GPAU Academy

Whether you are looking to start, pivot, or advance your career in strategy & performance management as an assessor, the GPAU Academy offers premium education and credentials.

Start Your Journey

Two steps. One path to becoming a GPAU Authorized Assessor.

The Learning Journey

Learn

Certified Professional

Credential: Certified Strategy & Performance Maturity Assessment Professional

Focus: Foundational knowledge in conducting maturity assessments

Format: Instructor-led or self-paced

Evaluation: Online certification exam

Recommended to professionals looking to conduct a self-assessment in their organization using GPAU's Maturity Models or enrolling in the GPAU Authorized Assessor learning path.

Simulate

Certified Practitioner

Credential: Certified [Capability Name] Practitioner

Focus: Practice maturity assessments and capability specialization

Format: Case study simulation

Evaluation: Project-based evaluation

Available only to Certified Strategy & Performance Maturity Assessment Professionals as part of the GPAU Authorized Assessor learning path.

Practice

GPAU Authorized Assessor

Credential: GPAU Authorized Assessor

Focus: Formal recognition to conduct GPAU maturity assessments

Format: Issued per capability on completing Stages 1 & 2 (no separate course)

Evaluation: Credential issued automatically on completing Stages 1 & 2

Assess your own organization, or deliver PerforAssess | Diagnose to third parties under a Partnership Agreement.

Grow

GPAU Accredited Assessor

Credential: GPAU Accredited Assessor (Specialist → Master)

Focus: Excellence in continuous practice; deliver recognition assessments for clients

Format: Mentored client delivery under a collaboration agreement

Evaluation: Accreditation mentor feedback

Accessible only by GPAU invitation for selected GPAU Authorized Assessors.

Benefits

Explore how GPAU Academy enhances your expertise, credibility, and access to a global community of GPAU qualified professionals, practitioners and assessors.

Pivot to a New Profession

Strategy and corporate performance specialists, executives experienced in performance management, HR professionals, business consultants, or internal auditors can leverage their current expertise and become GPAU Accredited Assessors in a niche field with growing demand.

A Structured Professional Growth Path

Our educational program combines theory with practice effectively by providing opportunities to simulate maturity assessments under the supervision of an Accreditation Mentor. Moreover, the GPA Academy offers a long-term career progression based on four proficiency levels that can be achieved by assessors.

Strengthen Your Credibility

No second-guessing, no hesitation - Let your credentials as a GPAU Authorized Assessor open the doors to successful collaborations.

Ethical & Professional Standards Adherence

Deliver an assessment that is backed up by the international Standards issued by GPA Unit, unique given this field of expertise. Moreover, the assessment methodology our assessors use is in accordance with the ISO 19011:2018.

Access to Premium Assessment Frameworks

Discover over a decade of research and practice distilled in straightforward maturity models and accessible inside the GPAU Authorized Assessors Network.

Joining an Elite Peer Group

Explore our network of accredited assessors and subject matter experts. Learn inside our community of practice and develop meaningful connections.

About GPAU Academy

The GPAU Academy is the institutional body within GPA Unit responsible for the training, examination and accreditation of GPAU assessors, ensuring that every professional operating under the GPAU framework meets the competency standards defined by the GPAU Institute for Standards and Accreditation. It designs learning experiences to build knowledge, skills, and eventually mastery for GPAU Authorized Assessors. Our educational programs aim to develop the capability and capacity to serve organizations worldwide with high-level, specialized expertise in conducting strategy & performance management maturity assessments.

Authorized Assessors can expand their practice through a direct collaboration with the GPAU, by representing the brand commercially to third-party clients. In this case, a new distinction is offered based on a selection process to build the network of GPAU Accredited Assessors.

Furthermore, the GPAU Academy oversees the continuous development of all active assessors, necessary to keep their credentials active.

GPAU Academy learning experience

Contact us at: M: 00971 52 531 1527 | E: office@gpaunit.org

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