International Customer Experience Institute · Since 2005

The standard for experience excellence.

International standards, independent assessment, professional education and global recognition, for organisations that take experience seriously.

On the register: Dubai Land Department · Council of Health Insurance · Elm · PT Kereta Api Indonesia SCROLL
Delivered with partners in twelve countries
MEGA Group Leadership Consultancy Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation CX-BeLux DRC Pioneer Partners Proseed Corporation CMI Asosiasi Service Quality Indonesia TSG V2 Consulting AI Business Insights South Africa partner BICOD MEGA Group Leadership Consultancy Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation CX-BeLux DRC Pioneer Partners Proseed Corporation CMI Asosiasi Service Quality Indonesia TSG V2 Consulting AI Business Insights South Africa partner BICOD
New · Introducing Jasper

Meet Jasper. Every answer, properly assessed.

ICXI’s own AI assessor. Jasper interviews your team, reads your evidence and follows up where an assessor would, then proposes a level with its reasons. A qualified assessor decides. ICXI certifies.

Every ICXI standardSix languagesTyped or spoken
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What we do

We write the standard. Then we hold you to it.

01 · DEFINE
Standards

Five international standards covering customer, digital, employee, AI and patient experience. Meet one and you are certified against it.

5 published3 in developmentCertifiable
Explore the standards →
02 · MEASURE
Assessment

Twelve pillars and five levels of maturity, scored on documents, interviews and journey data. You receive a maturity report, not an opinion.

12 pillars5 levelsEvidence only
How assessment works →
03 · DEVELOP
Academy

Thirty-six programmes for every stage of a career in experience, from a one-day frontline course to the CX Professional Diploma.

36 programmes7 familiesAssessor training
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04 · RECOGNISE
Awards

The Experience Excellence Awards recognise organisations on measured results. There are no submissions and no judging panels.

Measured resultsNo judging panels
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01 / 04DEFINE
THE REGISTER OF STANDARDS
ICXSCustomer Experience2024
IDCXSDigital Customer Experience2022
IEHWSEmployee Happiness and Wellbeing2023
AICXSAI in Customer Experience2025
IPEXSPatient Experience2026
IN DEV.Organisational Learning
IN DEV.Sustainability
IN DEV.Tourism
MATURITY PROFILE · SAMPLELEVEL
PROGRAMME FAMILIES36 PROGRAMMES
Foundation & Executive
6
Core Practitioner
10
Contact Centre
3
Consulting & Maturity Assessment
6
AI in CX & Digital Channels
3
Assessor Training
6
The Flagship Diplomas
2
Recognition you cannot campaign for.Awarded only on assessed results.
The standards

Excellence, written down.

Five international standards, each one certifiable. Three more are in development: Organisational Learning, Sustainability and Tourism.

International Customer Experience Standard

The foundational standard for customer experience management: strategy, governance, design, delivery and continuous improvement, assessed against defined maturity criteria.

5Ps Service Excellence ModelMaturity assessment criteriaCertification pathway
Explore ICXS →
FIG 1.1 · 5Ps Service Excellence Model
The framework

What excellence is made of.

Twelve pillars, from board-level ownership to long-term loyalty. One map every executive can read, and the structure behind every ICXI standard, assessment and award.

PILLAR 01 OF 12
CX Leadership & Governance

Executive ownership, board-level oversight, decision rights, and the systems that keep CX protected under commercial pressure.

Assessment

Know exactly where you stand.

Five levels of maturity, scored on documents, interviews and journey data, never on opinion. You receive a maturity rating, a full diagnostic and a prioritised roadmap.

01
Emerging

Foundations, governance and consistency are not yet embedded.

In numbers

Since 2005, organisations in 40+ countries have worked to ICXI standards. Today there are 5 published standards, 36 Academy programmes and more than 10,000 certified professionals.

Where we work

One standard, applied the same way everywhere.

ICXI standards are delivered through country partners, consultancies and training partners. Drag the globe, or choose a country.

Saudi Arabia
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MEGA Group
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The Academy

One pathway, from first course to diploma.

Delivered in the classroom or live online by ICXI accredited training partners, from a one-day frontline course to five-day diplomas.

36 PROGRAMMES · SEVEN FAMILIES
THE ACADEMY PATHWAY · CHOOSE A FAMILY
Foundation & Executive6 programmes

The front door to the Academy: awareness programmes for new practitioners, frontline teams and senior leaders.

CXF CX Foundation 2 days
Exec MC CX Executive Masterclass 1 day
CXEM Citizen Experience Executive Masterclass 1 day
CXPSG CX Practitioner: Public Sector & Government 2 days
CXFL Understanding CX in Your Frontline Role 1 day
CXFLG Understanding Citizen Experience in Your Public Service Role 1 day
EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
First place, worldwide.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, in the International Digital Customer Experience Standard.

Awards follow the evidence. Organisations qualify through their assessment scores, and the results are published in full.

The register

Every certificate, on the record.

ORGANISATIONSTANDARDSCOPEYEARSTATUS
Dubai Land Department ICXS 2024 Customer experience management 2026 On the register
Dubai Land Department IDCXS 2022 Digital customer experience 2026 On the register
Dubai Land Department IEHWS 2023 Employee happiness and wellbeing 2026 On the register
Dubai Land Department AICXS 2025 AI in customer experience 2026 On the register
Council of Health Insurance IDCXS 2024 Digital customer experience 2025 On the register
Elm Company ICXS 2024 Business operations, service excellence 2025 On the register
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) ICX Navigator Customer experience assessment 2025 On the register
Begin

Excellence is measured, not claimed.

Start with an assessment, certify against a standard, or train your people. We will show you where you stand.

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