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Leadership Track

The Leadership Track offers a method of tracking the development of your leadership skills as you participate in certain activities in the Toastmasters program. More on Leadership Opportunites »

As part of the Leadership Track, members earn recognition for their achievements by advancing through the ranks of Competent Leader (CL) and Advanced Leader (AL).

After completing the requirements for Advanced Leader Silver (AL-S), a Toastmaster may also earn the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) if that member also has Advanced Communicator Gold (AC-G) certification.

For a more detailed description of the Leadership Track, please see the below.


Competent Leader (CL)
To earn the rank of Competent Leader, a member must have completed the 10 projects in the Competent Leadership manual. (Or, for members who had already started earning the CL award with the set of requirements that it had before July 1, 2006, Toastmasters International will continue to issue Competent Leader awards under those previous requirements through June 30, 2008.)

Advanced Leader Bronze (AL-B)
To earn the rank of Advanced Leader Bronze (which has the same requirements as the CL award that was in place before July 1, 2006) a member must meet the following requirements:

Advanced Leader Silver (AL-S)
To earn the rank of Advanced Leader Silver (which has the same requirements as the AL award that was in place before July 1, 2006) a member must meet the following requirements:

  • Completed AL-B certification.
  • Served one full term as a district officer.
  • Completed the High Performance Leadership program.
  • Served as a Club Sponsor, Club Mentor, or Club Coach (formerly, Club Specialist).


Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
After a member has completed the Leadership Track and earned the rank of AL-S, that member is eligible to receive the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster (the highest rank in Toastmasters).

To earn the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster, a member must meet the following requirements: