I am interested in hearing whether organizations appoint people into their Black Belt training program vs. just allowing the people to apply or self appoint. If they are appointed by management, what is the selection criteria? How many people are ap

I am interested in hearing whether organizations appoint people into their Black Belt training program vs. just allowing the people to apply or self appoint. If they are appointed by management, what is the selection criteria? How many people are appointed annually? Do people also join the program by applying or self appointing? What is the ratio of those appointed vs applications?