Yellow Belt Certificate (14 hours): Learn to be a team lead
The Yellow Belt Certificate covers everything you need to know to lead a continuous improvement project. This certificate program is ideal for employees who have participated in an improvement effort but haven't led one yet. For support through your certificate journey, download the 
Yellow Belt Certificate Guidebook.pdf.
Certificate Steps (in order):
1. Contact your agency's continuous improvement contact, letting them know you're interested in the Yellow Belt certificate 2. Complete the Yellow Belt modules in Cornerstone (6 hours) - Start these at least 1 month before the instructor-led training 3. Attend one instructor-led training event (8 hours)
2025 Training Schedule- March 27th, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Virtual)
- July 29th, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Virtual)
- October 28th, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Hill Farms building)
4. Lead a continuous improvement project 5. Submit a continuous improvement project form
Project Certificate Requirements:
- Use the screening questions when selecting a process project
- Does this problem occur within an existing process?
- Does this process occur the same way each time?
- Is this problem affecting a lot of people?
- Does this problem occur frequently?
- Is this problem manageable?
- Is this problem fully under your control?
- Outline your project using a project charter or proposal
- Map the current state process
- Collect ‘before’ and ‘after’ data
- Perform root cause analysis
- Map the future state process
- Implement your solution
- Submit your project charter and report, including metrics and results, in the CI project database
- Complete the project within 18 months
- Earn your Yellow Belt Certificate!
Download the full Yellow Belt certificate curriculum:
Planning a conference? We'd love to participate by providing this training! Please contact DOASMP@wisconsin.gov
Enrolling in the training
To participate in our training, you'll need to use Cornerstone. You can access this system through the "My Learning" tile at ess.wi.gov.