Empowering those who empower others
Many of our members share that their time is often spent nurturing and developing the talent of others, leaving little opportunity for their own growth. The 5% Club Academy is here to change that—offering you a dedicated space to invest in your own career, capabilities, and leadership potential.
The 5% Club Academy is designed to focus on you.
A free-to-access resource hub
Developed in collaboration with the OU, the Academy’s exclusive portal is free for all members of The 5% Club. While our initial offering includes a select range of ‘free to access’ courses, we see this as just the beginning. Your feedback will guide us in expanding our offerings, ensuring that the content evolves to meet the needs of future leaders, HR professionals, and talent managers in our network.
Whether you're looking to upskill, explore new areas of knowledge, or simply carve out time for self-reflection, The 5% Club Academy is your go-to platform for personal and professional development.
Unique personal development opportunities
As part of our commitment to your growth, The 5% Club Academy also includes an annual “Space to Think” event, a transformative personal development opportunity held in partnership with the Brathay Trust. Set in the stunning Lake District, this 24-hour retreat offers members a rare chance to step away from the everyday, reflect on their personal journey, and develop strategies for the future in a peaceful, inspiring environment. The event is designed to encourage deeper self-awareness, reflection, and personal growth, while also offering a taste of the Brathay Trust's expertise.
Professional growth for you and your organisation
The 5% Club Academy empowers you to take ownership of the professional development of you and your teams in a way that aligns with unique goals and aspirations. Through our user-friendly portal, your organisation has direct access to a range of curated courses and tools that allow you and colleagues to learn at the right pace for each individual, revisit valuable content, and build skills that are immediately applicable in the workplace. This self-directed approach to learning provides the flexibility to focus on areas that matter most to you, whether it's enhancing leadership skills, exploring new industry trends, or working on personal growth.
Courses are provided by the OU and a personal development opportunity is provided by Brathay.
By actively engaging with the Academy’s resources, you’re not only investing in
you and your teams’ development but also creating stronger leaders and mentors
for the wider business. This portal is designed to be your one-stop shop for
growth—an opportunity to carve out time for education, deepen expertise, and
truly take control of learning and development.
Looking ahead: shaping the future together
This is just the beginning. We invite you to explore the available resources and give us your thoughts. Your feedback is essential in shaping the future content and opportunities offered through The 5% Club Academy, ensuring it stays aligned with your evolving needs as talent managers, leaders, and emerging professionals.
Explore and engage
The 5% Club Academy is here to support you, offering tools, resources, and experiences that empower your growth. Whether you're looking to enhance your skill set, deepen your leadership potential, or simply carve out time for self-improvement, our Academy is designed with your professional and personal development in mind.
Explore our resources today and take the first step in your journey toward growth and leadership with The 5% Club Academy.
Free course resources
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Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Learn more to access more details of Workplace learning with coaching and mentoringIn this free course, Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring, you will consider theoretical and practical issues in planning and managing learning and talent development programmes in your organisation. You will also explore ideas about coaching and mentoring; both are prominent learning and development tools in contemporary ...
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Contemporary issues in managing
Learn more to access more details of Contemporary issues in managingThis free online course, Contemporary issues in managing, introduces three contemporary approaches (managing through organisational culture, managing through internal marketing, and managing through collective leadership). These approaches require you to think critically and challenge ideas and received wisdom.
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Effective communication in the workplace
Learn more to access more details of Effective communication in the workplaceThis free course, Effective communication in the workplace, explores the importance of communication as a skill in the workplace. It aims to increase your understanding of communication skills and to help you to consider how your communication could be perceived by others. You'll cover areas such as verbal and non-verbal communication, written ...
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Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Learn more to access more details of Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional developmentThis free course will enable leaders and aspiring leaders in a range of educational settings to consider different approaches to leading inclusive professional development. Students will be introduced to concepts and practices for collaborative enquiry and contextually relevant professional development. They will be encouraged to reflect on how ...
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Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Learn more to access more details of Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusionHow is your workforce doing? What impact did the post-COVID-19 ‘pivot to online’ and the processes and practices that have followed have on staff wellbeing? This course will explore what workplace wellbeing means in a hybrid working world – whose responsibility it is, the challenges involved in creating and maintaining it, and the benefits it ...
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Introducing Union Black
Learn more to access more details of Introducing Union BlackThis free course, Introducing Union Black, aims to build your confidence as a change agent for equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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