Professional Development and Accreditation | Segment Overview | Initial Presentation
Segment Overview
This page provides an initial presentation of the Professional Development and Accreditation segment as perceived by our team.

Segment Definition
The Professional Development and Accreditation (Prof/Dev/Accr) segment includes a diverse range of organizations, varying in size, revenue, and tenure. This segment includes private companies, public organizations, and individual experts who offer professional development courses. These courses aim to enhance the skills of professionals, helping them to advance in their current careers or transition to new ones. Some providers offer accredited courses, which are typically overseen by official accreditation bodies.
Industries
Regulatory Compliance- Safety Training
Educators
Medical (Nurses, Doctors, Health Practitioners)
Home Care / Pharma /Telemedicine
Hard Skills
Soft skills (DEI, communication, teamwork)
Business and Management
Engineering and Construction
Legal and Compliance
Sports Education
Maritime Shipping
Sustainability
Language Business Skills
Food & Wine Industry
Energy
Public School
PRIVATE School
B2C
B2C + B2B
B2B
Customers, Usage, and Business Model
Who are they?
A diverse range of organizations, varying in size, revenue, and tenure. This segment includes private companies, public organizations, and individual experts who offer professional development courses.
Best Customers
High MRR customers, long-term commitments, high usage rates, frequent upgrades to premium plans, and strong engagement with the customer success team.
What do they use (LW or 3rd party)
Who do they work with?
No-one (solopreneurs)
Business consultants
Marketing Experts / Digital agencies
Instrucional Designers
Developers
Our "Experts"
Their employees
Business consultants
Marketing Experts / Digital agencies
Instrucional Designers
Developers
Our "Experts"
Their employees
Common FRs
- Local payment gateways
- Shopping Cart / Multiple licences
- Multilingual admin interface
- Gamification / Leaderboard
- Public Profiles pages where users can upload Professional Docs (certificates, credits, IDs, etc)
Cancellation reasons
- Non profitable
- Retirement
- Lack of time
Business model
Their business is usually determined by their target audience, course content, delivery method, price positioning and revenue generation.
Here are the most common ones among the segment:
Here are the most common ones among the segment:
- Pay-Per-Course (B2C)
- Subscription Model (B2C)
- Freemium
- Corporate Training Model (B2B)
- Certification and Accreditation Model
- Hybrid (Combines several of the above models)
Skillset of their CSM
- Technical Proficiency
- Customer Relationship Management
- Sales
- Digital Marketing
- Training / Troubleshooting
- Problem-solving and Creative Thinking
- Project Management
- Adaptability
- Results-Driven Mindset