WORKPLACE WELLNESS AMBASSADOR COURSE
WORKPLACE WELLNESS AMBASSADOR COURSE
Elevate your leadership skills, impact, career and well-being as a
Workplace Wellness Ambassador
Workplace Wellness Ambassador
Become a leader of Workplace Wellness programs and Champion networks for your organization (or client organizations).
Enroll today and enjoy flexible, self-paced skill-building with support from expert facilitators and industry peers.
Learn more in the intro video below!
Workplace Wellness Ambassadors:
Activators of Healthy, People-Centric Cultures
Workplace Wellness Ambassadors help identify organizational and employee wellness priorities and develop, direct and support wellness program initiatives. They often lead Wellness Champion networks through a dedicated Ambassador role or as part of their existing roles.
Working closely with leadership, they provide continued coaching and coordination of Champions—ensuring consistent messaging, strong momentum, and local activation across teams.
Employers that invest in the continued WWCOE training and development of Workplace Wellness Champions to become Workplace Wellness Ambassadors—or hire graduates of the “Workplace Wellness Ambassador” course—infuse their organization with a strategic, high-impact leadership dimension.
Through highly skilled Ambassadors, employers elevate existing or new Workplace Wellness programs, advance organizational and employee well-being, solidify a people-centric culture, and optimize engagement, performance, and retention—signaling that well-being is a business priority, not simply a benefits line item.
Workplace Wellness Ambassador
Roles and Responsibilities
A Workplace Wellness Ambassador is a skilled, well-resourced employee (or contracted specialist) who serves as the organization’s leader, point of contact, and hub for employee well-being—advocating for whole-person health and aligning wellness efforts with organizational goals.
As a leader of Workplace Wellness Champions, they help strengthen wellness programs by equipping and coaching Champions with the skills and resources to optimize participation and drive culture change within teams and across the entire organization.
Ambassadors serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, driving systemic optimization and nurturing healthy work cultures.
Ambassadors help operationalize wellness strategies by:
Assessing and funneling wellness and culture-building needs into responsive solutions and communications with the support of Wellness Champions.
Equipping, coaching, and motivating Wellness Champions and organizational leaders.
Translating organization-wide growth objectives and wellness goals into actionable strategies for Champions.
Identifying systemic barriers (e.g., workload, inequities, unclear expectations) and collaborating with Champions and leaders to address root causes.
Fostering an inclusive, stigma-free culture that supports mental and physical health.
Supporting employee health, safety, and work–life harmony through coordinated initiatives.
Promoting inclusive engagement across teams (e.g., Team Well-being Check-Ins, Employee Wellness Circles, wellness campaign activities, etc.).
Gathering and analyzing feedback and participation data to optimize wellness initiatives and nurture a culture of well-being.
Future-proof Your Career
Becoming a Workplace Wellness Ambassador, you’ll help create the kind of workplace you want to be part of—energized, caring, and healthy—whether you’re an employee, health coach, or consultant.
In this hands-on, experiential course, you won’t just learn about organizational and employee well-being. You’ll build the skills, confidence, and influence to drive real change—reducing stress, improving morale, and helping people build healthier habits in life and work.
You’ll receive clear guidance, proven frameworks, practical approaches, ready-to-use toolkits, and access to a global network of Ambassadors and Champions.
You will become a visible, trusted advocate and essential change agent—gaining leadership and wellness skills and toolkits to accelerate your personal growth and advance your career.
High-Touch Support in a High Tech Era
As organizations increasingly invest in AI and digital tools and processes, it’s critical not to lose sight of the human experience at work.
Workplace Wellness Ambassadors deliver the human, high‑touch support that high‑tech can’t replicate: real conversations, genuine empathy, and personalized guidance delivered when it matters most.
Partnering with Workplace Wellness Champions, Ambassadors help normalize well‑being as a daily practice.
Ambassadors serve as a trusted, visible presence—connecting employees and leaders to resources, encouraging healthy habits, and reinforcing a culture where asking for support is welcomed rather than stigmatized.
Together, Wellness Ambassadors and Champions create a powerful partnership: a grassroots network that keeps well‑being human, visible, and actionable—so people feel supported, valued, and equipped to thrive.
“The Workplace Wellness Centre of Excellence Workplace Wellness Programs are activating ‘agents of change’ around the world.”
Laura Putnam, CEO of Motion Infusion, Author of “Workplace Wellness That Works”
“The Workplace Wellness Centre of Excellence Workplace Wellness Programs are activating ‘agents of change’ around the world.”
Laura Putnam, CEO of Motion Infusion, Author of “Workplace Wellness That Works”
Advanced Training & Opportunities
Specialized training to become a skilled Workplace Wellness Ambassador (within your organization or client organizations)
Enhanced income potential and diverse career growth opportunities
Highly interactive course with facilitator and peer support via twice-monthly “Empower Hour” sessions (during and post-course)
Networking and collaboration with other Workplace Wellness Ambassadors, Champions, and HR leaders across the globe
Experiential, hands-on training and support in Workplace Wellness program development and leadership, including:
- Leader of Wellness Champions and Wellness committees
- Organizational and Employee Wellness Needs Assessments and Analysis
- Wellness program objectives, design, and delivery, evaluation
- Wellness campaign planning & facilitation
- Onsite and virtual wellness presentations/workshops
- Wellness program communications and promotions
- Strategic business partnerships with team leaders and senior leadership
Implementable toolkits and a Wellness Campaign Database to hit the ground running
Ambassador Course Overview
The Workplace Wellness Ambassador Course
is a self-paced, highly interactive, facilitator- and peer-supported certificate course, designed to be completed within 6 months of registration.
Twice-monthly “Empower Hour” sessions provide live skill-building and networking opportunities with participants from this and other WWCOE courses (a minimum participation in 4 Empower Hour sessions is required to meet certificate requirements).
Participants develop hands-on, career-advancing skills in:
Fostering employee and organizational well-being
Developing and delivering Wellness Campaigns and workshops
Facilitating wellness-promoting meetings with employees/leadership
Leading Workplace Wellness Champions, and supporting managers, team leaders, HR, and others
Module topics and toolkits include:
Module 1: Nurturing Total Well-being
Module 2: Designing Holistic Wellness Programs
Module 3: Facilitating Dynamic Wellness Offerings
Module 4: Leading Wellness Champions
Module 5: Fostering Healthy Work Cultures
Module 6: Cultivating Inclusive Workplaces
Pre-recorded presentations and interviews that reinforce key concepts from the modules and textbook
“Wellness Campaign Database” of comprehensive and brandable wellness campaigns (shown below)
Ambassador Certificate Requirements
Review the 6 modules and corresponding Toolkits and complete the additional coursework below within 6 months of registration.
Contribute to discussion posts and peer feedback tied to course modules and the Cultivating Healthy & Vibrant Workplaces textbook (purchased separately).
Complete the Course Project: Design a Workplace Wellness Campaign.
Participate in a minimum of 4 “Empower Hour” sessions (offered twice monthly on different days/times).
Explore the Ambassador Course Modules
(Click on each module title below for descriptions)
Module 1: Nurturing Total Well-being
Module 1 introduces fundamentals, strategies, and opportunities for supporting Total Well-being. It provides examples of holistic, multi-dimensional wellness dimensions, initiatives, and their benefits to employers and employees. This module also provides considerations for establishing and facilitating “Employee Wellness Circles” to foster safe, speak-up cultures and, through such, employee well-being, growth, and development.
Module 2: Designing Holistic Wellness Programs
Module 2 features considerations, strategies, and tools for designing holistic wellness programs and healthy workplaces. It introduces NIOSH’s Total Worker Health model and the multi-dimensional concepts of wellness to design programs that serve and support your employees’ diverse needs and interests.
Module 3: Facilitating Dynamic Wellness Offerings
Module 3 presents frameworks for designing and delivering high‑impact wellness offerings that meet real employee needs. It explores adult learning principles and styles, as well as how to plan effective workshops and virtual sessions. It offers best practices for assessing employee wellness needs and interests, selecting and working with wellness vendors, and practical checklists, techniques, and tips for presenting wellness workshops and Lunch & Learns. It also includes a sample program for “Mastering Stress for Success”.
Module 4: Leading Wellness Champions
Module 4 highlights the role and benefits of Workplace Wellness Champions, as well as opportunities and best practices for cultivating and leading a network of Workplace Wellness Champions (e.g., graduates of the WWCOE Champion Course).
Module 5: Fostering Healthy Work Cultures
Module 5 presents concepts and strategies for fostering healthy work cultures, including developing leaders as coaches, cultivating Psychological Safety, and nurturing compassion in the workplace.
Module 6: Cultivating Inclusive Workplaces
Module 6 explores concepts and strategies for leading and supporting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging and, through such, inspiring inclusive, thriving work cultures.
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WELLNESS CAMPAIGNS and more!
I have to say I am totally blown away by Lisa Kelly’s amazing Workplace Wellness Ambassador Course.
I have full programs to run with any organization which would take endless amounts of time to create!
Shauna Cheney
Celestial Health Coaching
I have to say I am totally blown away by Lisa Kelly’s amazing Workplace Wellness Ambassador Course.
I have full programs to run with any organization which would take endless amounts of time to create!
Shauna Cheney, CHWC, CWWA
Celestial Health Coaching
Lisa, your courses are the ‘gold standard’ for Workplace Wellness certificate training…
I will be referring people to them.
Jim Peterson, Ph.D.
Stressmaster International
Lisa, your courses are the ‘gold standard’ for Workplace Wellness certificate training…
I will be referring people to them.
Jim Peterson, Ph.D.
Stressmaster International
As a part owner of a corporate wellness company, I found the information and tools very valuable in expanding and improving my consulting services for clients.
The caliber of people it attracts is amazing, and it’s been wonderful to be part of such a talented group of like-minded professionals who want to share and support you on your journey to success. This course is a terrific value and keeps giving long after you complete it.
I’d recommend this course to anyone looking to raise the bar on health and wellness in their consulting business or workplace.
Sabrina Gonder
Get Healthy With Sabrina, LLC
As a part owner of a corporate wellness company, I found the information and tools very valuable in expanding and improving my consulting services for clients.
The caliber of people it attracts is amazing, and it’s been wonderful to be part of such a talented group of like-minded professionals who want to share and support you on your journey to success. This course is a terrific value and keeps giving long after you complete it.
I’d recommend this course to anyone looking to raise the bar on health and wellness in their consulting business or workplace.
Sabrina Gonder
Get Healthy With Sabrina, LLC
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US/International Registrants
[option 1]
Ambassador Course
Single Payment:
$997 USD
3 Month Payment Plan:
$365 USD x 3
[Total Investment: $1095 USD]
Payment Plans include an admin fee.
[option 2]
Ambassador Course +
3 x 1:1 Workplace Wellness Development Coaching Sessions (1hr)
Single Payment:
$1296 USD
3 Month Payment Plan:
$465 USD x 3
[Total Investment: $1395 USD]
Payment Plans include an admin fee.
Canadian Registrants
[option 1]
Ambassador Course
Single Payment:
$1145 CAD
3 Month Payment Plan:
$415 CAD x 3
[Total Investment: $1245 CAD]
Single Payment includes CAD taxes.
Payment Plan includes CAD taxes + admin fee.
[option 2]
Ambassador Course +
3 x 1:1 Workplace Wellness Development Coaching Sessions (1hr)
Single Payment:
$1491 CAD
3 Month Payment Plan:
$530 CAD x 3
[Total Investment: $1590 CAD]
Single Payment includes CAD taxes.
Payment Plan includes CAD taxes + admin fee.
Meet Lisa!
For over 25 years, Lisa Kelly, President and Founder of the Workplace Wellness Center of Excellence, has helped cultivate healthy changes worldwide, in workplaces and with individual clients.
Through WWCOE courses, consulting, and corporate solutions, she strives to build an innovative, collaborative workplace wellness landscape that delivers sustainable, performance-enhancing solutions for organizations, employees, and communities.
