Certified Agile Leadership Essentials® (CAL-E®) Training

You will have the tools and techniques to expand and scale Scrum and be equipped with skills to:

• Think, focus and behave like an Agile leader 
• Lead and motivate the workforce of today 
• Create an organizational culture that is able to cope with changing market conditions and adapt 
• Connect to a global workforce and create a culture of transparency, creativity and adaptation 
• Lead your organization through uncertainty 
• Support change and cultivate an agile mind-set 
• Be socially and situationally self- aware 
• Engage your employees without micromanaging  

The CAL-E certification helps you:

• Validate your commitment to continued excellence and Agile  
• Demonstrate your ability to cope with a volatile and complex business world  
• Display leadership abilities in times of change    
• Champion Agile change in your organization    
• Be among the highest earning C-suite professionals in the industry    
• Network with other industry leaders and Agile professionals   
• Advance your agile leadership learning towards the Certified Agile Leadership II (CAL II) Certification.  

This course is best suited for:

• Senior Executives  
• Coaches/Consultants  
• Agile Team Members/Aspiring Agilists  
• Project/Program Managers  
• Product Managers  
• Team Leads  
• Organizational Decision Makers  
• Change Leaders

There are no prerequisites for attending this course. Anyone who wishes to become an Agile leader will find this course suitable.

Once you have achieved the CAL-E certification, you can further enhance your Agile leadership skills by pursuing the following credentials:

• Certified Agile Leadership for Teams 
• Certified Agile Leadership for Organizations 
• Certified Agile Leadership II  (CAL II) 
• ICP-ACC Certification from ICAgile  

Yes, you will get free e-learning access to 100 courses for one year. 

You earn 16 SEUs and 16 PDUs by participating in KnowledgeHut’s CAL-E training program. 

You will need 30 SEUs to maintain your CAL-E certification. You can calculate the required SEUs with the SEU calculator.

You will earn 16 PDUs by completing our 2-day training program for CAL-E certification.

Our blog will help you learn more about how to earn a Scrum Education Unit® (SEU®) from Scrum Alliance®. Get all the information you need to take advantage of SEUs for your professional growth, namely:

• What are SEUs and why you need them 
• How to earn SEUs 
• What types of continuing education opportunities qualify for SEUs  
• How to calculate the value of an SEU for Scrum Alliance certifications 
• How to log SEUs for Scrum Alliance certifications 
• How recent SEUs need to be 
• How to determine whether a previously accumulated SEU can be used for Scrum Alliance certifications 
• List of SEU resources put together by Scrum Alliance  
• Where you can utilize SEUs you have accumulated

For further information about SEUs and PDUs, please reach us at support@knowledgehut.com. 

The CAL-E certification is offered by Scrum Alliance, a world-renowned body dedicated to helping professionals, leaders and organizations embrace agile by understanding its principles, processes, and values.

You cannot get CAL-E certified without undertaking the course as per Scrum Alliance requirements.

Step 1: Take the 2-day CAL-E course from a Global Registered Education Provider of Scrum Alliance. After you successfully complete the course, you will receive a welcome email from Scrum Alliance. 

Step 2: Click on the link you received from Scrum Alliance and activate your Scrum Alliance certification account.

Step 3: You will then be requested to accept a license agreement. Validate at least 12 months of Scrum Master experience (within the past five years).

Step 4: On validating your Scrum Master experience, you will be able to instantly download your A-CSM℠ certification instantly!

Yes, you will receive a course completion certificate on successfully completing the course.

To obtain the CAL-E certification, you would need to attend two days of training under a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST®) and complete all educator-designed components of the approved educational offering. This may include pre- and/or post-course work to complete the learning objectives.

After satisfactorily completing the course and provided you have validated 12 months of Scrum Master work experience within the past five years, you would be able to download your CAL-E certification as soon as you accept the License Agreement with Scrum Alliance.

No, your certificate will not mention the course was held online. It will look the same as the in-person certificates.

As a result of the engagement and contributions of those who share their ideas and practical experiences in the workplace, the Scrum framework continues to evolve. Scrum Alliance places an emphasis on the learning journey and requires you to take measures to keep yourself abreast of the latest best practices, tools and techniques in Scrum.

Renewal of your certification validates your Scrum proficiency and demonstrates your interest in the growth and evolution of Scrum.

You would need to renew your CAL-E certification every 2 years. The cost for renewal is $175, which extends the credential for a further period of 2 years from the date of your current expiration.

In order to renew your ScrumMaster certification, you would need to:

• Login to Scrum Alliance website 
• Go to your dashboard 
• Choose the ‘Renew Certification’ option available under ‘Actions’.

A-CSMs are also required to earn 30 Scrum Educational Units (SEUs) within the past two years, in addition to the $175 renewal fee. You can earn the required SEUs by completing an educational training or a learning opportunity. 

Visit this link for more details on the renewal process.

The CAL-E  workshop at KnowledgeHut is delivered through PRISM, our immersive learning experience platform, via live and interactive instructor-led training sessions.

Listen, learn, ask questions, and get all your doubts clarified from your instructor, who is an experienced practitioner.

All of KnowledgeHut’s CAL-E certification training is delivered by Certified Scrum Trainers (CSTs). The CSTs are:

• Professionals licensed by Scrum Alliance to teach the official Scrum Alliance curriculum 
• Masters in Scrum who have immense experience in leading, applying, coaching, and teaching it 
• Expert practitioners of Scrum across a wide range of industries

Our dedicated team of CSTs deliver high quality training at par with the standards of excellence set out by Scrum Alliance. Every candidate receives the same standard of training and content, irrespective of the trainer and the location.

Our CAL-E course focuses on engaging interaction — we only use lectures to cover the basic terms and concepts. Most class time is dedicated to fun exercises, lively discussions and team collaboration. We focus on practical solutions to real-world, Scrum Master challenges drawn from decades of experience as product managers, Agile coaches and Product Owners in Agile environments.

Yes, your course material will be provided in advance. You will receive an email with a link to set your password a few days in advance of the scheduled course. Once you log in to PRISM, you will have access to the study plan and all the course material.

The course material comprises of the course schedule or study plan, workbooks and all relevant assignments, assessments, or case studies.

The sessions would be auto recorded on PRISM, subject to permission by Scrum Alliance® and the CST. Based on the permissions, you would have lifetime access to the video recordings of the sessions as well.

No, you will not yet be able to join the training through phone or tab. Please be prepared to join the training on your laptop or desktop.

If you get disconnected during the training, you will have the option to re-join within about half an hour subject to accreditation body guidelines and the instructor’s preference.

Our workshops are currently held online and anyone with a stable internet from anywhere across the world can benefit from this to get CAL-E certified.  You can check out the schedules here.

You will receive a registration link from PRISM, our learning experience platform, to your e-mail id. You can set your password, log in to PRISM and start your immersive learning journey.

If you miss a class, you may access recordings of the sessions from PRISM, provided Scrum Alliance and the CST have permitted recordings. At the beginning of every session, there will also be a 10-12-minute  recapitulation of the previous class.

This is a live instructor-led training where you will be coached by Certified Scrum Trainers.

We currently use the Zoom platform for video conferencing on PRISM and will soon be adding more integrations with Webex and Microsoft Teams. However, all the sessions and the recordings will be available right from within our learning platform, subject to permission from Scrum Alliance and the CST. 

Yes, there will be other participants who will actively participate in the class remotely.  They can attend online training from office, home, or any other suitable place.

In case of any queries, our support team is available to you 24/7 via the Help and Support section on PRISM. You can also reach out to your workshop manager on your workshop group messenger.

Should you have any more questions, please email us on support@knowledgehut.com and we will be happy to get back to you.

You can cancel your enrolment and receive refunds in line with our Cancellations and Refunds policy found.

Yes, the CAL-E certification fee is included in KnowledgeHut’s training fee.

Yes, you may switch your start date with prior notice of at least 24 hrs and subject to availability in the desired batch.

Yes, we have a 100% money-back guarantee in line with our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee policy.

Yes, scholarships are available for students and veterans with grants that can vary up to 50% of the course fees. 

To avail scholarships, please get in touch with us at support@knowledgehut.com. The team shall send across the forms and instructions to you. Based upon the responses and answers that we receive, our panel of experts take a decision on the Grant. The entire process could take about 7 to 15 days.

Yes, group discounts are available and apply to groups as small as three (3) participants. The more participants that attend a training course, the greater the discount. By registering in groups, you can typically save up 20% to 30% on the course fee. For more details, please check out upcoming schedules. 

Yes, instalment options are available for payment of course fees. To avail the instalment option, please get in touch with us at support@knowledgehut.com. The team will explain how the instalments work and provide timelines for your case.  Typically, the number of instalments varies from 2 to 3, but the full amount must be paid before you complete the course.