Can an organization score a ‘1’ for every SWP self-assessment criteria and still get certified?
No. The certification program includes 58 prerequisites that fall into 3 categories of stringency. For five prerequisites, the certified participant must score a category 2 or higher (category 3 or 4) for specific self-assessment criteria to obtain certification. For 39 prerequisites, if the certified participant scores a category 1 for specific criteria, they must put an action plan in place and move to a category 2 within the first year of certification. For 14 prerequisites, the certified participant must put an action plan in place if they score a category 1 for specific criteria, but there is no timeline for when they must move to a category 2 (these prerequisites tend to have financial implications or require more than one year to implement).
