In a recent press release by Inside Indiana Business, datelined at Muncie, Indiana, students with a minor in process improvement can now earn Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
Ball State University is incorporating a nationally recognized business management strategy and an immersive (sic) learning experience into the core of a new minor as a result of a gift-in-kind valued at $1.4 million from a prominent alumnus.
As part of the gift, the university’s School of Extended Education also will offer Six Sigma education training programs as part of its online curriculum.
We all know the cost of Six Sigma trainings, and so I see this as a good development. Starting them young and instilling in them the value of quality is a good thing. If these graduates one day hold management positions or they start their own business, selling the Six Sigma idea to them won’t be a problem. Buy-in time will be reduced considerably.
I believe in spreading the good news about Six Sigma and any other quality methodologies.
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