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26 Professional Designations · Scheme Handbook

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Official Certification Catalogue · 23 Disciplines

All Professional Certifications & Courses

Choose a discipline to review its curriculum, pass standards, and enrolment. Every designation is earned through direct study and comprehensive examination.

NLA Academy issues its own professional certifications. It is not an accredited degree-granting institution, and a Designation is not an academic degree or transferable credit.

Schedule 2 — Fees and Direct Enrolment

Showing 26 of 26 designations

Fees are $49.95 each when all 26 are taken ($1,298.70); $99.90 for a single designation.

Enrolling in one below charges $99.90. The whole schedule together is $1,298.70.

  • Institute of Leadership Curriculum Cover
    §01
    CLP

    Institute of Leadership

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Coaching Curriculum Cover
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    CCP

    Institute of Coaching

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Emotional Intelligence Curriculum Cover
    §03
    CEIP

    Emotional Intelligence

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Change Curriculum Cover
    §04
    CCMP™

    Institute of Change

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Motivation Curriculum Cover
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    CMP

    Institute of Motivation

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Sales Curriculum Cover
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    CSP

    Institute of Sales

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Public Speaking Curriculum Cover
    §07
    CPSP

    Public Speaking

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Strategy Curriculum Cover
    §08
    CSTP

    Institute of Strategy

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Negotiation Curriculum Cover
    §09
    CNP

    Institute of Negotiation

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Project Management Curriculum Cover
    §10
    CPMP

    Institute of Project Management

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Artificial Intelligence Curriculum Cover
    §11
    CAIP

    Institute of Artificial Intelligence

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Human Resources Curriculum Cover
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    CHRP

    Institute of Human Resources

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Marketing Curriculum Cover
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    CMP

    Institute of Marketing

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Future Foresight Curriculum Cover
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    CFFP

    Institute of Future Foresight

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Critical Thinking Curriculum Cover
    §15
    CCTP

    Institute of Critical Thinking

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
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  • Institute of Design Thinking Curriculum Cover
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    CDTP

    Institute of Design Thinking

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
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  • Institute of Knowledge Management Curriculum Cover
    §17
    CKMP

    Institute of Knowledge Management

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Corporate Communication Curriculum Cover
    §18
    CComP

    Institute of Corporate Communication

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Applied Neuroscience Curriculum Cover
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    CNeuroP

    Institute of Applied Neuroscience

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Organizational Behavior Curriculum Cover
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    COBP

    Institute of Organizational Behavior

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Sustainability Curriculum Cover
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    CSustainP

    Institute of Sustainability

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Six Sigma Curriculum Cover
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    C6SigmaP

    Institute of Six Sigma

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Train The Trainer Curriculum Cover
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    CTTP

    Institute of Train The Trainer

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Kaizen Curriculum Cover
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    CKaizenP

    Institute of Kaizen

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Supply Chain Management Curriculum Cover
    §25
    CSCMP

    Institute of Supply Chain Management

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
  • Institute of Team Building Curriculum Cover
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    CTBP

    Institute of Team Building

    8 competencies·Direct Exam

    Evidenced on the NLA public registry upon completion.

    $49.95$99.90 alone
    Enrol
Professional All-Access Option

Complete Leadership Certification Portfolio

Need access to more than one designation? Professional All-Access unlocks every certification in the scheme for as long as it runs, rather than 1-year access on one.

$229 / year
The Governing Standard

A Defensible Standard That Survives Scrutiny

Each Competency is evidenced by a Check, and the Certification closes with a closed-book Board Examination drawn from the whole scheme rather than from the last Competency read. Pass marks are published per certification.

01Competencies

8 Core Competency Elements

Each certification covers eight distinct competency divisions. Each competency closes with a verified check passed at 80%.

8 Competency Checks Required

02Examination

Comprehensive Board Exam

Final assessment (closed-book) drawn across the complete curriculum, passed at 60–80%. Re-sits test the same standard with cross-discipline questions.

Threshold: 60–80% (closed-book)

03Designation

Public Registry Designation

Graduates hold post-nominal letters, an official Certificate of Designation, and an unalterable serial entry on the global registry.

Permanent Public Verification

Pathway to Designation

Four Steps from Candidate to Designation

Evidence eight competencies, pass the board examination, hold a designation that survives being checked.

§1Step 1

Enrol in a certification

One discipline. Eight Competencies, each broken into Elements you read at your own pace.

Required Benchmark →
§2Step 2

Evidence each Competency

A Competency Check closes each one, at the mark that certification publishes. Progress reads "4 of 8 competencies evidenced".

Required Benchmark →
§3Step 3

Sit the Board Examination

Closed-book, drawn from the whole certification rather than the last thing you read.

Required Benchmark →
§4Step 4

Hold the designation

Post-nominal letters, a Certificate of Designation, and a registry entry anyone can look up.

Designation Conferred ✓
Credential Standard

The Award, and What It Represents

A Certificate of Designation issued by NLA Academy with post-nominal letters and a verifiable registry number. That NLA issues its own certifications and holds no external accreditation is printed on the certificate, not only on this page.

✓

Checkable Without Login: Every certificate carries an unalterable serial number checkable by employers and clients at nlagroup.org/verify.

✓

Post-Nominal Designation: Awarded certificants hold official designation titles and professional credentials.

NLA Academy issues its own professional certifications. It is not an accredited degree-granting institution, and a Designation is not an academic degree or transferable credit.

Public Register

Independent Verification

Look up an existing certificant or verify any issued designation number on the live register.

Candidates FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1.Is a designation the same as an accredited qualification?
No. NLA Academy issues its own professional certifications. It is not an accredited degree-granting institution and does not award degrees or transferable academic credit.
Q2.What does "aligned with" mean on some certifications?
That the curriculum is built against a published external body of knowledge. It describes the syllabus. It does not mean the external body has reviewed, endorsed or accredited this certification.
Q3.How long do I have access?
One year per certification from purchase. The certificate, once earned, does not expire and its registry entry stays checkable.
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Select Your Professional Discipline & Begin

Choose a certification from the catalogue above. Each fee is a one-time payment carrying 1-year access.

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