Become a Certified Strengths Practitioner

15,000+ Students

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Internationally accredited training recognized by professional bodies worldwide

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Why This Strengths Training Will Transform Your Life and Career

Unlock Strengths for You and Those You Guide

Embracing a strengths-based mindset empowers individuals, teams, and organizations to excel and reach their highest potential. This course guides you to identify and harness your unique strengths while equipping you with actionable strategies and tools to help others discover and maximize their own strengths in daily life.

Expand Your Impact Across Roles

Whether you’re an executive coach, leader, manager, HR professional, educator, parent, counselor, therapist, or work in the nonprofit sector—this course is designed for you. Gain skills to support anyone striving to realize their potential, especially when resources are stretched and challenges are high.

Transformative, Comprehensive Strengths Training

A strengths-focused approach boosts engagement, purpose, and fulfillment at work, home, and beyond. Leveraging your strengths builds resilience and well-being, and protects against stress. Yet, many strengths remain untapped. This immersive course reveals how to identify, nurture, and apply strengths for yourself and those you serve.

Make Your Purpose a Reality

You’re here because you’re passionate about making a difference. This training empowers you with the knowledge and practical expertise to turn your vision into action—helping others flourish while you fulfill your own calling.

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What's Included in Your Strengths Practitioner Certificate

This immersive, accredited program gives you everything you need to become a confident and knowledgeable Strengths Practitioner:

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the Strengths Practitioner Certificate?

This program is a comprehensive professional training that teaches you how to apply strengths-based psychology to help individuals, teams, and organizations thrive.

Grounded in positive psychology research, the training equips you with practical frameworks and tools to identify, develop, and activate strengths for greater wellbeing, performance, resilience, and fulfillment.

The training is led by Professor Ilona Boniwell – one of the world’s leading experts in positive psychology and strengths-based approaches.

Professor Boniwell is a globally recognized academic, author, and thought leader in positive psychology. She is widely known for her work on wellbeing, strengths, and positive education, and has played a key role in shaping the international development of applied positive psychology.

Learning directly from Professor Boniwell means you are gaining insight from:
• A pioneer in the field of positive psychology  
• A globally respected researcher and author  
• An academic who bridges science with applied practice  
• A leader who has trained practitioners and organizations worldwide  

This gives the program exceptional credibility, depth, and international recognition.

This certification is ideal for:
• Coaches and therapists
• HR and talent development professionals
• Organizational leaders
• Educators and school leaders
• Wellness practitioners
• Anyone working in personal or professional development and wants to offer Strengths to their clients, groups, or students

No. The program is accessible to beginners while offering rich depth for experienced professionals.

You will learn how to:
• Understand the science behind strengths and human flourishing
• Identify and assess strengths in individuals and groups
• Design strengths-based interventions
• Integrate strengths into coaching, leadership, and education
• Use strengths to enhance motivation, engagement, and performance
• Apply strengths frameworks in organizational and wellbeing contexts

Yes. The curriculum is grounded in empirical research from positive psychology and strengths science, including leading theoretical and applied models that have shaped the field globally.

The course is fully online and self-paced, with lifetime access, allowing you to revisit the content whenever needed.

Yes. Upon completion of all course requirements, you will receive a Strengths Practitioner Certificate, reflecting your professional training.

Absolutely. Graduates use this certificate to:
• Enhance coaching practices
• Facilitate strengths-based leadership development
• Support employee engagement and performance
• Integrate strengths into educational programs
• Develop workshops and group programs

This program stands apart because:
• It is led by one of the world’s foremost positive psychology scholars
• It blends scientific rigor with practical application
• It addresses both individual and organizational contexts
• It provides structured, ready-to-use frameworks
• It offers lifetime access and professional certification

Yes. The program includes a 30-day 100% money-back guarantee, allowing you to enroll with confidence.

Beyond professional application, many participants experience:
• Greater self-awareness of their own strengths
• Increased motivation and engagement
• Improved leadership and communication
• Stronger personal wellbeing and resilience

Training Course Teacher: Professor Ilona Boniwell

– Founder of the European Network of Positive Psychology

– Renowned Strengths Expert

– Global consultant and author of numerous Positive Psychology books

Strengths Practitioner Curriculum

Module 1: Discovering Strengths
  • Session 1: Your Superhero Origin Story – A Warm Welcome
  • Session 2: Unveiling the Power of Strengths
  • Session 3: Strengths in Action – Hands-On Exploration
  • Session 4: Spotting Your Strengths – The Hidden Signs
  • Session 1: The Strengths Mindset – Practice for Growth
  • Session 2: Becoming Your Own Strengths Detective
  • Session 3: Strengths Interviews – Uncovering Hidden Talents
  • Session 4: Discovering Yourself – Formal Strength Assessment Tools
  • Session 1: Unlocking Your VIA Character Strengths
  • Session 2: Maximizing Potential with Gallup’s Clifton Strengths
  • Session 3: Exploring Cappfinity’s Strengths Profile
  • Session 4: Interpreting Results – A Pinch of Salt and Wisdom
  • Session 1: Strengths Around the Globe – A Worldview
  • Session 2: The True Value of Strengths – Why They Matter
  • Session 3: Building Strengths – From Insight to Action
  • Session 4: Strengths Meet Mindfulness – A Powerful Duo
  • Session 1: Positive 360 – Strengths Cards in Action
  • Session 2: Becoming Your Best Self – Strengths Reflections
  • Session 3: Setting Strengths-Based Goals for Success
  • Session 4: Building Strengths – LEGO and Beyond
  • Session 1: The Strengths-Based HR Cycle – Revolutionizing People Practices
  • Session 2: Recruitment Reinvented – Hiring for Strengths
  • Session 3: Talent Unleashed – Strengths-Based Development
  • Session 4: Leading with Strengths – Empowering Leadership
  • Session 1: The Strengths Gym – Building Team Muscle
  • Session 2: Mapping Team Strengths – The Cartography Approach
  • Session 3: Project Planning Powered by Strengths
  • Session 4: United in Strengths – Creating High-Performing Teams
  • Session 1: Empowering Schools with Strengths
  • Session 2: Strengths-Based Parenting – Nurturing Potential
  • Session 3: Strengths in Families – Building Stronger Bonds
  • Session 4: Strengths in the Community – Creating Positive Change

Ready to Become a Strengths Practitioner?

Join 15,000+ students and start your transformation today!

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Carolyn Freyer-Jones

Kickstart Your Coaching Practice

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Coach, facilitator, and contributor to coaching education. Carolyn is associated with practical coaching training and learning resources, supporting coaches and leaders in developing effective, ethical, and reflective coaching practices.
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Rob Willson

Cognitive Behavioral Coaching

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Coach and educator contributing to leadership and coaching skills development. Rob is involved in professional training contexts, supporting the application of coaching tools and methodologies in organisational settings.
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Prof. Ilona Boniwell

Positive Psychology Coaching

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Professor of Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology. Ilona is a pioneer of applied positive psychology education in Europe and has founded and led postgraduate programmes in the field. Her work focuses on wellbeing, resilience, strengths, and evidence-based positive psychology interventions.
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Jon Williams

Coaching for Performance

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Coach and contributor to professional coaching education and training programmes. Jon is involved in leadership and coaching development initiatives, supporting skill-building and reflective practice within organisational and coaching contexts.
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Prof. Erik de Haan

Relational Coaching

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Professor, executive coach, and leading expert in coaching supervision. Erik is widely recognised for his contributions to relational coaching, organisational development, and reflective practice, supporting both individual coaches and leadership systems worldwide.
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Prof. Peter Hawkins

The Coaching Relationships

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Professor of Leadership and a leading authority in systemic team coaching and coaching supervision. Peter works internationally with boards, leadership teams, and organisations, and has written extensively on leadership, coaching culture, and systemic change.
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Prof. David Clutterbuck

Goals

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One of the world’s most influential figures in coaching and mentoring. Professor Clutterbuck has authored and co-authored foundational texts in coaching, mentoring, and organisational development. His work has shaped global standards for coaching practice, supervision, and mentoring relationships.
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Devon White

Communication

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Coach and leadership development practitioner involved in contemporary coaching education. Devon has contributed to professional coaching programmes and discussions alongside established academics and practitioners in the coaching field.
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Linda Aspey

The Coaching Relationships

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Coach, facilitator, and contributor to professional coaching education. Linda is recognised within the coaching psychology and leadership development community for her involvement in learning programmes, events, and reflective coaching practice.
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Dr. Chérie Carter-Scott

Psychological Foundations

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Executive coach, author, and pioneer in the coaching profession. Often referred to as “The Mother of Coaching,” Dr. Carter-Scott has been a leading voice in personal and professional development since the 1970s. She is a bestselling author and has trained coaches and leaders worldwide in motivation, leadership, change, and self-esteem.
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Prof. Jonathan Passmore

An Introduction to Coaching

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Chartered Psychologist, Professor of Coaching and Behavioural Change, executive coach, and author. Jonathan has published extensively in coaching psychology, leadership, and organisational change, including numerous academic articles and books. He bridges academic research and applied practice, contributing globally to coach education and evidence-based coaching.
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Dr. D. Ivan Young

The Coaching Relationships

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Coach, educator, and thought leader in professional and relationship-focused coaching. Dr. Young is frequently featured alongside senior coaching scholars and practitioners in advanced coaching education and professional development settings, contributing to the evolution of reflective and relational coaching practice.
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Catherine Bell

Psychological Foundations

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Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP). Catherine specializes in leadership transitions, executive presence, and sustainable performance. Her work combines positive psychology, emotional intelligence, and strategic leadership development to help leaders thrive while maintaining wellbeing and purpose.
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Yannick Jacob

An Introduction to Coaching

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Existential Coach, Positive Psychologist, Coach Trainer, and Supervisor. Yannick is the Programme Lead for the Accredited Certificate in Integrative Coaching at the School of Positive Transformation. He has taught coaching, positive psychology, and personal development at institutions including the University of East London, Animas Centre for Coaching, and The School of Life. His work integrates existential philosophy, coaching psychology, and human development to support meaningful change in individuals and leaders.

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