Submit your Lean Gold Certification Accomplishment Record After passing your exam, to receive your Lean Gold Certification you must complete an Accomplishment Record. The Accomplishment Record examines how candidates have applied their lean knowledge and skills to actual real-world situations. Your Lean Gold Certification Accomplishment Record will ask you to provide a narrative of your accomplishments for each competency needed by a Lean Gold Certification candidate. You will emphasize the quality of your accomplishments and the results you achieved rather than the jobs you have held or the tasks you have completed. In addition to completing your Accomplishment Record, you will need: 240 hours of education and training requirements. If you have previously obtained the Lean Bronze and/or Lean Silver Certification, you can apply the education and training hours you earned toward this requirement. Mentoring and/or Coaching activities. Helpful Links Gold Accomplishment Record (PDF) Mentoring and/or Coaching Activities (PDF) Portfolio/Accomplishment Record Upload Instructions (PDF) Find a Mentor Lean Gold Certification candidates are expected to seek out others in their lean journey to help them grow and develop. This activity must be demonstrated, and measurable outcomes must be included, in your Lean Gold Certification Accomplishment Record. Look to find a mentor within your own company, through the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) leaders in your area, or, if you are an SME member, your local chapter may be a good resource. Association for Manufacturing Excellence AME SME SME Local Chapters SME Connect Lean Gold Certification Interview The final step in earning your Lean Gold Certification is an interview with a team of Lean Certified professionals and/or the Certification Oversight and Appeals Committee. Upon passing your Accomplishment Record review and interview, you will earn your Lean Gold Certification (LGC).
