The process
Eight controlled certification stages.
Application and eligibility, scope agreement, evidence submission, the employee experience survey, assessment, scoring, the certification decision, then issue, verification and renewal.
Certification
Recognition that can be evidenced, verified and improved.
WWEC Women-Centred Workplace™ Certification is a structured, evidence-based certification process for organisations seeking to demonstrate workplace excellence within a defined scope. Certification considers applicable organisational evidence, employee experience, assessment findings, scoring and controlled certification decision-making.
Measure the experience. Recognise what is working. Improve what matters.
Trademark WWEC Women-Centred Workplace™ is a protected mark of the council. Use of any mark requires an active licence or written permission. Trademark & brand usage.
The WWEC Women-Centred Workplace mark
One mark. A defined scope and validity period.
Certified organisations receive the WWEC Women-Centred Workplace mark with the applicable certification year. The mark may be used only within the approved scope and validity period, and every mark is backed by a public verification record.
Why certify with WWEC
Workplace excellence should be experienced, not simply announced.
WWEC provides a structured way to look beyond policy statements and understand how workplace practices are implemented, how employees experience them and where the organisation can improve.
01
Women-centred, workplace-wide
Women's experience, progression, safety and leadership sit at the centre, while leadership, governance, culture, systems and everyday behaviour are assessed as the conditions that shape them.
02
Evidence-led
Every conclusion is supported by evidence assessed for availability, relevance, currency, traceability, implementation, consistency, measurement and corroboration.
03
Improvement-oriented
Findings, the WWEC Workplace Excellence Truth Map™ and improvement priorities give the organisation a practical route forward — not just a badge.
Eligibility & scope
Who can apply?
An organisation may apply for WWEC Certification where it can meet the following conditions.
- Identify a legal or recognised organisational entity responsible for the certification scope.
- Define the locations, business units or workforce population included.
- Nominate an authorised representative.
- Provide the required evidence.
- Facilitate the approved employee-experience process.
- Accept the WWEC assessment and certification terms.
- Complete applicable commercial formalities.
- Provide truthful and complete information.
Scope may include an entire organisation, a defined business unit, a defined country or region, a defined location group, or another controlled scope approved by WWEC. WWEC may decline or defer an application where the proposed scope cannot be reliably assessed, required evidence cannot reasonably be obtained, or another condition specified by the applicable Certification Scheme is not met.
Independence & impartiality
Commercial interests shall not determine assessment conclusions.
WWEC assessment activities are performed objectively under documented impartiality controls.
- Assessor appointment based on competence and availability.
- Conflict-of-interest declaration before assignment, with reassignment where a material conflict exists.
- Separation of assessment from the certification decision where required by the scheme.
- Documented technical review where required and controlled access to confidential evidence.
- No preferential treatment and no alteration of findings for commercial reasons.
- Complaints and appeals handled through defined procedures; assessor performance monitored.
At a glance
Process, fees, timeline and what the assessment covers.
A short summary of the four things organisations ask about most. Each links to the controlled page where the detail is published.
Fees
Submitting a WWEC certification application is free of charge. There is no application or registration fee; the applicable fee is issued in a proposal once the assessment scope is confirmed.
Published fee bands from ₹25,000 to ₹3,25,000.
- Small · 10–99 employees: Essential ₹25,000 · Advanced ₹40,000 · Excellence ₹60,000
- Mid-sized · 100–999 employees: Essential ₹50,000 · Advanced ₹75,000 · Excellence ₹1,10,000
- Large · 1,000–4,999 employees: Essential ₹75,000 · Advanced ₹1,10,000 · Excellence ₹1,60,000
- Very large · 5,000–9,999 employees: Essential ₹1,00,000 · Advanced ₹1,50,000 · Excellence ₹2,25,000
- Mega · 10,000+ employees: Essential ₹1,50,000 · Advanced ₹2,25,000 · Excellence ₹3,25,000
- 70% of the applicable fee is payable on execution of the commercial agreement.
- The remaining 30% is payable before release of the final certification documentation.
- GST and other applicable taxes are extra. A WWEC proposal is valid for 15 calendar days.
- Fees are per certification cycle for a single certification scope. Payment does not guarantee certification.
Timeline
Typical pathway to certification: 3–5 weeks.
- Application: 2 business days
- Eligibility: 3 business days
- Evidence: 20 business days
- Assessment: 10 business days
- Scoring: 3 business days
- Decision: 3 business days
- Verification: 3 business days
- Improvement: 5 business days
Stage durations run from the point each stage opens and depend on scope, evidence readiness and survey participation. Your confirmed timeline is issued in the written certification plan.
What the assessment covers
The WWEC Workplace Excellence Architecture™ and its eight dimensions.
Every dimension is examined against the same four tests — existence, implementation, consistency and effect — using policy, process, practice and outcome evidence together with employee experience results.
- 01 Safe & Respected
- 02 Fair & Included
- 03 Rise & Lead
- 04 Thrive & Balance
- 05 Grow & Belong
- 06 Govern & Deliver
- 07 Heard & Acted Upon
- 08 Prove & Progress
Certification
Recognition that survives scrutiny.
Certification follows a documented eight-stage journey with defined requirements, evidence and controlled decision-making.