Member pathway | KMC400
Positive Value Leadership - Keystone
For professionals, managers and developing leaders who want formal recognition of leadership calibre, integrity and values-based decision-making.
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$1,900
Registration closes:
11 September 2026
Expected start:
3 October 2026
You will create or use an IOWL account before completing registration.
RecognitionCertified Member
Learning effort77 hours
over 14 weeks
over 14 weeks
Tutorials3 required
AssessmentAssessment window
What you receive
Successful learners receive a connected set of recognition records that evidence calibre, professional standing and continuing development.
Professional standing
Your Statement of Professional Standing confirms the certified level achieved and the Positive Value Leadership principles to which you have committed.
Calibre Credits™
Your Statement of Calibre Credits™ records the calibre credit outcome awarded by the Global Institute for Calibre & Integrity™ after successful assessment.
Passport of Probity™
Your Passport of Probity™ gives a portable, verifiable record of standing, domains, validity and ongoing Perpetual Calibre Development™.
What this pathway develops
This curriculum guides learners through the organisational realities of Positive Value Leadership, beginning with difference, value interpretation and the disparity of values before moving into power, compliance, culture and organisational practice. Each module helps learners connect personal calibre with the responsibilities of influence, management and organisational decision-making.
Who this course is for
Designed for learners with undergraduate-level study or equivalent professional/vocational experience, and for people with workplace experience who are moving towards supervisory, front-line or middle-management responsibility. As a guide, two years workplace experience is helpful but not an absolute barrier where maturity and readiness are evident. Learners must be able to manage self-directed study, attend required tutorials, engage reflectively, use My World reliably and meet examination-readiness requirements.
Readiness checklist
- Access to a laptop, desktop or tablet suitable for online learning and live tutorials.
- Ability to manage self-directed study across the course period.
- Willingness to attend required tutorials and engage reflectively with Positive Value Leadership.
- Accurate email and mobile details for account access, course reminders and password recovery.
- Readiness to meet examination and engagement requirements before professional recognition is awarded.
Next public intake
Dates are shown in chronological order. Induction may take place before the formal course start. Where assessment applies, IOWL shows an assessment window rather than a single fixed sitting.
Registration closes
11 September 2026
Induction
26 September 2026
Course starts
3 October 2026
Assessment window
23–29 January 2027
Results released
9 March 2027
Tutorials: 3 live tutorials required during the course.
Tutorial dates are scheduled across the learning period and confirmed through My World and course communications.
Calibre Credit assessments normally operate within a defined assessment window, allowing eligible learners to take the examination at a suitable point during that period.
This page shows the next public intake only. Partner-exclusive intakes are not displayed publicly.
What you will study
The curriculum moves from principle to practice, helping learners connect values, behaviour, influence and responsibility through structured online learning, reflection and tutorial engagement.
Module 1
The Value of Difference
This module examines the value of difference in organisational life. Learners explore the organisational leadership deficit, the role of organisational values, and the practical challenge of dealing with disparity between stated values, personal conduct and workplace behaviour.
Module 2
Giving difference a Value
This module explores how difference can be given constructive value. Learners consider contextual interpretation, the commonality of difference, the value of self and others, and the distinction between debate and dialogue when working across different perspectives.
Module 3
Organisational Spheres of Influence
This module examines organisational spheres of influence, including power, impact, compliance, governance, norms and standards. Learners consider how influence operates beyond formal structure and how wrongdoing, malpractice and deceit can damage trust and organisational integrity.
Module 4
The Positive Value Leadership Framework
This module applies the Positive Value Leadership framework to organisational life. Learners examine what an exemplary organisation requires, how the Positive Leadership Values operate in practice, and the consequences that values have for people, conduct and organisational outcomes.
Module 5
The Value of a Positive Value Organisation
This module explores the value of a Positive Value Organisation. Learners consider how to apply Positive Value Leadership, how culture affects values implementation, how diversity and inclusion can be strengthened, and how flaws in organisational values practice can be recognised and challenged.
Module 6
Conscious life as a Positive Value Leader
This module consolidates the Keystone pathway by focusing on conscious life as a Positive Value Leader. Learners consider how to make values-led choices more deliberately, apply the framework in organisational settings, and sustain more consistent judgement, conduct and influence.
Certificates and award documents
Successful learners on this assessed professional pathway receive a set of documents that evidence professional standing, Calibre Credits™ and their continuing Passport of Probity™ record.
Passport of Probity™
Successful learners receive a Passport of Probity™ as a portable, verifiable record of their IOWL standing. It helps evidence leadership calibre, domains of recognition, validity and the learner's professional recognition status.
Statement of Professional Standing, Calibre and Integrity
The Statement of Professional Standing confirms the learner's certified status, such as Certified Associate, Certified Member or Certified Fellow of IOWL. It evidences a public commitment to lead with Positive Values and to adhere to the Institute's Principles and Exemplars.
Statement of Calibre Credits™
The Statement of Calibre Credits™ is the companion record for assessed professional pathways. Calibre Credits™ are awarded by the Global Institute for Calibre & Integrity™ where the learner passes the relevant examination and reflective assessment requirements.
Recognition
Calibre Credits™
Calibre Credits™ are awarded by the Global Institute for Calibre & Integrity™ where the learner passes the required assessment and examination components.
My World
Learners use My World to access online learning, tutorials, progress information and course engagement requirements.
Frequently asked questions
Key points about registration, recognition, Calibre Credits™ and public intake information.
Learners who meet the completion and assessment requirements receive professional recognition for this pathway, a Statement of Professional Standing, a Statement of Calibre Credits™ and a Passport of Probity™ record.
Yes. Calibre Credits™ are awarded where the learner passes the relevant IOWL assessment requirements, normally completed during a defined assessment window. They are awarded by the Global Institute for Calibre & Integrity™ and form part of the learner's professional standing record.
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The next public registration closing date is shown where an open or scheduled public intake is available. The course normally starts approximately two weeks after registration closes unless a confirmed start date is shown.
No. This public page only shows open or scheduled public intakes. Partner-exclusive intakes are not displayed publicly.
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