Aveta Adds New Edition of Six Sigma Handbook to Curriculum

(Aveta: Cleveland) -- The training courses at Aveta’s Six Sigma Online (www.sixsigmaonline.com [1])  have just gotten a facelift. The required textbook for the course, The Six Sigma Handbook: A Complete Guide for Green Belts, Black Belts, and Managers at All Levels, by Thomas Pyzdek and Paul Keller (McGraw-Hill Co., 2009), has been upgraded to the books third edition.

“We have been using the second edition since the company started in 2004,” says Craig Setter, president and CEO of Aveta Business Institute. Throughout the past five years, Aveta has grown, along with its reputation. “People are really starting to see that it is possible to get quality Six Sigma training and certification at an affordable price,” Setter continues. Due to an overwhelmingly great response to the textbook from former and current students, Aveta decided to stay with The Six Sigma Handbook, and upgrade their courses to include the additional text editions to give students a choice.

Aveta currently has two course outlines, one for each edition of the required text for each of its Six Sigma certifications, including Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and lean and design for Six Sigma.

“We will continue to have courses that correspond to each edition of the textbook. This way, if you did your Six Sigma Green Belt certification with us in 2006, and want to continue on for a Black Belt certification in 2011, you can still use the second edition of the required textbook that you have already purchased," adds Tim Johnson, a member of Aveta’s customer care team. "Many of our customers rave about the required text—it really is a gem. Even though the third edition is a little bit shorter than the second edition, all of the 'meat' is still included."

Luckily, it is very easy to distinguish between the second and third editions of the text, because the second edition has a blue cover, and the third edition has a white cover. Effective since Sept. 29, if students opt to buy their book through Aveta along with their Six Sigma training and certification, they will be receiving the third edition of The Six Sigma Handbook.

Aveta’s Six Sigma courses are all online-based and self-paced. Students are given one year to complete the requirements, although extensions are almost always granted upon request. Aveta knows their students are very busy, most juggling at least one job in addition to the coursework, and their aim is to make their Six Sigma certification as thorough, quick, and convenient as possible, while still maintaining quality learning. “Whether you are using the second edition or third edition of The Six Sigma Handbook, with Aveta, you will always be getting quality—that is our ultimate goal,” promises Setter.