Fourteen accredited qualifications, three chartered institutes.
Awarded by CIPD, CIPS and CMI. Delivered by skills+ as an approved centre in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, in Arabic and English, face to face, live online or blended.
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Foundation Certificate in People Practice
Your first step into the HR profession, build essential people skills and earn globally recognised CIPD Foundation Membership.
Associate Diploma in People Management
The benchmark HR qualification for professionals ready to operate at a strategic level and earn globally recognised Assoc CIPD status.
Associate Diploma in Organisational Learning & Development
Lead learning strategy, drive employee growth, and shape how your organisation builds capability, earning Assoc CIPD in the process.
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Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations
Your first step into the procurement profession, build essential knowledge, earn your first CIPS qualification, and lay the foundation for a globally recognised career in procurement and supply.
Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations
Build on your procurement foundations and develop the operational expertise to carry out procurement and supply tasks with greater confidence, professionalism, and strategic awareness.
Diploma in Procurement and Supply
The highest entry point on the CIPS pathway, begin your journey to MCIPS Chartered status with the professional-level qualification that marks the transition from operational to strategic procurement practice.
Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply
Take your next step towards MCIPS Chartered status, develop advanced strategic procurement and supply skills and build the expertise to lead at a senior professional level.
Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply
The final step to MCIPS Chartered status, demonstrate mastery of strategic procurement at the highest professional level and earn the world's most recognised procurement credential.
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Award in Team Leading
An introduction to team leadership for those stepping into their first supervisory role, build confidence, skills, and a recognised CMI credential from day one.
Diploma in Principles of Management and Leadership
The essential qualification for first-line and junior managers, build the core management skills that employers across the UAE and GCC expect from their leaders.
Diploma in Management and Leadership
The flagship intermediate management qualification, develop strategic thinking, operational excellence, and the leadership effectiveness needed to reach senior roles.
Award in Professional Team Coaching
Develop powerful team coaching skills to unlock performance, build trust, and embed a lasting coaching culture across your organisation.
Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice
A senior-level, postgraduate-equivalent qualification for experienced leaders shaping strategy, driving transformation, and leading at an executive level.
Certificate in Leadership Coaching and Mentoring
An advanced qualification for experienced coaches and mentors operating at a strategic level, design and lead coaching programmes that deliver measurable business impact.
01The difference that matters
A qualification is awarded by an institute. A certification is issued by a body. Both are on this site, and they are not the same thing.
A qualification carries a formal level, 2 through 7, recognised across a national framework and portable between employers and countries. It is assessed against a published standard, moderated externally, and the certificate is issued in the institute's name, not ours.
A certification proves current professional competence against a defined body of knowledge, usually through examination, and normally requires renewal. Both have their place. Which one a person needs depends on whether they are building a career record or proving present capability.
02By institute
03How study works
Four decisions to make before you enrol.
Level
Entry level is set by experience, not age or seniority. Most people start one level below where they assume they should. The ladder shows the honest answer.
Mode
Face to face in Abu Dhabi or Riyadh, live online with a facilitator, or blended. Cohorts run on weekday evenings and weekends for people in full-time roles.
Language
English throughout, with Arabic facilitation, tutorial support and assignment guidance where a cohort needs it. Assessment is submitted in the language the institute requires.
Sponsorship
Individually funded or employer sponsored. For sponsored cohorts we report progress, attendance and assessment outcomes to the sponsoring organisation.