About XLA® Certification
Overview
XLA Institute Training and Certification
XM and XLA® training and certification offers a framework for organizations to boost productivity, and contentment, to cultivate a more positive business environment.
Benefits of XLA® Certification
For Individuals
- Strengthen communication and collaboration by learning how to translate experience data into business value.
- Improve customer and employee experiences by reinforcing SLA with XLA®.
- Drive meaningful change by transforming culture to better align with the needs and expectations of stakeholders.
- Identify ways to close the gap between assumed experience and actual experience
- Apply experience frameworks to real-world scenarios and deepen your understanding of what experience management is.
For Organizations
- Provides organizations with the mechanisms to establish an experience culture and improve overall employee contentment.
- Helps organizations improve productivity by recognizing current and future needs and expectations of stakeholders.
- Increases customer loyalty and employee retention by building rapport and maintaining positive relationships.
- Defines a new value metric that not only improves business outcomes but also sets your brand apart from others.
Useful links
Useful links
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XLA Institute website (Formerly Experience Collab)
Study materials
Study materials
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XLA® Certification levels
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Testimonials
Opened new ways of approaching the topic of Experience Management.
Very informative learning with great course content and lots of collaborative discussions.
Easy, flawless and thorough experience.
Videos
Videos
Create memorable experiences with the XLACollab Experience Framework
How to measure experience with Neil Keating
APMG Connect - Why is Experience Level Management so important?
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FAQs
XLA Institute (Formerly Experience Collab, incorporating XLACollab) are a best practices organisation for the discipline of employee experience and experience management. You can find more information on the XLA Institute Website.
Yes, you can find a list of Accredited Training Organisation's (ATOs) on the XLA Institute page, by selecting 'Find a Training Provider'.
The XLA Institute Foundation exam is currently available in English, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
The XLA Institute Practitioner exam is currently available in English.
For individuals studying with an accredited training organization, Foundation style courses are generally delivered over 3 days and Practitioner over 2 days. It is well worth investigating with individual providers, as some will offer tailored, online, or blended learning solutions.
The XLA Institute certificates do not expire.
- Provisional results: After completing the Foundation examination, candidates may receive provisional results either orally from the invigilator or on-screen at the end of an online exam.
- Official results: Once processed, official results, including a PDF breakdown of marks by syllabus area, are available in the APMG Candidate Portal. Results are issued as the total number of marks achieved.
- Processing time: Exam papers are usually marked immediately after the exam. APMG formally processes and confirms results via the Candidate Portal within 2 working days of receiving completed papers.
- Outstanding payments: In exceptional cases, results may be withheld until full payment has been received.
Once you’ve been notified that you’ve passed your exam, you will have the option to create a digital badge in APMG's Candidate Portal.
Visit APMG's Candidate Portal, view your exam results and select 'Create Badge'.
This takes you to the Credly website where the digital badges are hosted. You will be guided through the Credly account creation process.
Once you have created an account with Credly, log into the account and accept your pending badge.
Candidates will be able to claim their digital badge and electronic certificate from the APMG Candidate Portal within two business days of their exam result being issued.
If you are sitting the examination through an Accredited Training Organization, the cost of the exam is generally included in the course fee. Please ensure you confirm with your training provider that the exam is included in these costs.
If you have selected a self-study option, please note that APMG-International uses a global pricing model for all exams. The examination fees for candidates attending a public exam centre are determined by the location where the exams are administered.
To find out the costs in your region, please refer to our examination portal or contact the APMG-International Service Desk (servicedesk@apmg-international.com).
Most, if not all, of our certifications come with at least one Sample Exam to help participants prepare for their exam. Access to the Sample Exams can be located on our website.