Recognition & Certification
Demonstrate regulatory capability through structured assessment, professional reflection and formal certification aligned to the DBIST Core Regulatory Skills Framework.
Professional Recognition is entirely optional. All learning resources remain freely accessible. Certification provides formal recognition of capability at Practitioner, Advanced Practitioner and Leader levels. The Senior Leadership Programme is a facilitated executive development programme — distinct from Professional Recognition and exclusively available at the Leader level.
Recognition Pathways
Demonstrate capability through structured assessment aligned to the DBIST Core Regulatory Skills Framework.
Scenario-based assessment testing application of regulatory principles, proportionality and professional judgement.
Responses to two regulatory scenarios and a skills review submission.
Awareness Certificate in Regulatory Practice.
Formal recognition of awareness-level regulatory capability, aligned to the DBIST Core Regulatory Skills Framework.
Requires completion of the Awareness learning pathway.
Advanced scenario exercises and a professional portfolio demonstrating applied regulatory judgement.
Professional portfolio submission and reflective practice submission.
Working Certificate in Regulatory Practice.
Recognition of working-level capability in regulatory decision-making, stakeholder management and proportionate intervention.
Requires completion of the Working learning pathway.
Strategic case study, organisational improvement proposal and leadership reflection demonstrating practitioner-level regulatory capability.
Regulatory case study and organisational improvement proposal.
Practitioner Certificate in Regulatory Practice.
Formal recognition of practitioner-level regulatory capability — strategy, accountability, organisational improvement and systemic change.
Requires completion of the Practitioner learning pathway.
What is Professional Recognition?
Professional Recognition is entirely optional. The Regulation Practice Programme may be completed without assessment.
Learners who wish to formally demonstrate capability may undertake assessment and receive certification aligned to their level of practice.
Professional Recognition provides evidence of capability, structured reflection and formal recognition of achievement aligned to the DBIST Core Regulatory Skills Framework.
Executive Leadership Development
A facilitated executive development programme exclusively for the Leader level of the Regulation Practice Programme.
Senior Leadership Programme
The executive development route for the Leader level — distinct from Advanced Practitioner
The Senior Leadership Programme is the College of Lawmakers' executive development programme for regulatory leaders operating at the Leader level. Six facilitated leadership seminars exploring strategic regulatory judgement, executive leadership capability and regulatory excellence.
Seminars are delivered by experienced regulatory practitioners combining case studies, scenario exercises, group discussions and applied workshop activities.
- Six facilitated leadership seminars — full Senior Leadership Programme
- Programme materials and reading resources
- Expert facilitation by experienced regulatory practitioners
- Facilitated discussion and leadership exercises
- Case studies and DBIST Framework alignment documentation
- Participation certificate
Includes six facilitated leadership seminars, programme materials, facilitated discussions, framework mapping resources and participation certification.
Flexible delivery: in-person, hybrid or online.
Organisational Access
Organisational licences are available for regulatory bodies, government departments and teams seeking shared progress reporting, workforce capability mapping and coordinated development planning.
For teams of 5–25 with shared progress reporting.
For entire departments with custom capability mapping.
Organisation-wide access with workforce capability dashboards.
Pricing tailored to the size and requirements of your organisation.