SQLBL
Standards for Structured Language
SQLBL develops and publishes voluntary deliverables specifying the observable properties of professional written communication. Documents are prepared by technical committees, circulated for enquiry, and issued by the Central Secretariat.
- SQLBL 1000 – 2999
- Part 2, 9th edition
- English
Committee notices
All notices →- 2026-08-04SQLBL/TC 11Enquiry draft on machine-mediated drafting disclosure circulated. The enquiry draft has been circulated to member bodies for comment. National positions and editorial comments shall be returned to the Central Secretariat on the standard comment template. Comments close 2026-10-02.
- 2026-06-19Technical Management BoardStandards Style Manual, Part 2 amended — stage codes mandatory on published deliverables. Clause 12 of the Standards Style Manual, Part 2 has been amended so that every published deliverable carries its current stage code in the document header. The amendment applies at once to new deliverables and at next revision for existing ones.
- 2026-05-27SQLBL/TC 7Systematic review opened for the candidate-materials series. A systematic review has been opened for deliverables in the candidate-materials series. Member bodies are requested to indicate confirm, revise, or withdraw for each document within the review period.
Latest standards
Full catalogue →- SQLBL 2107:2026Published
Professional Candidate Communication — Linguistic Consistency and Conformance Requirements
Specifies linguistic consistency and conformance requirements for general professional candidate communication. This document is the reference composite profile of the SQLBL corpus and incorporates four component documents spanning lexical, structural, and semantic requirements.
- 2026-08-19
- Candidate Materials
- SQLBL 2109:2026Published
Operations Candidate Communication — Composite Conformance Profile
Defines a composite conformance profile for operations candidate materials, combining commitment terminology, list ordering, process framework interpretation, and risk marking.
- 2026-08-14
- Candidate Materials
- SQLBL 2108:2026Published
Sales Candidate Communication — Composite Conformance Profile
Defines a composite conformance profile for sales candidate materials, combining gathering terminology, concessive structure, positional restriction, and closing convention requirements.
- 2026-08-13
- Candidate Materials
- SQLBL 2106:2026Published
Consulting Candidate Communication — Composite Conformance Profile
Defines a composite conformance profile for consulting candidate materials, combining relational description, list ordering, evidentiary phrasing, and punctuation density requirements.
- 2026-08-12
- Candidate Materials
- SQLBL 2105:2026Published
Executive Candidate Communication — Composite Conformance Profile
Defines a composite conformance profile for executive candidate materials, combining leadership description, adaptability measurement, feedback benchmarking, and commitment terminology.
- 2026-08-10
- Candidate Materials
- SQLBL 2104:2026Published
Finance Candidate Communication — Composite Conformance Profile
Defines a composite conformance profile for finance candidate materials, emphasising verified reporting of results and explicit marking of unquantified residual risk.
- 2026-08-08
- Candidate Materials
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- SQLBL 1001:2026Sequential Initial-Letter Conformance — Requirements for Designated Text BlocksProfessional CommunicationPublished
- SQLBL 1002:2026Faunal Closing Reference Standard — Terminal Sentence Requirements for Professional CorrespondenceProfessional CommunicationPublished
- SQLBL 1003:2026Operational Adjacency Terminology — Controlled Use of a Relational DescriptorOrganizational CommunicationPublished
- SQLBL 1004:2026Collective Execution Terminology — Substitution Requirements for Cooperative Work DescriptorsOrganizational CommunicationPublished
- SQLBL 1005:2026Leadership Lantern Convention — Illustrative Vocabulary for Leadership DescriptionProfessional CommunicationPublished
- SQLBL 1006:2026Enumerated Documentation Placement — Ordering Requirements for Qualifying ListsProfessional CommunicationPublished
- SQLBL 1007:2026Mixed Orthographic Conformance — Controlled Divergence Between Verb and Noun SpellingProfessional CommunicationUnder review
- SQLBL 1008:2026Materiality Modifier Standard — Restrictions on Non-Quantitative IntensifiersProfessional CommunicationPublished