Centre for Stress Management
Established in 1987
Providing training and consultancy services for over 35 years
All courses are now delivered using the zoom virtual training platform
International Academy for Professional Development Ltd
The International Academy for Professional Development Ltd (IAFPD) was established in 2010 to bring together recognised and accredited centres and faculties of expertise that provide professional development courses and programmes to professionals around the world.
The Centres of Expertise group of Centres are based in London, England, and provide a range of training and consultancy services. Our first Centre, the Centre for Stress Management was established in 1987. We have delivered our accredited and recognised training programmes in Europe, China, Japan and New Zealand. We have affiliated Centres in Sweden and New Zealand where we can provide a range of our recognised programmes. In addition to the International academy's website which brings our programmes together, each Centre of Expertise has its own website.
The courses run by the Centre for Stress Management, Centre for Coaching and International Academy for Professional Development Ltd are recognised for CPD purposes by the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP) and approved by the British Psychological Society Learning Centre. The Centre is a ISCP Approved CPD Provider.
The different Centres of Expertise and Faculties focus on a range of programmes depending upon their remit. For example, coaching and coaching psychology; stress management and prevention;accountancy, business and management; health and wellbeing; health and safety; evidence based counselling and psychotherapy including cognitive behaviour and rational emotive behavioural therapies. Courses range from 1-day up to 18 months part-time.
Our Centres in association with the International Academy for Professional Development Ltd run ILM Approved Development Programmmes. Our courses are run in London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland. We also run our courses in-house for organisations and companies around the world. The ILM Advanced Coaching Development Programme is over 100 hours in length. Our ILM Advanced Development Awards qualify successful candidates for Associate Membership of the ILM. Those with more than five years experience may also apply for full Membership of the ILM. Certificates of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) are issued to delegates who attend 90% of a development programme. Our ILM course brochure provides course full details of the development courses. ILM course dates and fees are also available. Successful completion of our coaching diploma programmes can lead to Chartership with CABA.
The Centres and Faculties are self-contained operational units acting as a part of the International Academy or as independent units contractually associated with the International Academy.
