PRACTICAL EDUCATION FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
ICPED is the International Centre for Practical Education & Development. Our short online courses cover supporting older people, wellbeing, money and work, study and growing independence. Learn at your own pace, in English, on a suitable phone, tablet or computer. Choose learning for yourself or give someone you care about useful ways to approach the challenges they face.
Adult buyers in available checkout countries—including the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand—can buy for themselves or give learning. See all available buyer countries →.
HELLO, WE’RE ICPED
Short, practical courses for caring, confidence, everyday skills and life’s next chapter.
Learn for yourself, or give useful understanding to a relative, friend or helper. ICPED connects everyday situations with ideas you can try at your own pace.
Everyday life looks different from one household to another. Examples draw on varied circumstances, such as regular or uncertain work, shared family responsibilities, unreliable electricity, limited internet data, and different ways of reaching shops, schools or clinics. With low-income and mixed-resource settings in mind—including parts of Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and elsewhere—the courses help you choose ideas that fit your own resources, routines and support.
FOR THE PERSON WHO HELPS AT HOME
Is a relative, friend, neighbour or helper supporting Mum, Dad, Gogo or another older person you love? The support you send matters. Add practical learning for everyday moments: respectful personal care, calmer conversations, spotting hazards, clearer medicine records and understanding walking aids and movement-support limits.
£24.00for all five courses
Bought individually: £39.95. Save £15.95.
One adult learner · 12 months from access activation
Adult buyers can purchase from the countries listed at checkout, including the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See all available buyer countries →. Your gift recipient may live elsewhere, subject to suitable account arrangements.
*After payment verification and required account steps. Ages 13–17 need confirmed adult authority for the account. Scheduled gifts follow your selected date. Family programme bookings use the shared access window shown before payment.
Some ways the Care With Confidence: Five Practical Care Courses collection can help.
Try calmer wording and check privacy, comfort, hearing or other barriers before pushing harder.
In the collection: Understanding Dementia & Communicating With Confidence
See the conversation approach →Agree the actual tasks, keep a factual medicine-support record and give the next helper a private, usable handover.
In the collection: Medication Support & Clinic Visits
Explore records and clinic preparation →Review the familiar route, light and existing aid; understand unstable supports and prepare questions for individual movement advice.
In the collection: Home safety and safer movement planning
See the five connected care courses →Give the person already doing so much useful ideas and tools they can adapt with the older person, to their routines, resources and available help. Dignity, choices and appreciation stay at the centre.
CHEER ON A YOUNGER RELATIVE
Perhaps you help with school fees or encourage a younger sibling, cousin, niece or nephew. Give support for the challenges around studying, too: how to remember what they read, make a manageable plan, handle friendship pressure and take on everyday responsibilities.
£24.00for all four courses
Bought individually: £31.96. Save £7.96.
One learner · 12 months from access activation
School-age examples from around age 15, plus older examples. Online accounts are for ages 13+. Choose the account-arrangements route for ages 13–17; help them agree a manageable learning routine.
Adult buyers can purchase from the countries listed at checkout, including the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See all available buyer countries →. Your gift recipient may live elsewhere, subject to suitable account arrangements.
*After payment verification and required account steps. Ages 13–17 need confirmed adult authority for the account. Scheduled gifts follow your selected date. Family programme bookings use the shared access window shown before payment.
Some ways the Ready for What’s Next: Future & Independence collection can help.
Turn a broad study goal into a small task, practise remembering and check what still needs help.
In the collection: Study With Purpose
Try a younger-person example →Recognise pressure, practise a response and make a realistic plan for leaving or asking for support.
In the collection: Your Choices, Your Future
Explore choices and peer pressure →Build a flexible habit around the time, household duties, devices and support actually available.
In the collection: Habits and growing independence
See the four connected courses →More than “work harder” or “be careful”: useful ways to practise, plan and make choices. Add a message that says “I believe in you”, with room for their interests and pace.
FOR THE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO FEEL CLOSER TO
You share quick updates—but do you know what matters in one another’s lives now? Closer Together gives your group six weeks of conversation prompts and shared activities to explore your own connection goals, nearby or across countries.
£36.00fixed total for your group
2–15 named accounts · At least one adult · 42 days from your chosen start
Closer Together can include ages 13–17 with an individual email and confirmed parent/guardian authority. At least one participant must be an adult. Children under 13 can join suitable activities through an adult without an account. Agree participation before entering the final list.
Choose a starting point that people would welcome.
Try one ordinary-life question and listen without rushing to offer advice.
Explore the weekly ideas →Start with a small, welcome invitation. Share what feels comfortable and leave room for a slower reply.
See how the programme can fit →Choose a conversation, story or shared action that helps you learn something new about one another.
Choose your own starting point →These are a few starting points, not fixed routes. Family, friends, chosen family and other personal relationships can choose their own purpose—whether already close, getting acquainted, maintaining contact or rebuilding safe communication.
Read the individual lessons when it suits you. Connect through your own WhatsApp group, calls, voice notes, email, in person or another method you agree to. You do not need to be online together, and a shared activity can have a simple, no-cost version.
CHOOSE WHAT FITS THEIR LIFE
Choose a collection for connected learning and better value, an individual course for a particular need, or a family programme to try together.
These results use the same subject and search choices as the browser. The total is the price you pay; rounded course averages are approximate.
| Collection | Who it helps | Courses and learners | Total GBP price | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care With Confidence: Five Practical Care Courses | One adult learner supporting an older person, such as a relative, friend, neighbour or paid helper. | 5 courses · one learnerIncluded courses
| £24.00 £4.80 per course Save £15.95 | Explore → |
| Care Across the Miles: Learn Together | Two named adult learners: the buyer supporting care from a distance and one person helping the older person locally. | 6 courses · 2 named learners 5 courses for the recipient; Supporting Care From a Distance for the buyer Included courses
| £29.99 Learning is split between two accounts. Save £17.95 | Explore → |
| Steady Steps: Practical Wellbeing & Encouragement | One adult learner navigating pressure, a setback or demanding responsibilities. | 3 courses · one learnerIncluded courses
| £20.00 Approximately £6.67 per course Save £3.97 | Explore → |
| Work, Money & Opportunity | One adult learner preparing for work, managing money or exploring a small business. | 4 courses · one learnerIncluded courses
| £24.00 £6.00 per course Save £7.96 | Explore → |
| Ready for What’s Next: Future & Independence | One learner aged 13+ building study habits, everyday responsibility and confidence with choices, with examples for school-age and older learners. | 4 courses · one learnerIncluded courses
| £24.00 £6.00 per course Save £7.96 | Explore → |
| Finding Your Feet After Loss | One adult learner who would welcome gentle practical learning after a loss. | 2 courses · one learnerIncluded courses
| £12.99 Approximately £6.50 per course Save £2.99 | Explore → |
Care Across the Miles assigns five care courses to the recipient and the distance-care course to the buyer. Family programmes are separate group bookings and is not included in these course averages.
Learning collectionPractical support for the person supporting someone you love.Five practical courses for the person supporting an older loved one: everyday and personal care, calmer dementia conversations, home safety, medicine and clinic records, and informed movement-support planning.
Who is this for?One adult learner supporting an older person, such as a relative, friend, neighbour or paid helper.
5 courses · one learner
£24.00 total
£4.80 per course when bought as this collection.
Bought individually: £39.95. Save £15.95.
12 months from course-access activation · one-time purchase
Learning collectionSomeone helps at home. You help from afar. Make the support join up.Five care courses for the person helping locally and one distance-care course for you—turn separate efforts into clearer updates, priorities and a shared plan.
Who is this for?Two named adult learners: the buyer supporting care from a distance and one person helping the older person locally.
6 courses · 2 named learners5 courses for the recipient; Supporting Care From a Distance for the buyer
£29.99 total
Bought individually: £47.94. Save £17.95.
12 months from course-access activation · one-time purchase
Learning collectionWhen life feels stuck, encouragement can have a practical next step.Three courses to help an adult sort everyday pressure, recognise strengths and practise clearer conversations about what they can manage.
Who is this for?One adult learner navigating pressure, a setback or demanding responsibilities.
3 courses · one learner
£20.00 total
Approximately £6.67 per course when bought as this collection.
Bought individually: £23.97. Save £3.97.
12 months from course-access activation · one-time purchase
Learning collectionA starting opportunity needs more than starting money.Four courses connecting money decisions, business costs, career preparation and working well with others—practical support for the decisions around an opportunity.
Who is this for?One adult learner preparing for work, managing money or exploring a small business.
4 courses · one learner
£24.00 total
£6.00 per course when bought as this collection.
Bought individually: £31.96. Save £7.96.
12 months from course-access activation · one-time purchase
Learning collectionYou believe in their future. Give them useful ways to work towards it.Four courses for the challenges around studying and growing up: recall, flexible habits, everyday responsibility and responding to peer pressure.
Who is this for?One learner aged 13+ building study habits, everyday responsibility and confidence with choices, with examples for school-age and older learners.
4 courses · one learner
£24.00 total
£6.00 per course when bought as this collection.
Bought individually: £31.96. Save £7.96.
12 months from course-access activation · one-time purchase
Learning collectionYou do not need the perfect words to offer thoughtful support.Two courses for understanding grief and making difficult ordinary days more manageable, with no timetable for recovery.
Who is this for?One adult learner who would welcome gentle practical learning after a loss.
2 courses · one learner
£12.99 total
Approximately £6.50 per course when bought as this collection.
Bought individually: £15.98. Save £2.99.
12 months from course-access activation · one-time purchase
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LOOK INSIDE THE LEARNING
See the kind of advice they can try: a calmer conversation, a manageable study task or a small plan for a difficult day.
A REAL LESSON EXAMPLE
Try a conversation about changing clothes, then see how a calm invitation and a simple choice can help.
Try the free lesson →
A TOOL FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
Think it through, talk privately or write on ordinary paper. Downloadable tools help ideas become practical steps.
Open the printable worksheet →
RECOGNISE THEIR LEARNING
Complete the course’s learning and knowledge-check requirements to receive its certificate. This sample shows the design; it is not an issued certificate or accredited qualification.
View the sample certificate →
Actual learning-portal views. Select a screen to look closer. Account identity is excluded; progress shown is from demonstration use.
Learn in a browser on a suitable phone, tablet or computer. Lessons and knowledge checks need internet access; downloaded tools can be used offline. Current courses are in English. Additional languages will be listed when ready. Your personal ICPED learning account contains the courses you purchased or received as a gift.
See the learning space →FROM A THOUGHTFUL IDEA TO THEIR FIRST LESSON
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Buy for yourself or choose a gift around the recipient’s priorities. Add a personal message and choose to send now or later.
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Check the course, recipient and total, then pay on Stripe. ICPED emails the recipient’s gift and PDF voucher on the chosen delivery date; login instructions follow by email when access is ready. You can also manually share the recipient-only gift link through WhatsApp. Keep private links out of public groups.
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ICPED normally creates or reuses each learner’s account and adds the purchased courses automatically after payment verification. Scheduled recipients receive access when their gift is due. Individual courses and collections have 12 months from activation. The Closer Together family programme has a shared 42-day window from its chosen start date. Your learning instructions show the dates.
WHY ICPED
Household scenarios, private worksheets and questions you can actually use.
Care lessons link to relevant guidance and explain when individual professional advice or practical training is needed.
ICPED normally arranges purchased access automatically. Manual support is available when needed. Ask course or gift questions at hello@icped.online.
Course completion is not an accredited qualification.
See the learning space →A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS
People looking for practical learning for everyday life. Each course explains who it is designed for. You do not need a professional background to explore the collection.
Yes. Browse the courses and collections, choose what suits you, and pay securely with Stripe. ICPED normally arranges your account and course access automatically after payment verification, with learning instructions sent separately.
Completion certificates are included where shown on the course page. Follow its lesson and knowledge-check requirements. Course completion does not imply an accredited qualification.
Request a full refund within 14 days of purchase confirmation. This includes gifts, even if lessons have started or finished. For a scheduled gift, the period starts when you buy—not on delivery. Refunds go to the original purchaser and payment method. Request a refund or read the purchase information for separate consumer and non-delivery remedies.
Courses are online and in English. The learner needs an email they can check, internet access and a suitable phone, tablet or computer. Downloaded tools can be used offline. No suitable email or device? Contact hello@icped.online before paying to check what is possible.
Choose a course, enter the recipient’s email and your message, and select immediate or scheduled delivery. After Stripe confirms payment, you receive a receipt and can download the PDF voucher. ICPED emails your recipient the gift and voucher on the selected delivery date. Login instructions follow by email when learning access and any required account arrangements are ready. WhatsApp sharing is an optional extra sent manually by you; private gift links are for the intended recipient, not public groups. Scheduled gifts follow your selected date; some younger-learner arrangements need an ICPED check. See the complete gift journey →
No. They provide general education and practical reflection. They do not replace medical care, therapy, or individual financial and legal advice. Course-specific guidance helps you recognise when specialist support is needed.
Use Student login with the learning instructions sent by ICPED. We normally create or reuse your account and add purchased courses automatically after payment verification. A course page may also offer Continue learning for existing learners.
YOUR NEXT STEP DOESN’T HAVE TO BE A BIG ONE
Choose a course for one particular need, a collection for connected learning, or a programme to try together. You can learn for yourself, too.
Find the learning that fits