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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.
Evidence and scoring
Scoring is based on the assessment findings supported by the applicable evidence.
An assessor may not award a score that is not supported by the assessment record.
Evidence quality and sufficiency are evaluated under the applicable WWEC Standard & Criteria and Assessment Methodology before and during scoring.
The Scoring Guide therefore explains how assessed findings are translated into dimension scores and reporting bands, rather than redefining the underlying evidence requirements.
The scale
0–4 criterion scores, reported on a 0–100 scale.
Assessors score each applicable criterion on a 0–4 assessment scale. Criterion scores are converted to the 0–100 certification reporting scale (0 = 0, 1 = 25, 2 = 50, 3 = 75, 4 = 100) and roll up into the eight dimension scores, each weighted 12.5%, and the overall certification score. The two scales are one system, not competing methods.
| Criterion score (0–4) | Reporting score (0–100) |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 50 |
| 3 | 75 |
| 4 | 100 |
The five certification score bands
Dimension and overall scores fall within one of five 0–100 bands. A band describes the score; it does not by itself determine certification.
| 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.
Criterion findings are scored 0–4, converted to 0–100 and rolled up into the dimension score.
- STEP 01
Review the assessment record
The assessment findings for the dimension are recorded, with reviewer notes, before scoring begins.
- STEP 02
Score each criterion 0–4
Each applicable criterion receives a 0–4 score supported by the assessment findings, with a written rationale.
- STEP 03
Convert and roll up
Criterion scores convert to 0–100 (0, 25, 50, 75, 100) and roll up into the dimension score.
- STEP 04
Submit for technical review
All eight dimension scores and the assessment summary are submitted together to the WWEC Certification Reviewer.
Weighting
Eight dimensions, equally weighted.
No dimension outranks another. The overall certification score is the mean of the eight dimension scores, each weighted 12.5%, 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%
Certification rule
What the scores mean for the decision.
Scores inform the WWEC Certification Decision Panel; a score alone does not decide certification.
An organisation qualifies for certification only when all of the following are satisfied:
- 01 Overall certification score of at least 70/100
- 02 Every one of the eight dimensions at least 50/100
- 03 All applicable Mandatory Requirements satisfied
- 04 Sufficient organisational evidence
- 05 Employee Experience participation requirements satisfied
- 06 The required assessment and review completed
- 07 No unresolved issue that prevents a defensible certification decision
A high overall score cannot compensate for a dimension below 50 or an unsatisfied Mandatory Requirement. A score band alone does not determine certification.
WWEC may designate requirements within the controlled Standard as Mandatory Requirements. These cannot be compensated for through scoring elsewhere. Not every criterion is mandatory — the designation must exist in the controlled Standard.
WWEC Certification is valid for 12 months from its effective/issue date, subject to the certification status and scope shown in the official verification record. Continued certification after the validity period requires renewal/re-certification under the applicable WWEC procedure; it is not automatic.
Scores are a measurement instrument, not an outcome guarantee. The certification decision is made by the WWEC Certification Decision Panel after assessment and independent review.
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.