Development delivery  ·  Independent verification

Add independent verification alongside leadership development

Training providers, executive education teams, universities, leadership consultancies and corporate academies can retain their learning design and delivery while LII provides a separate evidence-based assessment route.

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Potential Scopes

Approved

Agreement Required

No

Curriculum Disruption

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Who the partner route is for

The common requirement is a clear separation between learning delivery and the LII assessment and certification decision.

Training providersStructured leadership programmes seeking a separate certification route.
Executive education providersUniversity or business-school provision that remains distinct from LII assessment.
UniversitiesLeadership development or continuing education pathways requiring external capability verification.
Leadership consultanciesAdvisory, coaching or facilitated programmes supported by workplace evidence.
Corporate academiesInternal development infrastructure seeking an independent assessment layer.

The Partner Model

LII partnership is designed to sit alongside existing delivery, not replace it. Partners retain full ownership of their learning design and delivery quality. LII adds the independent impact verification layer — the one thing the current market model cannot provide on its own.

What the Partnership Adds

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    LII Digital Passports for Your Learners

    The proposed Digital Passport is intended to provide a portable record of independently assessed certification. Its credential format and verification capabilities require external validation before launch.

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    An Independent Assessment Layer

    LII assesses leadership impact independently of the delivery provider. This separation is the source of the credential's value — and why it carries weight in client conversations your own quality marks cannot replicate.

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    LII Authorised Delivery Partner Designation

    Any right to use an LII partner mark or designation is defined only in an approved, signed agreement and the applicable brand guidance.

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    Competitive Differentiation in RFPs

    Independent assessment can help providers answer procurement questions about demonstrated outcomes alongside evidence of programme quality. Commercial outcomes depend on the provider, client and agreement.

What LII Is Not

LII does not compete with ILM, CMI, or other awarding bodies. Our frameworks assess workplace impact — what leaders demonstrate in role, not what they learned in the classroom. Approved centres already have the delivery relationships and quality infrastructure.

LII provides the one thing the current model lacks: independent verification of what that delivery actually produces in terms of measurable leadership capability.

The result is an offer that neither LII nor your centre can make alone. Which is why the partnership exists.

Commercial status: Partnership scope, fees, territory, renewal and permitted uses are confirmed only through approved commercial terms and a signed agreement.

Potential Partnership Scope

LII is considering several forms of partner engagement. The examples below describe possible operating scope, not approved licence rights or commercial terms. Final scope is subject to due diligence, governance approval and a signed agreement.

Scope A

Preparation
Support

Candidate Preparation Support

A potential scope for organisations supporting candidates to understand evidence requirements while LII retains independent assessment and certification decisions.

Potential Activities

  • ✓ Delivery of LII-aligned preparation workshops, coaching, and blended learning
  • ✓ Use of approved LII candidate guidance where expressly licensed
  • ✓ Any designation or mark use only where expressly authorized in writing

Quality Requirement

Quality, recognition and review requirements are set in the applicable approved agreement and standards; no transition period is represented here as an approved term.

Licence Scope

  • ✕ Issuing or claiming to issue LII certification
  • ✕ Adapting LII assessment tools or rubrics
  • ✕ Sub-licensing to third parties

Scope B

Institutional
Collaboration

Institutional Collaboration

A potential scope for providers, universities, academies or consultancies seeking coordinated candidate support, standards briefings and jointly approved communications.

Potential Collaboration

  • ✓ Access to LII candidate assessment preparation toolkit — mock assessments, evidence review frameworks
  • ✓ Public listing only if an approved directory is launched and written permission is in place
  • ✓ Joint press releases and case studies with LII (subject to LII approval)
  • ✓ Participation in LII annual partner summit and standards briefings

Commercial Terms

No referral fee, revenue share or duration is represented as approved on this page.

Any commercial arrangement must be confirmed in an approved, signed agreement.

Scope C

Regional
Development

Regional Development Conversation

For organisations with the governance and operating capacity to discuss regional partner development. No territory, exclusivity, sub-licensing or revenue rights are offered by this page.

Discussion Scope

  • ✓ Organisational capability and governance due diligence
  • ✓ Quality-control responsibilities and reporting expectations
  • ✓ Potential regional scope, subject to approval and contract

Partner Standards

  • · Quarterly partner performance report submitted to LII
  • · Annual quality audit of all sub-licensees conducted by Master Licensee
  • · Annual on-site review by LII Commercial team

No exclusivity, territory or fee is represented as approved until confirmed in a signed agreement.

The Partnership Proposition

A partner relationship may help an organisation connect leadership development with independent assessment. Outcomes, fees, rights and commercial arrangements vary and are confirmed only through approved terms and a signed agreement.

Potential Benefit 01

Evidence-Led Positioning

A separate assessment route may help providers explain how candidate capability is evaluated beyond programme attendance. LII does not represent a particular price uplift or commercial outcome.

Potential Benefit 02

Procurement Conversations

Independent assessment may support responses to procurement questions about evidence and outcomes. It does not guarantee tender eligibility, client acquisition or contract award.

Potential Benefit 03

Structured Collaboration

Approved partners may collaborate on candidate support, standards briefings and communications within the limits of their agreement.

No referral percentage, revenue share, network income or territorial right is represented as approved on this page.

Questions a Partnership May Help Address

Corporate buyers may ask whether a programme changed behaviour, whether credentials can be independently checked, and what evidence exists beyond satisfaction data. A prospective partnership should be evaluated against the buyer's actual requirements and the capabilities approved for launch.

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Standard RFP
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Who Partners with LII

LII partnership is open to any organisation that designs and delivers structured leadership development and has the delivery infrastructure to support candidates through LII certification.

ILM and CMI Approved Centres

Approved centres may explore adding an independent assessment route alongside their established delivery relationships and quality infrastructure.

Executive Education Providers

Business schools and universities offering post-experience leadership programmes can add LII certification as a complementary credential — giving participants a verifiable outcome that works independently of the institution's brand recognition.

Leadership Consultancies

Consultancies delivering structured leadership development — through coaching, mentoring, or facilitated programmes — can offer LII certification as an evidence layer that converts their delivery into independently verifiable outcomes for corporate clients.

Government and Public Sector Institutions

National leadership institutes, civil service academies, and government-mandated human capital programmes seeking third-party verification of their development investment against an internationally aligned standard.

Regional Distribution Partners

Organisations with the governance, quality and operating capacity to discuss possible regional development, subject to approval and contract.

Corporate L&D Academies

In-house development functions within large organisations that want to add external, independently verified certification to internal leadership programmes — strengthening the commercial argument for continued development investment with their own boards and finance teams.

Quality, Governance, and IP

The value of any LII partner relationship depends on clear quality, brand and intellectual-property controls. Exact obligations are established only through approved standards and signed agreements.

Quality Requirements

Any required quality status, review process or transition period is specified in the applicable approved standards and signed agreement.

Brand Compliance

Use of LII marks and designations requires written permission and compliance with the applicable approved brand guidance and agreement.

IP Ownership

Access to and use of LII materials, assessment tools, rubrics and brand assets is governed by the applicable intellectual-property terms in an approved, signed agreement.

Renewal and Termination

Renewal periods, notice requirements, termination rights and post-termination obligations are defined only in approved commercial terms and the signed agreement.

The Right Tier Starts with the Right Conversation

The first step is a focused conversation with the LII partner team — to understand your delivery context, discuss potential scope, and outline what an approved partnership could look like in practice. The conversation helps both sides assess fit before any rights or terms are proposed.

Begin the Conversation Speak to the Partner Team

For partnership enquiries: enquiries@lii.institute