The Rigors · Impartiality
A conflict is managed before it can shape the record.
Assessors and decision owners disclose personal, commercial, supervisory, educational, client, competitive, and other relationships that could affect—or reasonably appear to affect—an assessment decision.
ForExperienced independent professionals
FocusAssessment, readiness, engagement operations, and support
Prohibited decision factors
Country, nationality, accent, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, Academy enrollment, payment, scholarship status, marketing consent, and willingness to accept a particular commercial rate are not quality criteria.
Recusal path
Disclose the relationship before evidence review.
Record scope, timing, and potential influence.
Decide recusal, bounded participation, or no material conflict.
Assign an independent reviewer when required.
Preserve the decision and applicant review path.
Applicants may raise a conflict or process concern without changing the evidence standard or inviting retaliation.