ABOUT CIU
Who We Are
Continuous Improvement University
Continuous Improvement University is a training and certification organization dedicated to making continuous improvement training accessible to everyone. Built in the roots of the scientific method and supplemented with philosophies of lean and six sigma, our approach makes in easy for anyone to grow and develop their skillset. Many people across the globe don’t have the opportunity to learn and utilize these tools because most training programs and certifications are so expensive- costing hundreds and even thousands of dollars. We want to change that and make it accessible to everyone. We provide training and certification that is easily accessible, simple to use, and affordable to help you or your business grow.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help people and businesses grow by providing access to affordable continuous improvement training and certification resources they wouldn’t be able to get otherwise. We want to bring CI to the masses!
Helping People Grow
Our courses and certifications are designed to help you build your resume and your experience. Learn new concepts and tools to help you be more successful or land that new role you’ve been wanting. The coursework is easy to work into your busy schedule and you don’t have to worry about prohibitive fees and costs. You’ll get real world experience you can actually use through our application-based learning model.
Helping Businesses Grow
Engage your entire workforce in helping improve business results. Teach your people the skills they need to improve processes and create more value for your customers. All of our courses require the learners to apply what they’ve learned by making an actual improvements to the business, so you’ll start seeing value right away. And if you already have a CI team, this site is a great resource to help them engrain a continuous improvement mindset deeper into your culture.
Jason Baird, CEO & Founder
- Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt
- Shingijutsu trained and certified Lean Practitioner
- 25+ years of industry experience across business, healthcare, & manufacturing
- Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management from the University of San Diego
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from Brigham Young University
- Completed thousands of improvement projects himself
- Has lead and currently leads CI teams and project management teams
- Worked at and consulted at fortune 100 companies
- Training magazine award winner multiple years
CIU Board of Advisors
John Zackrison
Lean Analyst at CHG Healthcare
Nicholas Baird
Global H&S Programs & Systems Manager at Amazon
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