Advanced Certificate In Menopause Education

Upon successful completion of the programme, you will receive:

• Advanced Certificate in Menopause Education (IMI 03), accredited by the Irish Menopause Institute, AIT (Association of Irish Therapists) and the CPD Standards Office
• Membership of the Irish Menopause Institute Professional Framework
• Accredited recognition of your learning as Continuing Professional Development

This specialist qualification is designed for professionals who want to integrate evidence-based menopause education into their existing role, service or business.

It equips participants with the knowledge, practical communication skills and professional confidence to deliver accurate and trusted menopause awareness and education.

Whether working with individuals or groups, graduates will be better positioned to strengthen the support they already provide, enhance their professional offering and respond to the growing demand for informed menopause education across workplaces, communities and services.

The Irish Menopause Institute Advanced Certificate in Menopause Education is designed for professionals who want to add specialist menopause education to their existing role, service or business.

It is particularly suited to:

• Healthcare support professionals, pharmacy staff and other client-facing healthcare workers
• Women's health and wellbeing practitioners
• HR professionals, workplace wellbeing leads and employee-support professionals
• Social care professionals, support workers and family support practitioners
• Teachers, tutors, trainers and adult educators
• Counsellors, coaches and complementary therapists
• Fitness, nutrition, lifestyle and holistic health professionals
• Community development workers
• Integration, migrant and community service providers
• Professionals working in private practice, voluntary organisations and client-facing services

The programme is recognised as Continuing Professional Development, enabling professionals to strengthen their specialist knowledge, enhance their existing practice and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to professional learning.

Menopause education is becoming increasingly important within Ireland's focus on preventive healthcare, earlier intervention and improved women's health and wellbeing. By building informed support across healthcare, workplaces and communities, professionals can help women access clearer information, seek appropriate support earlier and make more confident decisions about their health.

This programme equips participants to meet that growing need by delivering trusted menopause education, strengthening existing services and contributing to better outcomes for women.

Through the Advanced Certificate, you will develop the knowledge, practical skills and professional confidence to:

• Integrate menopause awareness and education into your existing role, service or business
• Deliver menopause awareness sessions, workshops and group education
• Provide accurate, evidence-based menopause information
• Communicate complex information clearly and appropriately
• Recognise the impact of menopause within workplaces and communities
• Support colleagues, employees, service users and existing clients
• Recognise professional boundaries and the limits of your role
• Signpost women to appropriate healthcare services, specialists and reliable resources
• Enhance your existing professional practice
• Strengthen your service and create additional professional opportunities
• Contribute to preventive healthcare, earlier support and improved women's wellbeing

The Advanced Certificate is delivered across three structured modules.

1. 1

   Professional Practice, Communication Skills & Clinical Collaboration

   Learn how to support women with confidence, care and clear professional boundaries. This module develops practical skills in communication, record keeping, referral awareness and collaborative working. You will learn how to listen effectively, respond appropriately, recognise when further support is required and signpost women to clinical or specialist services.

2. 2

   Endocrine Physiology & Hormonal Regulation

   Build a clear understanding of the hormonal changes that shape the menopause transition and how they affect the body and mind. This module makes the science accessible by exploring endocrine function, common symptoms and body systems, while connecting biological changes to women's health, energy, sleep, mood, wellbeing and daily life.

3. 3

   Biopsychosocial, Cognitive & Sexual Health In Menopause

   Explore the wider emotional, cognitive, relational and sexual-health impact of menopause. You will examine confidence, identity, memory, concentration, relationships and sensitive conversations, supporting more respectful and inclusive education across workplace, community and health-support settings.

Assessment is continuous throughout the programme.

Learners will complete practical, written and reflective tasks linked to the programme modules.

A final practical assessment, including a supported role-play or education-delivery activity, will allow learners to demonstrate their ability to communicate menopause information clearly, sensitively and within appropriate professional boundaries.

Learners must:

• Attend a minimum of 80% of scheduled teaching
• Achieve a minimum mark of 60% in each assessment
• Successfully complete all required practical, written, reflective and final assessments
• Demonstrate appropriate communication, professional conduct and awareness of scope

Clear guidance, feedback and learner support will be provided throughout the programme.

Graduate with an Advanced Certificate in Menopause Education and become part of the Irish Menopause Institute Professional Framework — a multidisciplinary network committed to maintaining quality, credibility and consistent standards in menopause education and support.

Your first year of membership is included with the programme at no additional cost. This provides access to continued learning, professional guidance, quality-assured resources and opportunities to develop menopause education within your existing role or service.

Membership benefits include:

• Preferential member rates for relevant CPD
• Peer connection and multidisciplinary networking
• Access to Institute events and learning opportunities
• Support in developing workplace and community education programmes
• Access to current quality-assurance and professional-practice standards
• Opportunities to strengthen your professional profile and expand your services

As workplaces, services and communities respond more effectively to the needs of women during perimenopause and menopause, appropriately trained and professionally supported menopause educators will have an increasingly important role to play.

Membership terms & conditions apply.

The Advanced Certificate is designed to support different levels of experience, professional background and learning style.

It combines:

• Structured teaching
• Practical application
• Guided independent learning
• Real-world case discussion
• Communication and education-delivery practice
• Professional reflection

Learners will not only understand the subject; they will learn how to communicate and apply their knowledge with clarity, sensitivity and professional confidence.

Our advisory network brings together specialist clinical insight and academic expertise to strengthen the quality, accuracy and integrity of our menopause education. Together, our advisers bring clinical expertise and academic rigour to programmes designed to create meaningful change and raise the standard in menopause education.

Our advisory network will continue to grow as we listen to women across different communities, professions and sectors.

Meet our academic & clinical advisers →

Questions about the programme?

We welcome enquiries and are happy to discuss the programme, its suitability for your professional role, entry requirements, course structure and the support available to learners.

info@irishmenopauseinstitute.ie

089 215 4293