A North East-based training provider says its latest qualification could help make sure women's workplace opportunities are not hampered by symptoms of the menopause.
Learning Curve Group, which operates across the country, has launched a level 2 course - Understanding Menopause in the Workplace - which is said to be the first accredited qualification of its type on the topic in the UK. The firm says it will be available to anyone over the age of 16 and is designed to support career starters in jobs such as HR and healthcare roles such as nursing and midwifery.
The qualification, developed in partnership with Innovate Awarding, will provide knowledge and teach practical techniques for learners, their colleagues and managers to encourage positive behaviour and positive thinking with regard to challenges posed by menopause. Learning Curve's move comes in response to a 2021 report from the 50Plus Choices Employer Taskforce - a group made up of representatives from various professional bodies - called 'Menopause and the Workplace: How to enable fulfilling working lives' which called for support for societal changes to meet the needs of longer working lives.
