Certified Professional Leader Programs
Programs approved by the SLA ensure a balance between learning, application,
and examination. Courses offered are based on eligibility and participation
in class-work, the simulated exam, and testing. Options include: individual,
corporate, and portfolio participation. Select each for additional information.
The Strategic Learning Alliance two-fold process for measuring both learned and
applied fundamentals for certification are firmly rooted in situational testing
a candidate's ability to demonstrate effective behavior. The portfolio submissions
and tests are built to ensure that candidates have the opportunity to demonstrate
their ability to: assess, understand, plan a course of action, and then engage the
situation. Candidates will be challenged by learning programs, and certification
to meet the standards of effectiveness rooted in this universal process.
The process includes:
- Demonstrated critical thinking (assessment)
- Demonstrated learning fundamentals (comprehend, analyze, evaluate)
- Demonstrated ability to analyze based on concepts of Who-first, not what & how fundamentals
- Recognition and articulation of strategy for what and how to proceed
- Recognition of prioritized roles; resources; and opportunities;
- Demonstration of planning, goal-setting, and scheduling/re-analysis to meet objectives.
To this end, the SLA is the third party credentialing organization that ensures individuals have learned and applied objectives of learning to meet the subject-matter experts standards of performance (top 20% individual contributor model) and the standards of the highest level of learning (AASCB standards of applied business knowledge; top 15%) through the examination process. The SLA does not determine or require learning program-providers are AASCB accredited. The SLA merely establishes the relationship between the applied-professional and applied-learning objectives to test if a candidate meets the minimum requirements to distinguish themselves as a certified professional.
Important Note: Credits are applicable toward undergraduate/graduate credit. The SLA, through contracted university providers, issues credits. Learners taking credits may have additional requirements to complete their certification if using student aid. Learners must earn 80% or higher on the final certification scores to be eligible for credits that are conferred by an nationally and regionally accredited institution working in cooperation with SLA affiliates. For this reason all SLA learning occurs using a 3rd party learning-management system (LMS) and independent scoring of certification results. The SLA then reviews the findings and makes a final determination on the merits of certification having been earned through the applied-learning process. Credits are optional; but no other institution provides an applied-learning certification that confers both 3rd party and academic credit. Academic credits may be transferred to future degree programs. The determination of credit eligibility is federally regulated by the program you attend; no institution can promise or ensure credits will directly transfer to a degree program.