Live online
Live Teams workshops
Bring tutor-led discussion and practical learning to your desk, without the time and cost of travel.
- Interactive workshops with expert tutors
- Designed around busy working lives
- Online resources to prepare and revisit
How You Learn
Flexible learning delivery, built around real people and real work
Choose live Teams workshops, selected face-to-face sessions, on-site employer delivery and comprehensive online support. Whether you are developing your own career or building capability across a team, Professional Academy gives you structured learning with the flexibility to fit around work.
Choose your study experience
Choose the delivery format that works for you
All our courses combine guided e-learning, self-study and expert support. Choose the delivery format that best suits your work, location and learning style: live online workshops, face-to-face workshops or on-site employer delivery.
In person
Face-to-face workshops
Choose selected workshop dates when you value focused learning time, human connection and energising peer discussion.
- Dedicated time away from daily distractions
- Confidence-building discussion and peer learning
- Online support before and after your workshop
For teams
On-site employer delivery
Create a shared learning experience at your workplace when your team needs practical capability-building together.
- Aligned to your cohort and workplace context
- Less travel disruption for your people
- Available by arrangement for suitable groups
A connected learning journey
One connected learning experience
Our delivery model is designed around real working lives. A learner may prepare using online resources, attend a live workshop, apply learning at work, return to online materials, and receive guidance as they progress.
The aim is to combine structure, flexibility and human support rather than force every learner into one format.
Our learning is designed to move from useful preparation, to expert-led interaction, to confident application in your day-to-day role.
What to expect
The right format gives your learning more room to work
Whichever workshop format you choose, your experience is live, structured and designed to help you make practical progress.
Live Teams workshops
Live Teams workshops with structure and flexibility
Professional Academy’s Teams workshops are live, tutor-led and interactive. They are designed for learners who want structured learning without the extra time and cost of travel.
This route is especially useful for busy professionals and distributed employer teams who still want live discussion, questions and a sense of progression.
Teams delivery is part of a broader supported learning journey, with online support included before, between and after sessions.
- Live, tutor-led sessions—not pre-recorded lectures
- Real-time questions, interaction and discussion
- Useful for professionals and distributed teams
Face-to-face workshops
Face-to-face workshops where in-person learning adds value
Face-to-face workshops remain an important differentiator in a market where many providers have moved heavily towards online-only models. Professional Academy still values face-to-face delivery where it genuinely adds value.
In-person learning can be especially useful for discussion, peer interaction, confidence-building, focused learning time and stepping away from daily work distractions.
Availability varies by programme, location and timetable, and face-to-face learners also receive online support as part of the wider learning experience.
- Focused time for discussion and confidence-building
- Selected dates and locations by programme
- Online support remains part of the experience
Always connected
Online learning support that continues beyond the workshop
Online learning support is not just a separate self-study option. It helps learners prepare, revisit ideas, apply learning at work and keep progressing between live sessions.
It supports both workshop learners and virtual learners by adding continuity before, between and after taught delivery.
This means the learner journey keeps moving even when the workshop itself has finished for the day.
Support that keeps your learning moving
- Prepare before your workshop
- Revisit resources between sessions
- Build confidence as you apply learning at work
Start with your goal
Learning routes for individuals and organisations
Individuals
For individual learners
Choose a route based on your learning style, confidence, location, timetable and work commitments. Teams workshops may suit you if you want live learning without travel, while face-to-face workshops may suit you if you value in-person discussion and focused time away from work.
Online support helps all learners stay on track before, between and after live delivery.
Employers
For employers
Employers often need flexible options for staff in different locations and different roles. Teams workshops can support distributed staff, on-site delivery can support cohorts, and selected physical workshop locations can support individual learners or smaller groups where appropriate.
Online support then gives continuity and structure around the live delivery.
Workshop locations
Face-to-face workshop locations
Attend selected face-to-face workshops in Cambridge, London, Manchester and the Channel Islands. Availability varies by programme, location and timetable, so please check current study options before making travel plans.
If a physical location or date is not right for you, live Teams workshops, online support and employer on-site delivery may also be relevant.
CambridgeProfessional Academy’s home region and a useful workshop location for learners and employers across Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and the wider East of England.View workshop location
LondonAn accessible professional workshop location for learners and employers in London and the wider South East.View workshop location
ManchesterA northern workshop location supporting learners and employers across the North West and wider northern region.View workshop location
Channel IslandsA distinctive regional workshop location supporting learners and employers in the Channel Islands where scheduled provision is available.View workshop location
OnlineLive, tutor-led online learning with practical support and flexible access from wherever you are.View workshop locationExplore your options
Choose the subject, then check the study format
Compare CIM marketing qualifications, ISP sales qualifications and CMI management and leadership qualifications to find a subject and level that fits your responsibilities. Once you have a route in mind, discuss the current workshop and online learning options available for that programme.
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