigma black belt. The aforementioned sequence is the classic hierarchy in Lean Six Sigma.

OUR LEAN MANAGEMENT AND LEAN MANUFACTURING TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION COURSE

Technically speaking, Lean and Six Sigma are two separate methodologies. Lean is a Japanese methodology that is much older than its American younger sibling, Six Sigma. Unlike Six Sigma, Lean does not have belts. So when you hear that someone is a Lean Six Sigma black belt, this means that this person is a Lean expert and also has a Six Sigma black belt. This being said, Lean and Six Sigma work very well together, a bit like biscuits and tea! And for this reason, almost every Lean specialist is also a Six Sigma specialist and the other way around.

In this course we will teach you the foundations of this old Japanese teaching which is also knows as the Toyota Production System. The parts of Lean that mostly apply to manufacturing, are referred to as Lean Manufacturing and the parts of Lean that are more general in nature are simply referred to as Lean or Lean Management. Here in this course, we discuss them both and this Lean Management and Lean Manufacturing training and certification course is suitable for all sectors.

In our Lean Management and Lean Manufacturing course, you will learn how to identify non value adding activities in a process. You will also learn how to eliminate these with very concrete Lean tools and Lean techniques. When you do that, your organization becomes more ‘Lean’ and you can serve your customers faster and cheaper, whilst still providing the same quality.

SIX SIGMA ACADEMY AMSTERDAM

Six Sigma academy Amsterdam (SSAA) is an initiative of an international group of university lecturers from Holland who have supervised projects at some of the largest organizations in and outside Holland. The aim was to teach what we already taught offline to university students and make that training more affordable, more accessible, more convenient, whilst making sure that it was practical, fun and easy to grasp. You do not need a particular set of mathematics or statistics skills to keep up. This Lean Six Sigma training is going to be very accessible for people from various educational backgrounds. As part of the BKO accreditation, our curriculum is periodically reviewed and modified if necessary.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • 30 day money back guarantee

  • Udemy certificate of completion for those who do not want the SSAA certification procedure

  • Possibility to earn professionalization credits with this course

  • 15 official CPD credits

We hope to welcome you to our course. Thanks for considering us.

Team SSAA

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Instructor Details

Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam (SSAA)

Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam or SSAA started when a number of university lecturers from the Netherlands decided to make accredited academic quality education and certification more affordable, practical, time efficient and engaging.

Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam or SSAA has trained and certified 200,000+ students in more than 170 countries. Furthermore, SSAA lecturers have supervised projects for companies like Audi, the Dutch military and Lufthansa and bring that practical experience to you.

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Reviews

4.6

16,260 ratings on Udemy

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By Julio Soto on 9/2/2026

This is something I can apply in my day to day as a Supervisor at my job, look at processes and reduce time and expenditure throughout the process from beginning to end.

By Bevan Walsh on 8/16/2026

To be honest, Kaizen is fairly hard to get excited about for me, an entrepreneur. My board's chair recommended a different Kaizen course provider on Udemy, but I found that was like watching paint dry. I went searching and found your course. This was pleasing, because it was immediately apparent that the course was shorter, and that the delivery was not dull, but had some levity, some interesting real life examples, and more graphics and imagery instead of (as with the other course) mainly staring at the bored, boring presenter. Here, your presenter is much more engaged, and therefore much more engaging. Whilst I cannot say that it is easy for me to sit down and watch the course, it is easier, and some of the material is interesting and I can see that I could apply some of it in business. Thank you for being the better one. If you could think of anything further you could do to make the course more succinct, I think others like myself, who are not managers nor operational people, would find it still more appealing.

By Harley Pereira Santos on 5/15/2026

This course is truly excellent. The team is exceptional, and the way the content is presented makes the learning experience deeply rewarding.

By Ravinder Banger on 5/4/2026

The content and knowledge of the SSAA was great. My main issue was that some of the video had sound but the video was black, specifically Section 6: videos 47 - 56 and Section 7: video 60

By Roderick Mataya Macunat on 4/12/2026

Yes, the course is a good match for me. In supply Chain Profession, orders / request must be served quickly, accurately, low cost but not sacrificing the quality of the output product. This will benifit not only the company but the customers.

By Nicholas Riter on 3/8/2026

Really enjoying SSA Amsterdam's full suite of Trainings. Very informative and useful as a supplement to in-house professional development.

By Daniel Sundström on 1/16/2026

Great course with great content about Lean (both as a philosophy as well as its principles, tools and techniques) in an easy to digest format. I have taken a few courses from Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam (SSAA) now, and I am very satisfied with what I have received so far (i.e., great courses at an affordable price).

By Aleksejs Irinics on 12/21/2025

Course is generally good, very lean :) and to the point. A comment is about the video structure is too thin sometimes. What i mean is that some of the videos can be combined together for better flow. + it would help with the notes structure.

By Eric Stanfield on 12/6/2025

It's providing the right level of information for my current knowledge - it's spot on for what I was looking for as someone who is loosely familiar with Lean, but had not participated in a formal course.

By Dany Aliwarga on 12/1/2025

Thank you for The course....This Course lean is excellent, easy to understand, with video examples and discussions that use everyday life examples. Keep up the good work.

By Shine Ali on 11/15/2020

The course delivery is simply awesome. This is one of the few courses on Udemy where you don't notice the time flying.

By Deon Basson on 11/8/2020

It is well explained as to what I will gain from this project.

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Overall Score : 92 / 100