Build your career in strategic wellbeing leadership.
The UK’s only nationally accredited career pathway for wellbeing leads, developed by Emily Pearson – founder of the Wellbeing Lead Academy® and author of Solving a CEO’s Blind Spot: Human Sustainability.
“We’ve reduced our stress and mental health-related sickness absence by 41% in just 12 months. Seeing that impact in real numbers has reinforced just how vital a structured wellbeing strategy is for both our people and the business.”
Hayley Cheel
HR Manager
Adient
Welcome to the Wellbeing Lead Academy
Developing the leaders who make work better for people.
Founded by Emily Pearson, bestselling author of Solving a CEO’s Blind Spot: Human Sustainability, the Wellbeing Lead Academy® brings over 25 years of experience across mental health, health and social care, and workplace wellbeing into the development of strategic wellbeing leaders.
Through accredited qualifications, mentoring and consultancy, we equip professionals leading on employee wellbeing with the knowledge, confidence and influence to shape business decisions, prevent harm and build working environments where people can thrive.
Our approach connects the everyday realities of people’s lives with the responsibilities of leadership – helping you turn commitment into a clear strategy, meaningful action and measurable impact.
We are a multi-award-winning education provider, recognised by the Society of Occupational Medicine.
The Wellbeing Lead Academy is a multi award winning education provider proud to have received official recognition by the Society of Occupational Medicine.
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
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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 multiple award winning specialists at transforming Workplace Wellbeing Professionals and Managers
At the Wellbeing Lead Academy, we specialise in transforming professionals leading on strategic wellbeing to become workplace mental health and wellbeing 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 evidence-based, 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 award winning and accredited qualifications for Wellbeing Leads and professionals leading on wellbeing at work, 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.
ENROL NOW
September 2026
£4,995 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
£185 per learner
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