Training & Certification

Certify to assess and support every child’s mind.

A complete pathway from first screening to a clear, profile-based plan — grounded in cognitive and affective neuroscience, available in two culturally-calibrated routes.

The pathways

One method. Two pathways.

Both share the same evidence-based core curriculum and differ only in cultural calibration. A short bridge module lets you hold both.

Regionally grounded

AFRICNA

African Child Neurodivergence Assessment

Calibrated for African cultural, linguistic, and healthcare realities — built where standardised Western tools misfire.

  • Normed for African epidemiology: cerebral malaria, neonatal jaundice, sickle-cell, perinatal HIV, malnutrition
  • Multilingual by design, language-of-assessment built in
  • Community-health-worker compatible — paper-and-pencil, no screen required
Globally adaptable

GLOCNA

Global Child Neurodivergence Assessment

The same method generalised for practitioners anywhere — culturally adaptable rather than a single Western default.

  • Adapts the strengths-based, ecologically-situated method to any context
  • Multi-informant: caregiver, teacher, child, and clinician integrated
  • Recognised internationally for practitioners and institutions
Bridge module — certify in one, add the other; your core training carries across.
What you’ll deliver

From first concern to a clear plan.

01 / Screen

Screening

Brief, accessible developmental surveillance that flags concerns early and triages who needs deeper assessment.

02 / Assess

Assessment

A multi-informant profile across 12 domains and five age bands — strengths and support needs mapped side by side, with referral-urgency rating.

03 / Plan

Intervention planning

Concrete, profile-specific activities matched to the child, delivered across three tiers reaching home, school, and clinic.

Tier 1 · Family & communityTier 2 · School & groupTier 3 · Specialist
Certification levels

A pathway that grows with you.

Each level is available in AFRICNA, GLOCNA, or both.

Level 1

Foundation

For those supporting children day to day — educators, community health workers, caregiver coaches.

  • Run developmental screening
  • Deliver Tier 1 strengths-based support
  • Recognise when to refer
Most chosen
Level 2

Practitioner

For qualified professionals delivering full assessment and intervention planning.

  • Conduct the complete multi-informant assessment
  • Produce profile reports and referral triage
  • Build and coach tiered intervention plans
Level 3

Advanced

For senior practitioners leading complex cases and growing the network.

  • Supervise and mentor practitioners
  • Handle complex, co-occurring profiles
  • Train within your institution
Who it’s for

Built for everyone who stands beside a child.

Psychologists & educational psychologistsTier 3
Speech & language therapistsTier 3
Occupational therapistsTier 3
Paediatric & allied health cliniciansTier 3
Educators & learning-support staffTier 2
Community health workersTier 1
Researchers in child developmentAll

Become a certified AFRICNA or GLOCNA practitioner.

Apply to join the next cohort, or talk to our team about institutional and group certification.

Training Assistant

AFRICNA • GLOCNA • Certification
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