LEARN
Build rigorous understanding.
The iBL educational experience
Learn. Apply. Defend. Certify.
The participant learns through a real professional challenge, works with Faculty and earns certification through demonstrated competence.
APPLY
Use learning on a real professional challenge.
DEFEND
Professionally defend the reasoning and solution.
CERTIFY
Earn certification by demonstrating professional competence.
The complete academic journey01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
From understanding to accountable application.
LEARN
Build understanding through videos, readings, research, frameworks, cases, exercises, quizzes and academic assessments.
DEFINE
Select a real professional challenge relevant to the certification.
APPLY
Apply learning progressively to the professional challenge.
MENTOR
Faculty structures and challenges the problem, assumptions and reasoning.
REFINE
Incorporate feedback and improve the applied work.
DEFEND
Professionally present and defend the reasoning, use of AI, recommendation, value, risks and execution logic.
ASSESS
The work is reviewed against iBL professional standards.
CERTIFY
The Professional Certification is awarded when the required competency has been demonstrated.
Illustrative professional contextIndividual Faculty GuidanceFaculty does more than teach.
Faculty does more than teach.
Faculty challenges your thinking.
Defined Faculty interactions help participants structure the problem, challenge assumptions and refine the applied work.
- 01Project Definition
- 02Project Review
- 03Professional Assessment & Feedback
Professional certification is earned through demonstrated competence.Academic Learning and Applied Professional Assessment must each meet the required standard.
Independent assessmentThe standard does not change.
The standard does not change.
The path can.
Academic Learning — 40%
Knowledge and understanding through cases, readings, exercises, quizzes and academic assessments.
Current minimum standard: 80/100.
Applied Professional Assessment — 60%
The applied project, quality of reasoning, use of AI, business value, execution and professional defense.
Current minimum standard: 80/100.
Both components must be passed independently. Performance in one component does not compensate for an inadequate result in the other.
A capability and a professional work product.
Successfully certified participants receive their Professional Certification, Applied Professional Project, Professional Assessment Report, Personalized Certification Letter, Digital Credential and iBL Study Materials.
Individual Faculty Guidance supports the project throughout the defined moments of the experience.