Live virtual learning
Structured tutor-led learning with interaction, discussion and professional context.
Qualifications & people skills
About Bradfield
Excellence in people development since 1989.
Bradfield is a specialist provider of professional qualifications and development programmes for people working in Human Resources, Learning & Development and people management.
Part of LEORON Group
35+ yearsof people-development experience
Since 1992delivering CIPD qualifications
6,000+HR & L&D professionals supported
Levels 3, 5 & 7from foundation to advanced professional development
Who we are
Specialist expertise in people development.
Established in Cambridge, UK, in 1989, Bradfield has been delivering CIPD qualifications since 1992 and has supported thousands of professionals in developing the knowledge, confidence and professional recognition to progress in their careers.
Today, Bradfield delivers CIPD qualifications across the UK and Middle East through flexible live online, face-to-face and digital learning options.
As part of LEORON Group, Bradfield combines more than three decades of specialist HR and people-development expertise with the international reach and learning capabilities of a wider professional development group.
What defines Bradfield
People development is not one part of what we do. It is at the heart of Bradfield.
Our tutors and curriculum specialists bring extensive professional experience across Human Resources, Learning & Development, organisational development, leadership and people management.
Our story
More than three decades of developing people professionals.
From our roots in Cambridge to our work across the Middle East and online internationally, Bradfield has grown while keeping a consistent purpose: helping people build stronger careers and organisations build stronger capabilities.
1989
Bradfield is established
Founded in Cambridge, United Kingdom, as an HR consultancy supporting organisations with practical people-management expertise.
1992
CIPD delivery begins
Bradfield begins delivering CIPD qualifications, establishing the specialist professional education focus that continues today.
2004
Expansion into the Gulf
Bradfield expands its CIPD delivery in the Middle East, building a long-standing presence and learner community across the Gulf.
Today
Part of LEORON Group
Bradfield retains its specialist identity while gaining broader infrastructure, international reach and learning capability for its next chapter.
Specialist CIPD expertise
A pathway from foundation to strategic leadership.
Our programmes combine professional knowledge with practical application, helping learners understand not simply what good people practice looks like, but how to apply it in real organisations.
Foundation03
CIPD Level 3
For professionals starting or developing their careers in HR and people practice, with English and Arabic routes available.
Associate05
CIPD Level 5
Associate Diploma pathways for professionals progressing in People Management or Organisational Learning & Development.
Advanced07
CIPD Level 7
Advanced Diploma pathways for experienced professionals and leaders in Strategic People Management or Strategic Learning & Development.
Bradfield brings
Established 1989 Specialist heritage
CIPD expertise, HR and L&D knowledge, experienced tutors and decades of learner support.
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LEORON brings
About LEORON Group ↗ Greater reach
Broader professional development, executive education, corporate learning, technology and international infrastructure.
Part of LEORON Group
Bradfield heritage. Greater global capability.
Bradfield is now part of LEORON Group, bringing together Bradfield’s specialist heritage in CIPD, Human Resources and Learning & Development with LEORON’s wider capabilities in professional development, executive education, corporate learning and learning technology.
Bradfield continues to retain the specialist knowledge, academic expertise and learner-focused approach that have defined the organisation for more than three decades, while benefiting from broader infrastructure and international reach.
Specialist CIPD expertise
International learning network
Corporate learning capability
Broader professional pathways
Bradfield expertise. LEORON reach. One commitment to continuous professional development.
Purpose & principles
Built around professional progress.
Our mission
Develop confident, capable people professionals.
To develop confident, capable and professionally recognised people practitioners through high-quality learning that connects knowledge with real workplace practice.
Our vision
A trusted international leader in people development.
To be a trusted international leader in HR, Learning & Development and CIPD professional education, helping people and organisations build the capabilities required for the future of work.
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Expertise
Professional education delivered by people who understand the profession and bring real-world insight into learning.
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Quality
Rigorous standards, consistent programme quality and continuous improvement built on decades of experience.
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Learner success
Guidance, feedback and support designed around different starting points, ambitions and professional goals.
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Practical learning
Learning that translates into stronger workplace performance through contemporary examples and application.
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Global perspective
International standards combined with an understanding of local organisational and cultural context.
Learning designed around professionals
Flexible learning. Structured support.
Bradfield learners balance professional development with careers, organisations and personal commitments. Our study options are designed to make high-quality professional learning more accessible without losing the structure and support learners need.
Our objective is not simply to help learners complete a qualification. It is to help them become stronger people professionals.
Face-to-face delivery
In-person learning opportunities that bring together professionals, tutors and workplace experience.
Flexible online learning
Digital learning options that support professionals who need greater flexibility around work and location.
Academic and learner support
Experienced tutors and learning teams providing guidance and feedback throughout the qualification journey.
Our people & community
The quality of Bradfield learning starts with our people.
Our team includes experienced HR and L&D practitioners, CIPD professionals, curriculum specialists, tutors and learning-support professionals committed to helping learners succeed.
Many of our trainers combine professional practice with extensive teaching and academic experience, allowing learners to benefit from both professional expertise and effective educational delivery.
Bradfield’s journey began in Cambridge, but our learners, tutors and clients now extend across the United Kingdom, Middle East and beyond through online learning and the wider LEORON Group network.
Developing people. Strengthening organisations.
Support for individuals and employers.
Alongside individual qualifications, Bradfield works with organisations seeking to strengthen HR, people-management and learning capabilities through professional qualifications and tailored learning solutions.
Take the next step
Build your next chapter with Bradfield.
Whether you are beginning your career in HR, progressing into management, moving into strategic leadership or developing your organisation’s people capabilities, Bradfield can help you identify the right route.