Practical business education
Courses and certificates for the people who write contracts, choose suppliers and keep the numbers honest. Built around the work you do on Monday morning, not the theory you forget by Friday.
Why Academy
Every course is written and marked by practitioners who still do the job. You learn the method, try it on a realistic case, then sit an assessment that tests whether you can apply it. Employers know what an Academy certificate means because the standard is published and the same for everyone.
You draft, review and decide, the way you would at your desk.
Tutors manage contracts and suppliers for a living, not just in theory.
Short modules, evening webinars and a mobile app that remembers where you stopped.
Our mission
Most commercial mistakes are small and avoidable: a missed renewal date, a supplier nobody checked, a clause nobody read. We exist to make the basics reliable. We set a clear standard, teach it in plain language and certify the people who meet it, so organisations across the Midlands and beyond can trust the work done in their name.
Read about usMembership costs £120 a year and includes course discounts, the member library and a record of your learning hours.
Latest news & media
Our fifth certificate covers supplier due diligence, onboarding checks and performance reviews. The first cohort starts on 2 November 2026.
Read more about Certificate in Supplier Assurance opens for booking
The recording of our September webinar is now in the member library, with the change-control template the panel used.
Read more about Watch again: managing contract changes without the drama
This year's conference runs on 19 November 2026 in Birmingham, with sessions on supplier failure, late payment and plain-language contracts.
Read more about Registration opens for the autumn conference