CICPD, or the Center for Industry Certifications and Professional Development, is a leading provider of Industry-Applied Competencies Microcredential programs designed to equip practitioners with specialized knowledge and competencies to thrive in the rapidly changing landscape of work in the 21st century. With the increasing adoption of Industry 4.0 and the evolving demands of digitization, automation, sustainability, and other global trends, CICPD recognizes the need for upskilling, reskilling, and bridging critical skills and competencies gaps to stay ahead in one's career.

The CICPD's Industry-Applied Competencies Microcredential Programs offer a solution for practitioners seeking to gain expertise in specific fields. Led by industry experts, the program provides real-world applications and industry recognition to ensure learners are prepared for the evolving needs of their industries. The microlearning concept offers bite-sized and flexible courses, allowing practitioners to learn at their own pace and easily fit into their busy schedules.


CICPD is a member of Confexhub Group.

To develop microcredential courses in postsecondary education and lifelong learning with skill-based programs comprising technical, workplace and personal skills and competencies to operate effectively under the 4th Industrial Revolution environment.

To connect future-ready graduates to marketplace for apprenticeship programmes.

To franchise microcredential courses to higher learning institutes and lifelong learning centres.

To operate thought-leadership industry clusters to undertake studies and analysis to generate foresight intelligence with a focus on social, technological, environmental and economic issues impacting the future of human capital.

To drive public policy development focusing on emerging technologies as enablers through the publication of roadmaps, guidelines and masterplan that propel industry transformative growth.

To establish hybrid living labs to bridge the innovator-research-industry in developing home-grown innovations of advanced technologies and solutions to meet industry needs.