Learn how to implement OKRs and achieve remarkable results. Become a certified OKR Practitioner, Leader, or Professional with the leading global OKR Education and Research Institute.
Course calendarWhether you’re rolling out OKRs for the first time or scaling them across your organization, there’s a certification path built for your role.
From foundation skills to professional coaching, each level builds on the last.
From building your OKR foundation to becoming a certified coach, every course is designed for real-world impact.
Self-paced · Prerequisite: None
An excellent starting point for OKR enthusiasts. Lay a strong foundation for your OKR journey, understand OKRs, and learn how to set them. You can start anytime, and upon completion, we proudly present a certificate.
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Certified OKR Practitioner (C-OKRP®) · Prerequisite: None
Master OKRs within your teams and organization. Become a certified OKR Practitioner and demonstrate your expertise in Objectives and Key Results to improve team and company performance.
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Certified OKR Leader (C-OKRL®) · Prerequisite: C-OKRP®
Strong leadership and a value-based company culture are essential for successfully implementing OKRs. Create self-driven teams and improve engagement and collaboration. Includes C-OKRP®
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Certified Chief OKR Officer (C-OKRCO®) · Prerequisite: C-OKRL®
Lead OKR strategy at the highest level. Become a Certified Chief OKR Officer and gain the expertise to design, implement, and scale Objectives and Key Results across your entire organization to drive alignment, agility, and sustainable growth.
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Certified OKR Professional (C-OKRProf®) · Prerequisite: C-OKRL®
Become a certified OKR Professional and kickstart your OKR Coaching career. Master the OKR Institute’s signature ‘Coach the Coach’ model. Includes C-OKRP® and C-OKRL®.
Read moreOKRI helps teams overcome every OKR adoption challenge, from over-cascading to culture change. Master them through our expert-led, small-cohort certification programs.
Obtain a globally recognized OKR Certification from the world’s leading Institute in OKRs.
Acquire all necessary skills for sustainable and successful OKR Cycles across your entire organization.
Learn to write, align and execute powerful OKRs in the most effective and impactful manner.
Max 5 participants per cohort for personalized attention and meaningfully deeper learning outcomes.
A side-by-side breakdown of course structure, delivery format, and assessment across all five certification levels.
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| E-Learning | 4 Modules (2 hrs) |
5 Modules | 5 Modules (plus Practitioner) |
4 Modules (plus Practitioner and Leader) |
4 Modules (plus Practitioner and Leader) |
| Online Class | × | 5 Sessions (7.5 hrs) | 5 Sessions (15 hrs) (plus Practitioner) |
4 Sessions (plus Practitioner and Leader) |
4 Sessions (25 hrs) |
| OKR Practical Coaching | × | × | × | 75 hours | 75 hours |
| Live Audio Recording | × | × | × | 20-min Live Coaching |
20-min Live Coaching |
| Supervision | × | × | × | 2 Sessions | 2 Sessions |
| Assessment | Quiz (incl. exercises) | Quiz (incl. exercises) | Quiz (incl. exercises) | OKR Program Development Plan |
Coach Development Plan |
| Certification | OKR Foundation Certification |
OKR Practitioner Certification (C-OKRP®) |
OKR Leadership Certification (C-OKRL®) (plus C-OKRP®) |
OKR Implementation Certification (C-OKRCO®) (plus C-OKRP® and C-OKRL®) |
OKR Professional Certification (C-OKRProf®) (plus C-OKRP® and C-OKRL®) |
Each level builds on the previous, expanding your OKR expertise from fundamentals to coaching mastery.
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| OKR Scoring/Measurement | × | ||||
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| Building a High Performing Team | × | × | |||
| OKR Performance Management | × | × | |||
| Manuals & Templates | × | × | |||
| OKR Sustainability | × | × | |||
| Access to OKRI Network | × | × | |||
| Performance Coaching Skills | × | × | × | ||
| Develop OKR Culture | × | × | × | ||
| Appreciative OKR Leadership | × | × | × | ||
| OKR Program Design & Governance | × | × | × | ||
| OKR Alignment Architecture | × | × | × | ||
| OKR Quality Standards & Control | × | × | × | × | |
| Enablement at Scale | × | × | × | × | |
| Change Management & Adoption | × | × | × | ||
| OKR Program KPIs & Improvement | × | × | × | × | |
| OKR Maturity Assessment | × | × | × | × | |
| OKR Rollout Design | × | × | × | × | |
| Development of OKR Concepts | × | × | × | × | |
| Coaching Guidance | × | × | × | × |
Hear from certified OKR practitioners.
Our team members went through the OKR Coaching Practitioner program from the OKR Institute and we could implement the OKR framework successfully in our organization.
Dirk challenged me in seeing how OKRs and Leadership Coaching could work together and how OKRs could ignite the alignment and collaboration within and between teams in a company.
The OKR certification program helped us to apply the OKR framework. We have now an in-house OKR Champion to manage OKR cycles.
Common questions about our certification courses and learning path.
Yes. Both the OKR Leadership Course and the OKR Professional Course include the full Practitioner curriculum (C-OKRP®). You do not need to take the Practitioner Course separately before enrolling.
Yes, you can. The Leadership and Professional courses already include the Practitioner certification, so you will cover all the Practitioner content as part of the program.
Yes. The Foundation Course is a free, self-paced introduction, but it is not a prerequisite for the Practitioner Course. You can start directly with the Practitioner certification.
The number of live sessions varies by course: the Practitioner Course includes 5 live sessions, the Leadership Course includes 10 live sessions, and the Implementation Mastery and Professional courses each include 14 live sessions. Each session is approximately 1.5 hours.
To become a certified OKR Coach, complete the OKR Professional Course (C-OKRProf®). This program includes the Practitioner and Leadership certifications and teaches the OKR Institute’s signature ‘Coach the Coach’ methodology, preparing you to coach organizations in OKR implementation.