Avado and Wellhub Launch the UK's First Partnership Combining CIPD Qualifications With Integrated Wellbeing Support for HR and L&D Professionals
Avado (London; a leading provider of online HR training and CIPD qualifications; CIPD Platinum Centre; 50,000+ learners across the UK and Middle East; 10+ year partnership with CIPD; backed by Blenheim Chalcot; corporate clients include Google, BT, Shell, and NatWest), has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Wellhub — the global corporate wellbeing platform. Beginning 5 May 2026, every new UK learner enrolling in an Avado CIPD qualification will receive a Wellhub membership included as part of their studies at no additional cost — making Avado the first HR qualification provider in the UK to integrate comprehensive wellbeing support directly into a professional learning experience. The partnership is the most comprehensive offering of its kind for ambitious UK HR professionals serious about accelerating their careers, combining accredited CIPD qualifications with access to fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, sleep, and recovery support through a single Wellhub membership.
"Advancing your career in HR is demanding — it requires focus, resilience, and sustained energy. We want Avado learners to have access to the tools that help them perform at their best, not just in their studies but in their careers and lives. This partnership reflects our commitment to supporting the whole person, not just the professional."
— Avado, Partnership StatementWhat Learners Get — Wellhub Access, 100,000+ Global Partners, and Built-In Insights
Through the partnership, Avado CIPD learners receive access to Wellhub's full corporate wellbeing network — including premium mindfulness and sleep apps such as Headspace and Calm; a network of 100,000+ fitness and wellness partners globally, including gyms, studios, yoga, climbing, racquet sports, and boutique fitness experiences; nutrition and recovery support through partners including MyFitnessPal; live-streamed and on-demand classes across multiple disciplines; and personal wellbeing resources spanning fitness, nutrition, and mental health support. Unlike traditional gym membership offerings, Wellhub gives learners the flexibility to personalise wellbeing around their lifestyle and goals — whether through fitness, mindfulness, sleep, or recovery. By experiencing Wellhub firsthand during their studies, Avado's HR and L&D learners gain direct insight into how wellbeing support can drive engagement, productivity, and retention — precisely the outcomes they will be responsible for delivering as HR professionals in their organisations.
"Traditionally, Wellhub has been offered as an employee benefit through employers. Integrating it directly into a professional learning experience for the first time reflects a growing recognition that wellbeing is not a perk — it is a strategic investment in people and business performance."
— Avado and Wellhub, Partnership StatementYear-Long Collaboration — Healthy Minds Events, Co-Authored Report, and Webinar Series
Beyond the Wellhub membership for CIPD learners, Avado and Wellhub will collaborate on a series of wider HR community initiatives over the coming year. Healthy Minds, High Growth — a live event series exploring the relationship between wellbeing and professional performance for HR leaders. A co-authored report on workplace growth and wellbeing trends in the UK — providing data and insight for HR and L&D practitioners making the case for wellbeing as a business strategy. And a webinar series focused on learning, resilience, and sustainable high performance for HR and L&D professionals. Together, these initiatives position Avado and Wellhub as a joint platform for the UK HR community — combining qualification pathways, professional development content, and wellbeing infrastructure into a single ecosystem for ambitious HR and L&D practitioners. Avado's broader innovation context includes Ava (AI learner support), QuickScore (AI-enhanced feedback), and a Career Mentor Programme with 1,200+ experienced HR mentors — all included as part of the CIPD learning experience.
Avado and Wellhub announce first-of-its-kind CIPD + wellbeing partnership. Avado (London; CIPD Platinum Centre; 50,000+ learners; UK and Middle East; Google/BT/Shell/NatWest corporate clients; backed by Blenheim Chalcot). Wellhub (global corporate wellbeing platform; fitness+mindfulness+nutrition+sleep+recovery). Announced 14 May 2026; effective 5 May 2026. First HR qualification provider in the UK to integrate comprehensive wellbeing support directly into a professional learning experience. Every new UK CIPD learner at Avado receives a Wellhub membership at no additional cost. avadolearning.com · wellhub.com.
What CIPD learners receive through Wellhub. Premium mindfulness and sleep apps: Headspace and Calm. 100,000+ fitness and wellness partners globally: gyms, studios, yoga, climbing, racquet sports, boutique fitness. Nutrition and recovery support: MyFitnessPal and other partners. Live-streamed and on-demand classes across multiple disciplines. Personal wellbeing resources: fitness, nutrition, mental health. Personalised wellbeing — flexible around lifestyle and goals (fitness/mindfulness/sleep/recovery). First time Wellhub has been integrated directly into a professional learning experience (previously available only as an employer benefit).
Why the partnership matters for HR professionals specifically. Avado CIPD learners are the HR and L&D professionals responsible for shaping workplace culture, employee learning, and benefits strategies inside their own organisations. By experiencing Wellhub firsthand during their studies, they gain direct insight into how wellbeing support can improve focus, resilience, energy, and sustained performance — and direct experience of a leading corporate wellbeing platform that many of them will consider adopting or recommending for their own organisations. The partnership turns professional development into a dual learning experience: CIPD qualification skills plus lived wellbeing benefit intelligence.
Year-long community collaboration programme. Healthy Minds, High Growth — live event series on wellbeing and professional performance for HR leaders. Co-authored report on workplace growth and wellbeing trends in the UK. Webinar series on learning, resilience, and sustainable high performance for HR and L&D professionals. Avado broader innovation context: Ava (AI learner support); QuickScore (AI-enhanced assignment feedback); Career Mentor Programme (1,200+ experienced HR mentors; algorithm-matched structured mentoring or open self-directed mentoring; free as part of CIPD enrolment); Avado Connect community platform (2,500+ members; lifetime membership with CIPD enrolment).
Strategic significance — wellbeing as a professional development philosophy. The Avado–Wellhub partnership reflects a broader shift in how leading learning providers think about professional development: not as a purely cognitive exercise (read, learn, pass the exam) but as a whole-person endeavour that requires physical health, mental resilience, and sustainable energy alongside academic rigour. For HR and L&D professionals — who are simultaneously studying for demanding CIPD qualifications, managing full-time careers, and often supporting their organisations through complex people challenges — this integrated model is particularly well matched. The strategic insight is precise: the people responsible for designing wellbeing strategies for their organisations should experience best-in-class wellbeing support themselves. Avado is the first HR qualification provider in the UK to act on this insight operationally — and the Healthy Minds, High Growth event series and co-authored wellbeing report extend the partnership's impact beyond individual learners into the broader UK HR community.