{"id":88659,"date":"2021-07-29T18:52:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/activities\/guidelines\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:59:36","slug":"guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/en\/activities\/guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"88659\" class=\"elementor elementor-88659 elementor-614\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a682e81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a682e81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be05ec8\" data-id=\"be05ec8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e29438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e29438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Six Sigma training and certification standards - ESSC-D Quality Guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a745cb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a745cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"579\">For many years, the European Six Sigma Club (ESSC-D) has defined binding quality standards for the training and certification of Six Sigma Green Belts, Black Belts and Master Black Belts. These guidelines have been developed and continuously refined in close cooperation with our network of experts, brand owners and numerous experienced consultants<em data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"526\">and trainers<\/em>. <\/p><p data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"818\">The first version of the ESSC-D standards was adopted in November 2008. Since then, regular reviews and updates have been carried out to ensure that our guidelines meet current practical requirements. <\/p><p data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1087\">The current guidelines are available for download not only in German but also in English &#8211; a further step towards internationalizing our standards and promoting uniform training quality across language barriers.<\/p><h3>Six Sigma training<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/download\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Training_6S_GB_DE.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Green Belt Training<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/download\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Training_6S_BB_DE.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Black Belt Training<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Ausbildung_6S_MBB_DE_Rev2.0_final_230306.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Master Black Belt Training<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Six Sigma certification<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/download\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Zertifizierung_6S_GB_DE.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Green Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/download\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Zertifizierung_6S_BB_DE.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Black Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Zertifizierung_6S_MBB_DE_Rev2.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSC_MBB_Ausb_Zert_RL_Anlagen_Rev_2_0_final_230603.xlsx\">MBB Certification Documentation Form<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Lean Training<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/esscd_qualityguideline_lean_mbb_ausbildung\/\">Guidelines for Lean Master Black Belt Training<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Lean Certification<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/esscd_qualityguideline_lean_mbb_zertifizierung\/\">Guidelines for Lean Master Black Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Six Sigma+Lean training<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/download\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Training_6S+LEAN_GB.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma plus Lean Green Belt Training<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/download\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Training_6S+LEAN_BB.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma and Lean Black Belt Training<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Six Sigma+Lean certification<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/download\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Zertifizierung_6S+LEAN_GB.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Plus Lean Green Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/download\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Zertifizierung_6S+LEAN_BB.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma and Lean Black Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) training in product development<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Training_DfSS_GB.pdf\">Guidelines for Design for Six Sigma Green Belt Training<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div> <\/div><div><h3>Data mining advanced course for Six Sigma belts and <em>method<\/em> experts<\/h3><div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/download\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_DM_Aufbaukurs_DE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advanced Data Mining Training Course for Six Sigma Belts and Methodology Experts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e646ce8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e646ce8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2ac083\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94b4081\" data-id=\"94b4081\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-819f8b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"819f8b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">English Versions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7810f63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7810f63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad3e1d3\" data-id=\"ad3e1d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5656e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5656e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6c6867fd-d9cf-40cb-a265-8d57c5872560\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\"><p data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"417\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">We are delighted that the Internationalization Working Group of the European Six Sigma Club (ESSC-D) has translated the official Six Sigma Guidelines into English with great dedication and professional care. This initiative is an important step toward promoting international exchange and ensuring consistent quality standards across language boundaries. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><h3>Six Sigma Training<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Training_6S_GB_EN.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Green Belt Training<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Training_6S_BB_EN.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Black Belt Training<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Training_6S_MBB_EN.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Master Black Belt Training<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Six Sigma Certification<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Certification_6S_GB_EN.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Green Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Certification_6S_BB_EN.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Black Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Certification_6S_MBB_EN.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Six Sigma+Lean Training<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Training_6SLEAN_GB_EN.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma and Lean Green Belt Training<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Training_6SLEAN_BB_EN.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma and Lean Black Belt Training<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Six Sigma+Lean Certification<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Certification_6SLEAN_GB_EN.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma and Lean Green Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaclub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESSCD_QualityGuideLine_Certification_6SLEAN_BB_EN.pdf\">Guidelines for Six Sigma and Lean Black Belt Certification<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) &#8211; 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