The Menopause Academy
Professional Menopause Coaching,
Training & Champion Certification
Develop your expertise. Build your confidence. Make a meaningful difference.
Whether you’re looking to establish a menopause coaching or training business, expand your existing professional services, or develop the knowledge and skills to support colleagues within your organisation, the Women of a Certain Stage
Menopause Academy offers specialist training to help you take that next step.
Our CPD-certified programmes bring together evidence-informed menopause education, practical skills development and professional guidance, helping you work confidently and responsibly within your chosen role.
Find the right menopause qualification for you
Three distinct certification pathways
Each designed for a different professional purpose — choose the pathway that best fits your ambitions and experience.
COACH DIPLOMA
CPD Certified Menopause
Coach Diploma
Support individuals through meaningful, client-led coaching.
18 weeks
Our 18-week Menopause Coach Diploma is designed for those who want to develop the skills to coach people experiencing perimenopause and menopause, whether through an independent coaching practice or as part of their existing professional work.
You’ll develop an understanding of menopause and its potential impact, alongside practical coaching skills that help clients explore their experiences, identify their priorities and make informed decisions about their own next steps.
Our approach is grounded in professional coaching principles. Menopause Coaches do not diagnose, prescribe treatment or tell clients what they should do. Instead, they create a supportive, confidential space in which clients can develop greater clarity, confidence and ownership of their decisions.
Ideal for: Aspiring and existing coaches, HR and wellbeing professionals, healthcare professionals and those looking to establish or expand a menopause coaching practice.
TRAINER PROGRAMME
CPD Certified Menopause Trainer Programme
Equip organisations with credible menopause education and practical workplace support.
Our Menopause Trainer Programme prepares professionals to deliver structured menopause education and training within organisations.
You’ll learn how to engage different workplace audiences, including employees, line managers, HR teams and occupational health professionals, while developing the skills to deliver effective training and support organisations in reviewing their existing approach to menopause.
The programme also introduces practical workplace assessment, policy considerations and the wider organisational context, helping you understand how training contributes to menopause-ready and supportive workplaces.
Ideal for: Independent trainers, consultants, HR and L&D professionals, existing menopause specialists, and those wishing to develop a corporate menopause training business.
CHAMPION PROGRAMME
CPD Certified Menopause Champion Programme
Become a knowledgeable and approachable source of menopause support.
Our Menopause Champion Programme is designed for people who want to help create more informed, understanding and supportive environments within their workplace.
Champions develop the knowledge and confidence to encourage conversations about menopause, signpost appropriate support and help challenge misconceptions.
Champions are not expected to be medical experts, counsellors or coaches. Their role is to help others feel heard, informed and supported, while recognising the boundaries of their responsibilities.
Ideal for: Employees, managers, HR and wellbeing representatives, Employee Resource Groups, community advocates, and individuals who want to make a positive difference.
What is the difference between a Menopause Coach, Trainer and Champion?
Menopause Coach
Works with individuals and groups, using professional coaching skills to help clients explore their experiences, goals and choices. Coaching is client-led and does not replace medical advice.
Menopause Trainer
Educates groups and organisations, delivering structured learning that builds understanding, strengthens workplace capability and supports practical organisational change.
Menopause Champion
Helps raise awareness, encourages supportive conversations and signposts people to appropriate information and services within their workplace or community.
Learn with Women of a Certain Stage
Our Academy brings together practical professional education, experience of working with organisations and an international perspective on menopause
Founded by Lauren Chiren, Women of a Certain Stage has supported employers and professionals across 36+ countries.
Lauren brings experience in senior corporate leadership, professional menopause education and workplace strategy, including involvement in the development of British and international workplace standards addressing menstruation, menstrual health and menopause.
Our programmes are supported by experienced specialists, including medical professionals, and designed to help participants develop the knowledge, practical skills and professional boundaries appropriate to their chosen role.
We recognise that menopause experiences differ, as do the cultural, professional and personal circumstances of the people our graduates may support.
Not quite sure which pathway is right for you?
Our free training events offer an opportunity to learn more about menopause, explore the different professional roles and discover what studying with Women of a Certain Stage involves.
Whether you’re taking your first steps or considering how to build on your existing experience, you’re welcome to join us.