The British Academy of Professional Development

An executive leadership and management development organisation for government, Energy and enterprise sectors.

Bapd Global Ltd, trading as The British Academy of Professional Development, is a London-based executive leadership and management development organisation. We deliver executive leadership training, management development programmes, executive coaching, organisational consultancy, and independent accreditation services to governments, regulated industries, and multinational organisations worldwide.

At a Glance

  • Trading name: The British Academy of Professional Development

  • Legal entity: Bapd Global Ltd (Company No. 16455276, registered in England and Wales)

  • Headquarters: 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, Central London, W1W 5PF

  • Delivery: Face-to-face, live online, blended, and in-house/bespoke formats

  • Reach: Instructors have collectively delivered training across 18+ countries

  • Instructor experience: Each instructor individually brings years of professional operational experience — this reflects our trainers' careers, not the age of the organisation

  • Core sectors: Government and public sector, energy and oil & gas, banking and financial services, multinational enterprise

What We Do

We work with senior executives, directors, and leadership teams to build capability in decision-making, communication, execution, and organisational performance — using real-world simulations rather than theoretical, lecture-based training.

Services:

  • Executive leadership development

  • Management development programmes

  • Executive coaching

  • Organisational consultancy

  • Independent accreditation services for training providers

  • Post-training aftercare and implementation support

Who We Serve

  • Government organisations and public sector bodies

  • Multinational corporations

  • Energy, oil & gas, and other regulated industries

  • Banking and financial services

  • Senior executives, directors, and leadership teams responsible for teams, budgets, or strategic outcomes

How We Work

Our programmes are built around practical, workplace-applicable outcomes, not classroom theory:

  • Real-world leadership simulations

  • Executive peer learning

  • Behavioural feedback and reflection

  • Action planning linked directly to each delegate's workplace role

  • Workplace implementation support

  • Post-programme coaching and aftercare

Experience & Global Reach

  • Delivered by instructors who each individually bring years of professional operational experience

  • Collective delivery experience across 18+ countries, including the UK, USA, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and across Europe and West Africa

  • Instructors are hand-selected for senior, hands-on operational experience in the sectors they teach — not generalist facilitation credentials

  • Programmes delivered to organisations including Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Saudi Aramco, Google, and UK Government departments

Accreditation

Alongside delivering our own training, The British Academy of Professional Development independently accredits other training providers and programmes against evidence-based standards, including live observation of delivery. Learn more about our accreditation service.

Get in Touch

Bapd Global Ltd
Trading as: The British Academy of Professional Development

London Office
167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor,
Central London, W1W 5PF

Registered in England and Wales
Company No. 16455276

Email: info@bapdglobal.com
Phone or WhatsApp: +44 20 4614 8543