Yellow Belt Certificate (14 hours): Learn to be a team lead
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.
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.