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The World of IOWL
Explore the main routes through IOWL, from Calibre and Positive Value Leadership to learning pathways, publications, media, professional standing, assurance, recognition and institutional partnerships.
Explore the World of IOWL
IOWL connects lifelong Calibre development, structured learning, professional recognition, publications, media, institutional assurance, research, advisory activity and partnerships. Use the sections below to explore the areas most relevant to you.
Start and Access
Entry points for learners, members, visitors and institutional contacts.
About IOWL
Purpose, leadership, governance, people and institutional structure.
Calibre and Integrity
The core concepts, frameworks, language and evidence architecture supporting IOWL.
- The Basis of Calibre
- Global Institute for Calibre & Integrity™
- Positive Value Leadership™
- Integrous Leadership Calibre Framework™
- Curriculum and Calibre Assurance Framework™
- Perpetual Calibre Development™
- Capacity Conundrum™Why increasing Capability and Competency alone does not guarantee dependable performance
- Why 24 Positive Values?The rationale for a common explicitly Positive Values baseline
- Calibre Transformation and RecognitionHow Calibre is developed, assessed, evidenced and recognised
- Calibre Language & Definitions
- IOWL Calibre Position Paper
- Employability Working Paper / Position
- Emerging Evidence
Learning and Professional Standing
From initial access and awareness through assessed professional pathways and continuing development.
- Course PathwaysAspirant Access, Cornerstone, Basal, Bedrock, Foundation, Keystone and Capstone
- Professional Membership Pathways
- Aspirant
- Certified Associate
- Certified Member
- Certified Fellow
- Earned Professional Standing
- Membership FAQs
Assurance and Recognition
How learning, assessment, professional standing and Calibre recognition connect.
Partnerships
Institutional routes for universities, employers, governments and strategic collaborators.
- Partner with IOWL
- University Partnerships
- Employer Partnerships
- Employer Route: HR and People
- Employer Route: Compliance, Risk and Integrity
- Employer Route: Operations and Performance
- People & Recruitment Professional Guide
- Compliance, Risk & Integrity Professional Guide
- Calibre Credits for Employers & HR
- Government & Public Service
- Government and Society
- Partner Registration
- Partner Portal Demonstration
- Partner Portal
Centres and Applied Initiatives
Specialist institutes, centres and applied initiatives within the wider IOWL architecture.
Maps and Applied Insight
Interactive resources connecting Calibre, Positive Values and real-world issues.
International Advisory Architecture
Public information about IOWL advisory bodies, convenings, forums and participation routes.
Publications and Working Papers
Formal IOWL publications and the separate Working Papers series made available for scrutiny, discussion and further development.
- Publications & Papers
- Working Papers Series
- Who Gives AI Its Values?
- When Capability Outruns Calibre
- Work Experience Is Not Employability
- From Performance to Productivity
- The Capacity Conundrum
- From Compliance to Conduct
- From Intention to Implementation
- From Policy to Public Value
- Beyond Skills-Based Recruitment
- From Integrity Frameworks to Integrity in Practice
Media and Public Resources
Press releases, media statements, public-interest briefings, journalist resources and story routes through the Calibre proposition.
- The Calibre Briefing
- Press Releases & StatementsThe IOWL newsroom record of press releases and media statements
- Journalist Resources
- Priority Public Statement: Riaz Karim / Riyaz Sadrudin Thawer
- Systemic Calibre
- Universal Access
- The Workforce Now
- Soft Skills and Calibre
- The Non-Graduate Economy
- Recruitment and Trust
- Existing Calibre
- Government and Society
- Work Experience
- Social Mobility
- Productivity and Calibre
- Why Positive Values?
- Governance and Human Judgement
- Trust and Trustworthiness
- Employability and Calibre
- AI and Calibre
Opportunities to Make a Difference
Public information about current and continuing routes to contribute to IOWL.
Policies and Legal
Published policy, accessibility, data protection and legal information.
Develop Calibre
PVL, ICF, CCF and PCD form a connected development architecture.
Evidence and recognise it
Assessment, professional standing and GICI-awarded Calibre Credits support credible recognition.
Apply it throughout life
My World supports continuing, need-led and contextually driven Calibre development.
Not sure where to start?
Create a no-fee Aspirant account to enter My World, explore the learning pathways, or contact IOWL for a general enquiry.
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