We have been asking our members from across the industries the reasons why they became a CPD provider. This CPD Member case study was provided by Women of a Certain Stage. For more information, please visit their CPD Member Directory page.
Please provide us with a brief overview of your organisation. What do you do?
Founded in 2014, Women of a Certain Stage is a global organisation focused on training, certification and workplace transformation related to menopause, workplace wellbeing and transformational coaching.
We support both individuals and employers to move beyond awareness and into practical execution through CPD-accredited professional development programmes for both professional practitioners and workplace champions.
We advise and train organisations globally, supporting HR leaders, DEI officers, corporate wellbeing leads and C-suite decision-makers with practical frameworks to create menopause-savvy and supportive workplaces.
Why did you become a CPD provider?
We became a CPD provider to strengthen trust, protect standards, and ensure that our training has the credibility employers and professionals need when investing in menopause education. This matters because our work operates in high-stakes environments.
We train professionals and support workplaces where accuracy, safeguarding, and evidence-based guidance are essential. Our values include integrity, empathy, empowerment, inclusivity, and evidence-based education.
The market is crowded and quality varies. We believe CPD certification assists us in communicating the differentiating factor, knowing that our training has gone through a rigorous process and professional validation.
Menopause has become a much-discussed and trained-on topic in recent years. Since our establishment in 2014, we have always aimed to deliver research and evidence-based training and set the standards in our field.
Partnering our expertise with CPD certification provides a recognised marker of rigour and helps learners and employers differentiate substance from marketing.
Our mission exceeds delivering menopause awareness. We aim to support curious individuals and people-first organisational learning outcomes, including personal and professional development, corporate transformation, and scalable learning pathways.
How did you implement CPD accreditation in your organisation?
We implemented CPD accreditation by embedding it into our core learning pathways that serve both professional practitioners and workplace champions, ensuring structured, consistent delivery.
We employed a specialist Learning and Development Expert to work with us and The CPD Certification Service to ensure that our learning pathways were structured well for adult learning. Each stage of the learning we deliver builds on the last and we invite regular feedback. Assessment is done via bite-sized learning reflections, module quizzes and case studies throughout our learners' experience with us.
To date, we have certified two key programmes serving different workplace and community needs. Our Menopause Coach Diploma is delivered as an 18-session CPD programme, building deep capability for those supporting others through menopause, while our Menopause Champion Certificate is a half-day CPD-accredited training designed for individuals who want to apply practical support and awareness inside organisations.
The diploma experience is repeatedly described as structured and comprehensive, strengthened by guest expert speakers from medical, nutrition, and coaching backgrounds. Learners describe gaining practical tools, resources and confidence, with opportunities to put learning into practice.
Training connects to real-world organisational needs and strategic workplace outcomes, informed by our corporate work and policy and standards involvement.
How has using CPD helped your organisation achieve its learning objectives?
CPD accreditation has helped us deliver learning that is trusted, applicable, and impactful for both individuals and organisations, particularly in workplace settings where credibility is essential for buy-in.
The CPD Certification Service supports our learning objectives by increasing learner confidence and readiness to apply learning professionally. Learners describe the diploma as structured, comprehensive, and confidence-building, leaving them supported and fully equipped.
CPD drives real-world application in healthcare and workplace environments. One graduate describes applying learning daily in a GP practice, developing an initiative to support women through menopause, and successfully proposing menopause coaching support for staff in the workplace. Another person used her certification to leave her corporate job and start her own business helping women successfully navigate menopause.
Menopause Champions report readiness and intent to apply learning directly inside their organisations. In one case, a colleague who had tendered their resignation withdrew it after gaining support from her in-house Menopause Champion.
CPD accreditation improves decision confidence for prospective learners through recognised credibility. Learners report that the Diploma being CPD accredited made the decision to train easier. It has also strengthened employer trust and repeat engagement, with corporate feedback indicating intent to rebook training.
We hope this brief CPD Member Case Study was both interesting and helpful. Please go to the Women of a Certain Stage CPD Member profile page for more on their available CPD. Alternatively, please visit the CPD Industry Hubs to find courses, events and articles relevant to your Continuing Professional Development requirements.
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