first introduced to the international magical community in 1956 the wixen international examination certificate (or wix certificate) was introduced by the international confederation of wix in an attempt to standardize the education wix received around the globe and to better enable cross border recognition of skills. hampered by a reluctance from schools to undertake such a drastic change to their curriculum its implementation has been slow although the few results produced have held great promise. a multiyear and multidiscipline qualification the ICW recommend a minimum of three years to be spent working towards it although the exact timings are left to each school.
a wix who has gained this certificate will have three grades to their name that together make up the wix certificate; practical, theory, and special project, each graded by points up to a maximum of 9. to receive a certificate the total amount of points awarded must add up to at least 14 of a maximum 27.
under the theory and practical units the student picks 5 subjects as recognised by the ICW that they then study, the subjects chosen to study for the practical grade do not have to be the same as the theory grade and vice versa although most schools do prefer this. the theory grade is assigned based off of multiple tests through the course of the certificate rather than a final exam. the practical grade, conversely, is assigned based off of a demonstration to an examiner from the ICW in the final year of the students undertaking.
it is the special project where the wix certificate becomes particularly unique as this is left almost entirely up to each school and indeed student to decide what this project ends. it is intended to help support both students who may be exceptionally academically gifted, by rewarding them for work and research above and beyond expectations, and also to support those less so by awarding success in studying languages, flying and even mathematics.
so far only smaller educational institutes have signed up to deliver the qualification but with public opinion only becoming more favourable, and with the promise of a home-schooling curriculum not being far off, the ICW has high hopes for the next few years.
