ICAgile and X2A Launch the Certification Lab

As the workplace continues to evolve, professionals need opportunities to develop new skills that help them adapt to changing technologies, business challenges, and ways of working. Many ICAgile Member Organizations are already creating learning experiences to address these needs.

The Certification Lab provides a way to recognize and support those offerings while exploring potential new areas of certification.

Purpose of the Certification Lab

The Certification Lab was created to:

• Explore emerging skill areas that are not currently represented in ICAgile's certification portfolio
• Support innovation within the ICAgile Member Organization community
• Provide learners with opportunities to develop Tomorrow-Ready™ skills
• Gather market feedback on new learning experiences and certification concepts
• Help inform the future evolution of ICAgile's learning and certification ecosystem

Who Can Participate?

The Certification Lab is available to ICAgile Member Organizations in good standing that have an existing course or learning experience they would like ICAgile to consider for Certification Lab recognition.

Courses should demonstrate clear learning objectives, meaningful learner outcomes, and relevance to emerging professional skills and capabilities.

Organizations interested in exploring participation can submit an interest form.

How the Program Works

The Certification Lab follows a collaborative process between ICAgile and the Member Organization.

1. Submit Certification Lab Interest Form
   Share your interest and learning objectives with us via the interest form.
   
2. Initial Conversation
   Member Organizations share additional information about their course and discuss the opportunity with ICAgile.
3. Course Review
   ICAgile reviews course details, learning objectives, and supporting information to determine whether the offering is a good fit for the Certification Lab.
4. Pilot Participation
   Selected courses enter a Certification Lab pilot period, where the course can be delivered with custom Certification Lab recognition.
5. Post Pilot: Evaluation and Next Steps
   At the conclusion of the pilot period, ICAgile reviews outcomes and determines whether additional opportunities or future collaboration may be appropriate.

How Certification Lab Offerings Differ from ICAgile Accredited Courses

Certification Lab offerings are distinct from ICAgile's established accreditation and certification programs.

Unlike accredited ICAgile certifications, Certification Lab offerings are designed to explore emerging topics and innovative learning experiences that do not yet have established ICAgile Learning Outcomes or certification tracks.

Participation in the Certification Lab does not guarantee the creation of a future ICAgile certification or accreditation pathway.

Benefits of Participation

For Member Organizations, the Certification Lab provides an opportunity to:

• Allow learners to earn a bespoke Certification Lab badge that distinguishes the offering from standard ICAgile certifications
• Differentiate your innovative learning offerings
• Add recognized certification value to emerging courses
• Explore new areas of professional learning alongside ICAgile
• Gather feedback from learners and the market
• Contribute to the future direction of ICAgile certifications and learning experiences

Current Certification Lab Offerings & Expressing Interest

A list of current Certification Lab offerings is available on the ICAgile website. 

If you have a learning experience that helps professionals build practical, career-relevant skills and would like to explore participation in the Certification Lab, submit an interest form.

View the public facing page about the Certification Lab on ICAgile's website.