Courses, skills and professional development for learners across Africa, the Caribbean and around the world.
Free Training
Suicide Awareness Training is a short, practical online course designed to help you recognise when someone may be struggling with thoughts of suicide, feel more confident starting a conversation, and understand what to do next.
Free · Approximately 30 minutes · Suitable for anyone aged 16 and over
Our courses
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Every course opens directly in our Tutor LMS learning environment.
Build practical skills to recognise bias, see the whole person, use fair and accurate language, and advocate for children and families from every background. Self-paced, with an IIFAL CPD Certificate.
Understand sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait, how they are inherited, the warning signs to know, and how to challenge stigma and support people at work, in education and in the community. Self-paced, with an IIFAL CPD Certificate.
Families change. A separation, a death, a move, a new country or a new baby can turn a child's world upside down, and yours too. This IFDP programme gives you practical, down-to-earth ways to help your children through it.
IFDP Advanced Family Support Programme is for families under heavy pressure, or already in crisis: money and housing worries, a parent's mental health, conflict, caring for a child with additional needs, kinship care, substance use or domestic abuse.
Explain the IFDP framework, its three tiers and its programmes Apply knowledge of child and adolescent development to work with families
The IIFAL Functional Skills Mathematics – Level 2 course is designed to develop confident, independent, and practical mathematical skills that can be applied in real-life and workplace contexts.
This course explores how the historical traumas of slavery, colonialism, racism and migration continue to shape the lives, relationships, mental health and wellbeing of Black and Global Majority children and families today — and what practitioners can do to break generational cycles of harm.
The Level 1 Food Hygiene and Safety Course provides essential knowledge for maintaining food safety in any food handling environment. Participants learn key principles, including cleaning, cooking, chilling, and preventing cross-contamination. The course covers food safety hazards, personal hygiene, and practical steps to avoid contamination and foodborne illnesses. It’s designed for individuals involved in food preparation, service, or handling, ensuring they understand their responsibilities. The course is delivered online, takes 1 to 2 hours to complete, and includes a final assessment. Successful participants receive a digital certificate to demonstrate their food safety competence.
The Understanding and Addressing Abusive Behaviour course provides essential knowledge on identifying and addressing abusive behavior across various contexts. Participants will explore definitions, types of abuse (physical, emotional, psychological), and underlying factors that contribute to abusive actions. Through interactive modules, learners will examine power dynamics in abusive relationships, challenge common myths, and discover strategies for promoting healthy relationships. This course equips participants with intervention skills, support resources, and advocacy tools, empowering them to respond effectively, assist those impacted, and encourage positive change within communities. By the end, learners will be ready to foster safer, more respectful environments.
Our Community
IIFAL is an organisation focused on using education and skills development to support people and communities. Our work reaches across:
We connect learners and educators across Africa, the Caribbean and the diaspora — sharing knowledge, culture and opportunity across borders.
Our courses are built for real lives and real communities. Practical, relevant and rooted in the realities our learners navigate every day.
From essential skills to professional development, we help individuals grow — and through them, strengthen families and whole communities.
“Every learner has the potential to succeed, regardless of the obstacles they may face.”
— The IIFAL Promise
Celebrating the learners, instructors and achievements that make IIFAL a global force in education.
Diaspora
IIFAL was built to serve learners across Africa, the Caribbean and the global diaspora. Our online courses, CPD and skills training are accessible wherever you live, so you can keep learning, stay connected to your communities and build the skills that support life, work and progress.
For Organisations
IIFAL supports NGOs, schools, healthcare trusts, government bodies and businesses with accessible online learning — from off-the-shelf CPD to bespoke programmes built around your people.
Learning areas
CPR, first aid, positive mental health, suicide awareness, autism and nutrition.
Safeguarding, education and learning-related subjects for those who care for others.
Skills that support personal development, confidence and progression.
The Learner Journey
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