six sigma certification
What is six sigma certification? After looking it up I found that the ‘formal' definition says that it is a confirmation of a person's capabilities with respect to specific competencies. So basically that just means that a person meets the requirements of a specific company granting them this certification. An example that I found that helped me better understand what it is, was the driver's test to get your license in the United States. Thousands of people take the written and driving test every year and are given their license to drive. This just means that this particular person has meet the minimum requirements to drive legally. Even though they have passed the test, it doesn't mean that every single person with a driver's license has the same ability to drive or that they perform driving skills and tasks at the same level. The same goes for the six sigma certification. Just because someone is certified, it isn't a complete summary of everything they can do or their overall worth.
six sigma certification involves learning that particular material, passing a written exam and being able to display those skills and knowledge in a hands on manner. (This process also compares to obtaining a driver's license in the United States. You have to take a class, pass a written exam and also complete a certain number of hours in a hands on situation. In Illinois for example I think you need about 50 hours of driving experience with your permit and a licensed adult before you can get your driver's license). This is all so you can learn and experience in different ways (people learn differently). You get the written and classroom version, which is usually similar but at the same time not even comparable to the hands on version where you are actually in a real life situation that you'll experience by yourself driving when you finally do get your license. So by completing the in classroom work or the less hands on, you are able to move on to the more hands on experience with a little more back ground knowledge and in the case of a drivers license, the rules of the road. So getting your driver's license is a good comparison to the six sigma certification. The both involve training, a written proficiency exam, and a requirement to display hands on what you have learned in a real life situation.