Bronze Lean Certification Review Course & Exam
Deadline to enroll: Applications must be received by Friday, October 29, 2010.
This Lean Certification Review Program is designed to help prepare you to take the Lean Bronze Certification Examination which is being offered on Saturday, November 6, 2010 (see below for Examination information).
During the two-day review program, we will review the exam body of knowledge and associated reading materials, in order to help you understand topics and questions that may appear on the exam. The class will also help you understand all of the SME Bronze level certification requirements. As a result, you will be better prepared and more focused to succeed at SME Bronze Lean Certification. Click here for more information about SME Bronze Lean Certification.
Review activities include:
Review of the Body of Knowledge
Practice exercises
Sample test questions
Review of recommended reading materials
Discussion about the SME Bronze Lean Certification portfolio requirements
Date & Time:
Class
Thursday, November 4, 2010 and Friday, November 5, 2010, 8:30 AM — 4:30 PM
Exam
Saturday, November 6, 2010, 8:30 AM - 12 NOON
Class & Exam Location:
Grand Rapids Spring and Stamp
706 Bond Avenue
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Member Cost: $450 (review course only)
Non-Member Cost: $550 (review course only)
Payment for Course: REGISTER ONLINE: bit.ly/bronze_review2010
Questions: Contact Dale Dulyea at GR Spring & Stamping - ddulyea@grs-s.com or 616.453.4491
Hotel Reservations
Amway Grand Plaza
http://www.amwaygrand.com/reservations.html
187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Required Materials: It is imperative that all attendees purchase the book package, read the books and bring them to the review course. To purchase the books (or to confirm that you already have the correct ones), click here.
The Exam: Candidates must apply to take the exam separately from registering for this course. The exam cost is $448.505 for SME & AME members and Shingo Prize Examiners and $690 for all others. Please download and remit the application and payment (check or credit card) by Friday, October 29, 2010 to:
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Attention: Certification Department
One SME Drive PO Box 930
Dearborn, MI 48121
The exam will be administered on Saturday, November 6, 2010 from exactly 8:45 am – 12:00 pm. The exam may be taken online, so bring your laptop. Wireless internet access will be provided. If you require a paper-and-pencil exam, please note it on the application. (Please note: you must choose one testing method. Once chosen, it cannot be changed.)
Program Fees
Certification Exams
Certification exams are based on the Body of Knowledge for each certification level. Certification candidates are encouraged to review preparatory materials before they take an exam.
Certification exams are open-book, and candidates are permitted to bring reference materials into the exam room.
The following are the only calculators that will be permitted in the exam room for the technical exam administrations. Basic calculators can be used for lean exam administrations –
Hewlett Packard – HP 33S
Casio – FX 115MS or FX 115MSPlus
Texas Instruments – TI 30X IIS
Texas Instruments – TI 36X SOLAR