Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPS courses - useful knowledge areas to be certified in.

These are very useful courses to have certifications in. You have various kinds of belt levels for certification (just like martial arts). Some of the places that offer these trainings in Toronto and around are:

• http://www.leansixsigmacanada.com/ 
• http://seec.schulich.yorku.ca/enrollment/programs/alpha_listing/file_2_listing.php?course_id=85&section=director
• http://2learn.utoronto.ca/uoft/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&cms=true&courseId=7557661 
•  http://www.acuityinstitute.com/index.html

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