Certificate Programs - Click on titles below for course information

Lean Practitioner I

Learn why Lean makes work rewarding, profitable, and enduring.

Upon successful completion, each attendee receives a Purdue University Advanced Manufacturing Lean Practitioner I Certificate. This certificate is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) prescribed tools and training methods, a widely accepted national standard in workforce development, and is offered in Indiana only through Purdue University.

Attend all five workshops to earn the certificate.

Lean Practitioner II

Learn why Lean makes work rewarding and at the same time profitable and enduring.

Upon successful completion each attendee receives a Purdue University Advanced Manufacturing Lean Practitioner II Certificate. This certificate is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) prescribed tools and training methods, a widely accepted national standard in workforce development, and is offered in Indiana only through Purdue University.

Attend all five workshops to earn the certificate.

Courses

Fundamentals of CNC Machining Certificate

Gain a working knowledge of basic machining practices as well as a knowledge of CNC code that will allow you to write programs and make program edits rather than just loading a part and hitting the start button. Upon completion of this certificate, you will become more versatile and more valuable to a prospective employer and you will obtain a new skill set to build on as you continue to grow in your career.

January 17, 2026 to April 25, 2026, Engineering, Technology & Computer Science Bldg. CNC Lab 137

Lean Practitioner I Certificate

Learn why Lean makes work rewarding, profitable, and enduring.

Upon successful completion, each attendee receives a Purdue University Advanced Manufacturing Lean Practitioner I Certificate. This certificate is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) prescribed tools and training methods, a widely accepted national standard in workforce development, and is offered in Indiana only through Purdue University.

April 14, 2026 to May 12, 2026, Online Course

Lean Practitioner II Certificate

Learn why Lean makes work rewarding, profitable, and enduring.

Upon successful completion, each attendee receives a Purdue University Advanced Manufacturing Lean Practitioner II Certificate. This certificate is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) prescribed tools and training methods, a widely accepted national standard in workforce development, and is offered in Indiana only through Purdue University.

May 26, 2026 to June 23, 2026, Online Course

ISO 9001 Internal Auditor Training

In this workshop, you will gain the knowledge and skills you need to audit your quality system to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Course topics include updates the ISO 9001 standard, requirements, auditing principles, and conducting effective audits.You will also receive hands-on practice using auditing tools and techniques and have ample opportunities to get answers to questions you have about conducting ISO audits.

February 24-25, 2026, Online Course

IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Training

In this three-day workshop, you will gain the knowledge and skills you need to audit your quality system to the IATF 16949:2016 standard.

November 11-13, 2025, Online Course
April 21, 2026 to May 7, 2026, Online Course

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification - With Minitab

Learn the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) process, data collection techniques, and statistical methods used in Six Sigma projects.

May 5, 2026 to June 9, 2026, Online Course

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification - With Minitab

Train and certify in Six Sigma techniques. Learn the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) process aided by the advanced statistical methods used in Six Sigma projects. Includes Green Belt Certification.

May 5, 2026 to June 18, 2026, Online Course

Principles of Lean Manufacturing and Lean Culture

Learn the basic principles of lean manufacturing and how to apply them through an activity that involves a fast-paced simulated production line. You'll also learn about the eight wastes and lean techniques including 5S, standardized work, batch-size reduction, and visual signals. By the end of this day, the benefits of lean will be clearly apparent!

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Online Course

The 5S System: The Visual Workplace

Experience how the 5S System reduces waste in a simulated production facility. Participants learn the concepts of the 5S System and then apply them to transform a cluttered, disorganized production area into a clean, organized, and orderly workplace.

April 21-22, 2026, Online Course

Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

Learn how to create a value stream map of your current- and future-state processes. Understand the total flow of the value stream, see the sources of waste, determine common language about the process, show linkage of information and process, develop an improvement plan, and prioritize activities.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Online Course

Quick Changeover/Set-Up Reduction

Learn the fundamentals of set-up reduction in applying quick-change thinking to any type of setup or industry. Focus on attaining quick changeover through the systematic elimination of the internal components while streamlining the final procedure.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Online Course

Total Productive Maintenance

Gain knowledge of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and how it relates to capacity. Apply TPM principles and techniques to equipment in a hands-on simulation and experience how applying TPM can achieve dramatic improvements in uptime and increased capacity.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Online Course

Cellular Flow Manufacturing

Discover how to link and balance operations to reduce lead times, minimize WIP, optimize floor space usage and improve productivity using a five-step process for designing and implementing work cells.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Online Course

Inventory Management Using Pull/Kanban

Pull/Kanban is a lean technique used to control the flow of work by replacing only what has been consumed. A Pull/Kanban system can result in increased productivity and efficiency and reduced waste. In this workshop, you will learn the steps for implementing a Pull/Kanban system and the keys to successful implementation in your environment.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Online Course
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Online Course

Problem Solving Using PDCA, A3, and Root Cause Analysis

In this course, participants will learn about the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) problem-solving method. In addition, participants will learn about problem-solving tools and activities, including A3, root cause analysis, process mapping, cause and effect diagrams, and others. Using a variety of real-world scenarios and hands-on activities, participants will practice implementing problem-solving methods and tools.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025, Online Course
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Online Course

Standard Work & Error Proofing Techniques

This workshop presents an approach to implementing standardization and standard work methods designed to eliminate waste from production processes. The methods and goals discussed in this workshop are closely related to the lean manufacturing system.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025, Online Course
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, Online Course

Kaizen Event Facilitation

Kaizen means "continuous improvement." This continuous improvement methodology combines Lean Manufacturing Tools such as the 5Ss of Workplace Organization and Standardization, Cells, Pull/Kanban, Set-up Reduction, and Line Balancing. Each tool incorporates team empowerment, brainstorming, and problem solving to rapidly make improvements to a specific product or portions of work processes.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Online Course
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Online Course