ULMS Institute | RISE Academy

The ULMS Certification Ladder

One program, four levels — wherever you are in your leadership journey, there's a level for you. Most leaders follow the ladder path from CLF to COL. Pay once per certificate: every certificate after your first is 15% off automatically at checkout.

Level 0

CLF

Certified Leadership Foundations

$197

Where every leader starts. Five interactive modules plus the Leadership Foundation Statement capstone, AI coaching, and your certificate.

  • Modules 0.1–0.5: purpose, discipline, values, accountability, your Personal Leadership Operating System
  • AI leadership coach in every module
  • Leadership Foundation Statement capstone with video reflection and AI review
  • CLF certificate from ULMS Institute | RISE Academy

Recommended starting point — open to everyone.

Level 1

CTL

Certified Team Leader

$239

Lead a team that holds standards without you in the room. Ten modules plus the Team Leadership Competency Evaluation capstone.

  • 10 modules with the ULMS signature tools — L.E.A.D. listening, A.I.M. accountability, OIA feedback, 3M culture
  • Daily application logs and AI coach check-ins in every module
  • Team Leadership Competency Evaluation capstone (32+ / 40 target)
  • CTL certificate

Recommended after your CLF certificate — open to all learners.

Level 2

CLC

Certified Lead Coach

$287

Become a leader of leaders — coach and multiply leaders who develop leaders. Ten modules plus the Leader Multiplication Evaluation capstone.

  • 10 leader-of-leaders modules — coaching, multiplying, and developing leaders
  • The Leader Development Framework applied across your bench
  • Leader Multiplication Evaluation capstone
  • CLC certificate

Recommended after your CTL certificate — open to all learners.

Level 3

COL

Certified Organizational Leader

$347

The executive track. Eleven modules plus the Executive Integration & Enterprise Leadership capstone and your legacy plan.

  • 11 executive-track modules — identity, decisions, systems, culture, pipeline, pressure, strategy, governance
  • AI-coach pressure drills and executive coaching practice
  • Executive Integration & Enterprise Leadership capstone + Governance, Succession & Culture Preservation legacy plan
  • COL certificate — top of the ladder

Recommended after your CLC certificate — open to all learners.