Reference
Scoring Guide
Every WWEC Women-Centred Workplace™ Certification assessment produces a score for each of the eight dimensions on a 0–100 scale. This guide explains how those scores are awarded and what they mean.
The scale
Five maturity bands on a 0–100 scale.
Assessors place each dimension in a band, then set a score inside that band based on the strength and coverage of the evidence.
| Score | Band | What the evidence shows |
|---|---|---|
| 0–24 | Absent | No credible instrument, or it does not operate in the declared scope. |
| 25–44 | Emerging | Something exists but is partial, informal or inconsistently applied. |
| 45–64 | Established | Approved and operating across the scope, with basic records. |
| 65–84 | Embedded | Operating consistently, monitored, with outcomes reviewed and acted upon. |
| 85–100 | Leading | Consistently effective, independently verifiable and improving year on year. |
Method
How a dimension score is built.
Scoring is evidence-led. An assessor cannot award a score that the file does not support.
- STEP 01
Review the evidence set
Each evidence item is recorded as accepted, insufficient, rejected or not applicable, with reviewer notes.
- STEP 02
Apply the four tests
Existence, implementation, consistency and effect are assessed for the dimension as a whole.
- STEP 03
Place the band
The dimension is placed in the band supported by the weakest of the four tests, not the strongest.
- STEP 04
Set the score and rationale
A score inside the band is recorded with a written rationale naming the evidence relied upon.
- STEP 05
Submit to the certification desk
All eight dimension scores plus an assessment summary are submitted together; the application moves to the Scoring stage.
Weighting
Eight dimensions, equally weighted.
No dimension outranks another. The overall result is the mean of the eight dimension scores, and dimension-level results are reported alongside it so that weakness in one area is never hidden by strength elsewhere.
01
Safe & Respected
Weight: 12.5%
02
Fair & Included
Weight: 12.5%
03
Rise & Lead
Weight: 12.5%
04
Thrive & Balance
Weight: 12.5%
05
Grow & Belong
Weight: 12.5%
06
Govern & Deliver
Weight: 12.5%
07
Heard & Acted Upon
Weight: 12.5%
08
Prove & Progress
Weight: 12.5%
Thresholds
What the scores mean for the decision.
Scores inform the decision panel; they do not decide by themselves.
- STEP 01
No dimension below the minimum
A dimension in the Absent band prevents certification regardless of the overall score, and is returned for improvement.
- STEP 02
Overall result and dimension profile together
The panel reads the overall result alongside the eight-dimension profile, the evidence review and employee experience evidence.
- STEP 03
Conditions may be attached
Certification may be granted with conditions, requiring specified improvements within a defined period.
- STEP 04
Validity period
Certification Validity Period: 1 Year. Continued recognition depends on the improvement and verification stages.
Scores are a measurement instrument, not an outcome guarantee. The certification decision is taken by the WWEC decision panel under the published decision rules.
Scoring guide clarification
A reading aid for the controlled scoring scheme.
This guide explains how scoring is read. It does not vary the controlled scoring methodology or the decision rules.
Where this guide differs from the controlled scoring document, the controlled document governs.