Four ways to learn with us
Each route suits a different job. Pick the one that matches where you are now - the pages link across to each other, so nothing is a dead end.
Regulated qualifications
Gain a nationally recognised, Ofqual-regulated qualification through WorkplaceHero, an approved training centre.
- Teaching & education
- Assessment
- Safeguarding & Prevent
- Artificial intelligence
CPD & masterclasses
Practical professional development designed to turn evidence and theory into better everyday practice.
- Teaching & learning
- AI in education
- Safeguarding
- Careers & CEIAG
Online compliance training
Flexible, accredited online training for individuals and organisations, ready to start the moment you buy.
- Safeguarding
- Health & safety
- Food safety
- Compliance
- Care
Learning pathways
Not sure where one course should lead next? Follow a curated pathway that links essential training, professional CPD and regulated qualifications.
- Safeguarding
- AI in education
- Teaching & training
- Assessment
Qualification, CPD or compliance training?
They are often confused, and the difference matters when you are evidencing your development or an inspection.
Regulated qualifications
- Best for
- Formal professional development and gaining a recognised qualification.
- Awarded by
- A recognised awarding organisation such as Focus Awards.
- Assessment
- Formal assessment and quality assurance requirements apply.
- You end up with
- A regulated qualification and an awarding organisation certificate.
CPD & masterclasses
- Best for
- Developing or refreshing professional knowledge and practice.
- Delivered by
- WorkplaceHero practitioners.
- Assessment
- Varies by programme - these are professional development, not regulated qualifications.
- You end up with
- WorkplaceHero CPD evidence or a certificate, where applicable.
Online compliance training
- Best for
- Essential workplace knowledge, induction, refreshers and compliance.
- Delivery
- Self-paced online learning you can start straight away.
- Assessment
- Built-in course assessment where the course includes one.
- You end up with
- Course completion and certification as applicable.
Your learning doesn't have to stop when the course ends.
WorkplaceHero connects essential training, professional development and regulated qualifications so you can see where your learning could take you next.
- Step 1
Online training
Start with the essentials - safeguarding, health and safety, compliance.
- Step 2
CPD & masterclasses
Go deeper on practice with short, expert-led professional development.
- Step 3
Regulated qualifications
Work towards a recognised qualification with tutor and assessor support.
- Step 4
Ongoing development
Keep the record going in your free CPD log, and pick your next step.
Completed safeguarding training?
Build on it with safeguarding CPD, or work towards the Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent. Pathways show you the order that makes sense.
Explore learning pathwaysKeep your learning with you.
Every WorkplaceHero learner gets a free CPD account - an ongoing record of professional development that stays yours, whoever you work for.
- Record CPD in a couple of minutes
- Track annual development goals
- Keep evidence and certificates together
- WorkplaceHero learning recorded automatically where supported
- See your development over time
- Discover relevant next steps
Training a team?
Organisations can assign learning, track completion and monitor development from one dashboard, buy licences in volume and pay by invoice.