The Certification Programme is designed for practitioners who want to develop recognized expertise in collective leadership and create meaningful, lasting change in their working context. Through a structured journey of three modules, two foundational and one advanced, you will deepen your practice and apply it in real-world contexts.
Learn to design and invigorate multi-stakeholder initiatives that deliver tangible results, grounded in CLI’s proven methodologies, the Collective Leadership Compass and the Dialogic Change Model.
Become part of a diverse, international network of certified practitioners across 42 countries, engaging in ongoing peer learning, exchange, and collaboration through exclusive events and sessions.
Deepen your self-awareness, systems thinking, and collaborative expertise—and earn a formal certification that validates your practice and opens access to professional opportunities within the CLI network.
The certification program consists of three courses:
2 foundation courses + 1 advanced course.
You’re welcome to complete the modules at your own pace, spreading them over multiple years, as there is no deadline for finishing the certification.
Courses can be taken from our open program, where you join participants from around the world, or through our on-site courses—meaning teams and organizations can go through the journey together, making the certification a shared experience and investment.
Most of the courses are offered in a hybrid format, giving you the choice between joining online or in person. Either way, interaction with fellow participants is at the heart of the experience; the courses are live, dialogic, and designed around the kind of collaborative practice CLI teaches.
“The CLI certification changed how I show up in every room I walk into. I finally had a shared language with my partners—and the inner confidence to navigate the moments when collaboration gets hard.”
— Programme Participant, CLI 2024 Senior Advisor, International Development Organisation
“The collective leadership approach offers powerful tools to support change initiatives for sustainability transformations.”
— Certified Collective Leadership Specialist, Academia, Professor, University of Konstanz
“Being a collective leadership specialist grants me trustworthiness regarding my multi-stakeholder dialogue and partnership expertise, while complementing my technical expertise.”
– Jacob Fink Ferdinand, private sector, Denmark
