Leanova Academy affiliate programme: 20 % commission, 60-day cookie, no fee

The Leanova Academy affiliate programme: published terms

On 7 October 2026 the programme offers a 20 % commission on every course sale, a 60-day cookie and no sign-up fee. These are the terms printed on the affiliate registration page of Leanova Academy, and we repeat nothing beyond them.

The cookie works in a favourable way for the referrer. The page says that you get credit for any referred customer who returns to the site within 60 days, even if the visitor comes back directly. A reader who clicks a link on Monday, thinks about it for six weeks and buys by typing the address is still credited, as long as the 60 days have not run out.

On a course priced at US$595, as the self-paced CCMP course was on 7 October 2026, a 20 % rate would be US$119. We give that figure as arithmetic only, because the page does not say whether the commission is calculated on the list price or on the amount actually paid.

Who can join: customers in good standing and approved organisations

The programme is reserved for existing Leanova Academy customers in good standing and for organisations that have submitted an application and received written approval from Leanova Academy. A form filled by a stranger gets no automatic answer.

The page states that acceptance of the terms is required, so the registration is also a contract. Read the terms before you apply, since they define what counts as a valid referral and what behaviour is allowed. We have not reproduced them here and we do not describe clauses we could not read in full.

Leanova Academy is an official ACMP® QEP™ and a training provider. It is not the ACMP, and it awards certificates of completion and LCeX™ badges, never the CCMP® or the MCMP™. That matters for anyone who refers courses: a referral should describe the course as training, and the credentials as awarded by the ACMP after its exam.

The stated purpose of the programme

Leanova Academy states that the programme is designed to expand access to affordable change management education, and that it is not meant to promote mass or incentive-driven selling. That sentence from the registration page shapes who is likely to be approved.

In practice it points to people who already know the courses and speak to a real audience. A referrer who writes a generic list of discount links is unlikely to match that purpose. A referrer who explains how a 21-hour QEP course fits a colleague’s CCMP plan matches it better. We read the sentence as a hint about the approval filter, and since the page does not describe the review criteria, it remains a hint.

What a referrer should tell readers

A referrer needs to say what the course is, who delivers it and what it leads to, with the facts as displayed on the course page and a date. A reader who understands that a QEP course gives 21 hours of training and a certificate of completion, and that the ACMP awards the CCMP after an exam, will not be misled about what a purchase brings.

Prices change, so quote them with their date. On 7 October 2026 the self-paced CCMP course showed US$595 against a list price of US$995, and the live online version US$795 against US$1,880. Leanova also offers a 14-day money-back guarantee and showed a Trustpilot score of 4.7 from 39 reviews that day. Those are facts a referrer can cite without embellishment. Anything beyond them, such as a pass rate, has no source: the ACMP publishes none.

Profiles the programme suits

Three profiles fit the stated rules: an alumnus who has taken a Leanova course and trains colleagues, a training organisation that wants to recommend courses it does not teach, and a practitioners’ association with members preparing for the CCMP. Each profile still needs approval, and the page promises none.

Take Mireille, a fictional project office lead in Lyon who completed a Leanova course in 2026 and now runs a monthly lunch session on change management for twelve colleagues. As a customer in good standing, she meets the first condition. She would register, accept the terms, and wait for the written answer before sharing any link.

A fictional association, the Nordic Change Network, publishes a members’ newsletter and wants to point readers to training. It would apply as an organisation. For teams buying seats in groups, the bulk licences for change management teams follow a separate price scale of 20 % off for 5 to 10 participants, 30 % for 11 to 20 and 40 % above 20, with 12 months of access, as displayed on 7 October 2026. The broader choices of an employer are covered in the guide to corporate change management training.

How do you apply, and what is left unpublished?

You apply through the registration page, accept the Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions, and wait for a written approval from Leanova Academy. The page does not state how long the review takes.

1. Check that you are an existing customer in good standing, or that your organisation can submit an application.
2. Read the Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions.
3. Submit the application on the registration page.
4. Wait for the written approval before publishing any referral link.

Three practical points are not published on 7 October 2026: the payment method, the payment frequency and the minimum payout. Ask Leanova Academy at [email protected] before you plan around any income. A sensible plan treats the programme as a possible side effect of teaching colleagues, with no guaranteed income, and keeps a record of every referral you make so that questions about credit can be settled with facts. Learners do not get a different price through a referral either, as far as the page shows: the price paid is the one displayed on the course pages, which you can compare on the list of all Leanova courses.

The people behind the courses are listed on the founder’s page, and the founder’s promise behind Leanova Academy presents the person behind the courses. Marc-André Rochefort, who signs the articles on this site, is its founder and president.

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