Welcome to the UK’s only nationally accredited Career Pathway for Wellbeing Leads
What makes the Wellbeing Lead Academy different
OCN (Open College Network) Credit4Learning Accredited
Only UK Career Pathway for Wellbeing Leads
25+ years of expertise
Thriving community of Wellbeing Leaders
🏆 Wellbeing Provider of the Year 2025
We’re proud to share that the Wellbeing Lead Academy has been named Wellbeing Provider of the Year at the This Can Happen Global Awards 2025.
This recognition reflects the impact of our accredited Career Pathway for Wellbeing Leads and the organisations we support across the UK. It’s a testament to our learners, our partners, and the growing community of wellbeing leaders driving real culture change in their workplaces.
Welcome to the Wellbeing Lead Academy
Your trusted partner in workplace mental health and wellbeing strategy transformation.
Established in 2018 by sector expert Emily Pearson, with a rich background spanning over 25 years in health and social care and workplace wellbeing, we are committed to supporting HR and wellbeing leads to drive effective mental health and wellbeing strategies for cultural change through our accredited training and consultancy support.
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The Wellbeing Lead Collective - Community for Workplace Wellbeing Leads
Connect. Learn. Celebrate. Become the best wellbeing lead you can be.
Securing Senior Sponsorship: How to Get Your CEO to Invest in Wellbeing
A free 40-minute, mini masterclass for HR, H&S and wellbeing professionals who want to make wellbeing a strategic priority in 2026.
Prevention Over Reaction: How to Build a Mentally Healthy Workplace
A free 40-minute mini masterclass for HR and wellbeing professionals ready to move from firefighting to prevention.
Managers Make or Break Culture: The ROI of Mentally Healthy Leadership
A free 40-minute mini masterclass for wellbeing and HR professionals who want to turn managers into wellbeing catalysts.
The Wellbeing Lead Collective - Community for Workplace Wellbeing Leads
Connect. Learn. Celebrate. Become the best wellbeing lead you can be.
From MHFA to Measurable Impact: Building Strategic Peer Support Programmes
A free 40-minute mini masterclass with guest speaker Paul McGregor for HR and wellbeing professionals ready to rethink MHFA
The Certified Wellbeing Lead Career Pathway - Open Day
Discover the only award winning, accredited career pathway for workplace wellbeing professionals. Become the best wellbeing lead you can be.
From Gut Feeling to Real ROI: Measuring What Matters in Workplace Wellbeing
A free 40-minute mini masterclass for wellbeing and HR professionals who want to prove impact and drive continuous improvement.
The Wellbeing Lead Academy stands out
Great places to work know that data driven, evidence based strategy is the difference between ticking wellbeing boxes and fostering culture change.
Essential Learning
We’re specialists at transforming HR and Wellbeing Leads
At the Wellbeing Lead Academy, we specialise in transforming HR and Wellbeing Leads to become workplace mental health strategy experts and develop people managers into confident leaders who foster a culture of wellbeing and support the mental health of their teams.
Why is this so crucial? Because together, this winning wellbeing strategy can drastically improve mental health in the workplace and elevate any organisation’s brand, helping you to attract and retain top talent, reduce sickness absence and presenteeism while elevating productivity and employee engagement.
Our accredited qualifications for HR and Wellbeing Leads, along with our tailored development training for people managers, integrate a complimentary approach to foster workplace wellbeing culture change. We provide the essential tools, knowledge, and skills to equip professionals with the confidence they need to thrive in their roles and create positive change within their organisations.
LEVEL 5 ADVANCED CERTIFICATE – WORKPLACE WELLBEING CAREER PATHWAY
Advanced Certificate in Strategic Wellbeing Leadership
The only specialist accredited, foundation degree-level qualification in the UK for HR & Wellbeing Leads. This qualification will help you to develop and deliver impactful health and wellbeing strategy for an organisation, from integrating data driven health culture change models for maximum ROI to finding solutions to your current employee wellbeing challenges.
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April 2026
£3,500 per learner
LEVEL 3 – WORKPLACE WELLBEING CAREER PATHWAY
Certificate in Understanding Health and Wellbeing at Work
Start your career in workplace wellbeing with our entry level qualification. Designed for anyone who’s interested in turning their passion for mental health and wellbeing in to a career, or for professional development in any role supporting health and wellbeing in the workplace.
LEVEL 3
Preventing Stress and Supporting Mental Health
Our accredited Mental Health Training for people managers focuses on providing knowledge, skills and tools to cultivate mentally healthy cultures within teams. Outcomes put emphasis on enhancing communication skills and introducing evidence-based tools and approaches to prevent work related stress and support colleagues to stay well at work.
BESPOKE DESIGN
In House Delivery
£175 per learner
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