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The Hands-On Manufacturing Excellence Course (Green Belt) is a practical programme by ASML, DAF and Fontys. In a team, you work in a simulated Learning Factory: you build, analyse and improve production lines. You also visit real factories and meet industry experts. After finishing, you earn the Microcredential Green Belt in Manufacturing (NLQF level 5, associate degree level).
You build, analyse and improve real production lines in a Learning Factory.
You gain the core improvement methods, ready to apply right away.
You use proven methods, visit real factories and meet industry experts.
You earn the Green Belt in Manufacturing at NLQF level 5 (associate degree level).
This course is for technical professionals who want to improve production processes. Think of engineers, operators, team leaders and improvement specialists.This is not a classroom Green Belt: you build a solid, associate degree-level foundation (NLQF 5) in a real Learning Factory with partners such as ASML and DAF. You train alongside Black Belt candidates in the same Learning Factory, so you learn from each other across levels and build a shared way of working.
You have at least an mbo4 technical work and thinking level, or a non-technical bachelor’s or master’s degree, gained through study and/or work experience. You bring your own laptop.
You are interested in production and process improvement. Being comfortable reading data helps, but is not required.
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You learn to understand production processes and spot inefficiencies, apply core improvement tools, read production data, solve problems step by step and work well in a team.
The course runs over about one month, from 21 September to 15 October 2026, with 9 module days (a kick-off plus two blocks of four days). Sessions run from 9.00 to 17.00. There is no preparation and no homework: you learn during the days themselves.
You work in a simulated Learning Factory and visit a real factory. The sessions take place on location in Eindhoven. Taking part in the module days is essential to complete the course.
You learn in teams through hands-on simulations and a friendly competition, factory visits and working alongside industry experts.
This is the Green Belt track, at NLQF level 5 (associate degree level). It gives you a solid foundation in manufacturing excellence. Do you want to work at expert level and lead improvement projects? Then look at the Black Belt track (NLQF level 7, master’s level): the same core programme, with an extra oral exam.Read more about the Black Belt track
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Microcredential Green Belt in Manufacturing (NLQF level 5, associate degree level).
9 × 8 uur ≈ 72 contact hours
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A microcredential is an official certification confirming that you have successfully completed a course or programme of recognised quality.
Below you will find the start date of this course and a link to register. Places are limited to 55 participants for the Green Belt, so register on time. The Green Belt and Black Belt tracks run together in the same learning factory. The programme goes ahead when there are at least about 60 participants across both tracks together.
No. You need an mbo4 technical level or a non-technical bachelor’s or master’s degree. Experience with improvement methods is not required. You learn them during the course. Not sure whether the course fits you? Please get in touch, we are happy to advise.
Because you learn a skill best by using it. The course follows a simple idea, inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: “If you want to teach shipbuilding, do not herd people into a classroom, instead give them shipbuilding challenges and a sailing competition.” So in the Learning Factory you work on real production challenges in a team, rather than sitting through lectures.
You build a solid foundation in manufacturing excellence at NLQF level 5 (associate degree level). After the course you can understand production processes and spot inefficiencies, apply core improvement tools, read production data and use basic statistics, solve problems in a structured way, and work well in a multidisciplinary team. You practice all of this in the Learning Factory, so you can turn theory into real improvements at work. On completion, you receive the Microcredential Green Belt in Manufacturing (NLQF level 5).
The course is fully in English.
Both tracks follow the same core programme in the Learning Factory. The Green Belt is the foundation track at NLQF level 5 (associate degree level). The Black Belt is the expert track at NLQF level 7 (master’s level), with an extra oral exam, for professionals who lead improvement projects and diagnose complex challenges on their own. Want to compare? Read more about the Black Belt track.
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