Accreditation Partners and Associations:

• This course is accredited by the globally renowned CPD Certification Service. Accredited CPD Course means the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development Standards and Benchmarks. The learning value of this course has been scrutinized to ensure integrity and quality. This course has been recognized and granted independent CPD Accreditation compatible with the global CPD requirements.
• AIGPE™ is the Authorized Training Partner (ATP) of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). The PMI® Authorized Training Partner seal is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
• AIGPE™ is also recognized as a “provider of choice” by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). You can receive official and pre-approved PDCs for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP credential.
• Pre-approved PDUs, CPDs, CEUs & PDCs are enabled for this certification course.

Who is this for?

• Professionals with a work experience of 0 to 8+ years
• Team Leaders, Assistant Managers, and Managers looking to use Control Charts to monitor their key performance metrics
• Data analysts who are looking to specialize in analytical tools using Statistical Process Control techniques
• Professionals who belong to manufacturing as well as the service industry
• Professionals working in any location worldwide
• Six Sigma Certified Green, Black, and Master Black Belts 
• Project Managers, Scrum Masters, and Process Improvement Experts
• Consulting Organizations and Independent Consultants who wish to use Control Charts to set up the Leading and Lagging indicators for client metrics
• Process Improvement Freelancers and Analysts who wish to add the Minitab Proficient Credential to their Freelance portfolio

The Role of a Minitab Proficient

The AIGPE™ Certified Minitab Proficient demonstrates hands-on expertise in implementing Statistical Process Control using Minitab. The Minitab Proficient understands the fundamentals of Statistical Process Control. They list the difference between Control and Specification Limits, the characteristics of in-control and out-of-control processes, and leading vs. lagging indicators. They can interpret which control chart to be used based on the given business situation. They demonstrate the ability to use Minitab in creating the seven most-used Control Charts using their knowledge and expertise as defined by the AIGPE™ Minitab Proficient Body of Knowledge. 

Course Details

The AIGPE Minitab Proficient Certification Course consists of:

1. Course Duration: 1.5 hours On-Demand Video
2. Number of Lectures: 69
3. Activities: Yes
4. Downloadable Resources: 67
5. Certification Exam: Yes
6. Program Certification: Yes

Certification Exam Requirements

To achieve the professional designation of a Certified Minitab Proficient from the Advanced Innovation Group Pro Excellence, you must:

1. Have completed AIGPE’s Minitab Beginner training to 100%
2. Have completed AIGPE’s Minitab Proficient training to 100%
3. Sit for AIGPE’s Minitab Proficient Certification Exam and achieve a minimum score of 60%

There is no other prerequisite to achieving your Minitab Proficient Certification.

Preparation

Those who wish to apply for the certification exam must complete the relevant AIGPE Minitab Beginner and Proficient training to 100%. In training, you are provided several activities, downloadable content, and practice questions. In addition, AIGPE offers an optional Minitab Proficient Simulation Exam. This simulation exam may help you determine if you are ready to sit for the official Minitab Proficient Certification Exam. 

Certification Exam

The AIGPE™ Minitab Proficient Certification Exam is an online exam. It consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. Each question carries 1 point. There is no negative marking for any incorrect answers. The minimum percentage required to pass the exam is 60%. That means you need to correctly answer at least 18 out of 30 questions to pass the exam. It is an open book exam. And there is no time limit for the exam. The certification exam link is available in one of the final lectures of the course material.

Although there is no time limit, it is mandatory to complete the exam in one-seating. That is, your exam responses will get stored in our exam servers only after hitting the Submit button after the last question. If you X out of the exam window in between the exam OR your internet connection gets troubled, you may be required to start over the complete exam from the beginning.

Mandatory Requirement: Uploading the Course Completion Certificate in the Certification Exam Form

Professionals who wish to apply for the AIGPE Certification Exam must complete the outlined AIGPE™ course(s) to 100%. After completing the training course(s), you will receive a Course Completion Certificate with a unique Certificate ID. This Course Completion Certificate is automatically issued by the platform where you take the relevant AIGPE™ course. If you are NOT issued the course completion certificate, please get in touch with the customer service team of the relevant platform, and they will have the certificate issued to you. 

You must keep this course completion certificate handy before you start the certification exam. You are required to upload this Course Completion Certificate in the online Certification Exam form. Before you upload this certificate in the exam form, please ensure that:

•  Your course certificate of completion has your correct name displayed
• The certificate belongs to the correct course.
• The Certificate ID is clearly visible

The Certification Exam Form Verification Process will halt if you upload an incorrect course completion certificate.

Certification Exam Cost

When you take the AIGPE™ provided Video Training Course either using our online learning platform (https://elearn.aigproexcellence.com) or through any of our authorized training platform partners such as Udemy:

1. The First Two Attempts of the AIGPE™ Certification Exam are FREE
2. If you are unable to pass in the first two attempts, each subsequent exam attempt will cost USD 100

Purchase AIGPE’s Minitab Proficient Certification Training Course on Udemy (link provided below). 

Please note that if you fail on the first attempt, you can take the second attempt only after one week. For example, if you first attempted the certification exam on August 22nd and failed it. You can apply for the second attempt only after seven days, i.e., after August 29th.

Professionals who apply for the AIGPE™ Certification Exams are expected and required to follow all the standards, policies, and procedures outlined by AIGPE™.

Certification:

Upon successfully completing the Minitab Beginner and Proficient Training Course(s) and passing the Minitab Proficient Certification Exam, you will receive the Minitab Proficient Certification issued by the Advanced Innovation Group Pro Excellence, a Global independent Certification Accreditation in the Lean Six Sigma Industry.

As a Certified Minitab Proficient, you will be issued:

• A Certificate (PDF) which includes a Certification Number
• Your name is added to the Official AIGPE™ Certification Records
• You are granted the right to use the AIGPE™ Certification Credentials (in accordance with the AIGPE™ Certification Credentials Use Policy). AIGPE™ Certification Credentials can be used as a professional designation in your personal branding material such as resumes, business cards, email signatures, personal website, social media sites or public profiles such as LinkedIn, Job Portals, etc.

The Minitab Proficient Certification kit is emailed to you in 4 weeks after completing your Minitab Proficient Certification exam. Please note: AIGPE™ issues only electronic copies of certification. We do not issue a physical copy.

If you have any questions, you can email us at [email protected].