Support your leaders to prove their capability.
Sponsor leaders for LII certification and gain an independent view of leadership at the level each person actually leads.
Why employers sponsor
- An external, evidence-based benchmark alongside your own talent processes.
- Recognition that matters to the leaders you want to develop and keep.
- A clear picture of leadership at each scope, from project lead to executive.
Who you might sponsor
| Certification | Scope | Typical candidate |
|---|---|---|
| CEL | Influence | Leaders working reliably across more than one team, project or working relationship |
| CTL | Team | Leaders driving change beyond their own team, with people they do not manage |
| COL | Operations | Leaders running a department, service or major programme |
| CSL | Strategy | Leaders setting the strategic framework for an organisation or major unit |
| CXL | Enterprise | Leaders whose accountability extends beyond a single organisation |
How sponsorship works
- Tell usTell us about the leaders you want to support.
- Eligibility and levelLII confirms each candidate's eligibility and level.
- EvidenceEach candidate builds evidence from their own work, with your support.
- Independent decisionIndependent assessors make every decision.
Sponsorship never influences the outcome. LII assesses the individual, not the sponsor, and no fee or relationship changes a decision.
Choosing the right level for each person
Choose by the scope each person leads now, not by grade or title. Point candidates to the level tool, or ask LII to help match levels.
Supporting younger leaders aged 15–24? Explore CYL.
How you can help your candidates
- Time to identify and organise their evidence.
- Access to the work records their evidence relies on.
- Colleagues willing to give honest accounts of their leadership.
Next step
Tell us how many leaders you want to support and at what levels.
Looking at leadership across the whole organisation? Explore LEM