Certification Pathways
Not all of these will be relevant to you; as we mentioned, it all depends on what problem you are trying to solve. But here are some of the most important:
ICF - International Coaching Federation - https://coachingfederation.org/
EMCC - European Mentoring and Coaching Council - https://emccglobal.org/
APAC - Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches - https://apacoaches.org/
APFHRM - Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management - https://www.apfhrm.org/
AsiaHRM - Asia Human Resource Management - https://asiahrm.com/
AHRC - African Human Resource Confederation - https://www.ahrcafrica.com/
CIPD - The Chartered Institute of People and Development - https://www.cipd.org/
SHRM - The Society for Human Resource Management - https://www.shrm.org/
HRCI - The HR Certification Institute - https://www.hrci.org/
AIHR - The Academy to Innovate HR - https://www.aihr.com/
ATD - Association for Talent Development - https://www.td.org/
WorldatWork - Total Rewards Association - https://worldatwork.org/
CEBS - International Society of Certified Employee Benefits Specialists - https://www.ifebp.org/cebs/home
University Programmes - Your nearest Universities are likely to have at least a business school; but unless you are planning to take 3 or more years out studying, what you are really looking for is their Graduate School of Business or other similar name, which is where they are likely to host their short programmes offering various kinds of diploma or other accreditation.
TBM - Many of the most successful professionals in the People space, choose to become Birkman Certified Professionals (or BCPs). To find out more, you can watch this introductory video or visit https://birkmancertification.com
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