Emotional Intelligence Certification in Lagos, Abuja, Nigeria (EICP) – Globally Recognised
Building Capacity for Holistic Performance & Transformation
|Focus | Decision Making | Drive | Effectiveness | Relationship | Well-Being | Quality of Life
Course Overview
The Emotional Intelligence Certified Professional (EICP) is Nigeria’s only globally recognised emotional intelligence certification, accredited through Six Seconds, the world’s largest EQ network. Delivered by Pause Factory, West Africa’s only Six Seconds Preferred Partner, this intensive 4-day programme equips professionals, leaders, and coaches with the practical EQ competencies that drive performance, decision-making and meaningful relationships. Whether you are in Lagos, Abuja, or Port Harcourt, EICP gives you a certification that is respected anywhere in the world and a transformation that lasts a lifetime. The lead facilitator is Dr. Enahoro Okhae, Six Seconds Network Leader and Practitioner.
After billions of dollars in research and fact-finding, using world-class organisations, analysing the human brain, closing studies on different sets of people and their results worldwide over substantial numbers of years, the world knowledge bodies, scientists, information technology experts, human resource professionals, Ivy League universities like Yale and Harvard, Silicon Valley, the Society for Human Resource Management, the International Coaching Federation, and so on have concluded that your Emotional Quotient (EQ) is more important in achieving a holistic success in life than your Intelligent (IQ).
Next EICP Certification: Tuesday, July 21st to Friday, July 24th, 2026 | Fee: N550,000 (Early bird N500,000 on or before June 21st, 2026)
Why Emotional Intelligence Training Matters for Nigerian Professionals
Undiluted Content
EICP is the only Emotional Intelligence Certification that is 100% dedicated to and completely focuses on Emotional Intelligence in West Africa.
In-depth
The only course that practically immerse you in the world of Emotional Intelligence for 4 straight days of face to face training, pre course activities and post course activities.
Why Choose Us
Global Partnership
Our partnership with Six Seconds makes this certification the only globally recognized Emotional Intelligence Certification in West Africa. Six Seconds is the worlds largest emotional intelligence Network.
Globally Recognized Certificate
Your certificate will carry the highly respected Six Seconds “Preferred Partner” emblem which is recognized anywhere in the world.
Noble Goal Coaching
A one-on-one consolidation coaching session is available for every participant who so desires.
Is EICP Right for You?
The EICP® is designed for participants to experience the core competencies of emotional intelligence, using the Six Seconds Model as a lead model and cascading into other potent available models. At the end of the programme, you are expected to walk away with an in-depth understanding of emotional intelligence.
Vision: The vision of EICP® (EQ Certification Lagos and Nigeria holistically) is to produce leaders who would use the potency of Emotional Intelligence to make their world and the world around them a better place.
Our Emotional Intelligence Model
•Know Yourself
Is increasing self–awareness. It helps people gain insight into the emotional drivers of behavior.
•Choose Yourself
Is building self–management and self–direction. It helps people identify key goals, follow intentions intentionally, and proactively solve problems.
•Give Yourself
Is aligning daily choices with a larger sense of purpose. It helps people put their vision and values in action, maintain healthy relationships, and build thriving teams and organizations.
This emotional intelligence course for professionals in Nigeria provides a practical and simple way to learn and practice emotional intelligence, Six Seconds developed a three-part model in 1997 as a process – an action plan for using emotional intelligence in daily life. Learnable, Measurable, Scientific backed up with Artificial Intelligence. This model of EQ-in-Action begins with three important pursuits: to become more aware (noticing what you do), more intentional (doing what you mean), and more purposeful (doing it for a reason).
Who Should Attend This EQ Training Programme?
• Individuals who know they can achieve more in the world/life but find it difficult to do what is required of them.
• Individuals whose work, results and achievements are being undermined by their aggressive communication style, anger issues and other forms of emotional weaknesses.
• Individuals who are are kind-hearted and find it difficult to stand their ground and say no when it is required, resulting in poor performance and results
• Individuals who are considered achievers but find it difficult to relate with certain types of people in their work/life and this is affecting some important aspect of their life and results at work
• Individuals who are highly driven but cannot really manage some emotions that are toxic for workplace and relationships
• Individuals who have identified a consistent pattern of negative emotions that are affecting their results and relationships
• Individuals who are need to empower their ability to choose the lifestyle that is healthy for their well-being
• Individuals who are not happy, do not feel fulfilled, do not feel satisfied with their efforts
• Individuals who find it difficult to accept other people’s ideas and always prefer to work alone in order to achieve results.
Do you have a dream to become a certified life coach, help people become better people, or help people sort out their emotional issues? Then you need EICP.
EICP is first step to our Emotional Intelligence Certified Life Coaching Certification (EICC)
We believe you must be empowered before you can help others.
The EICP Assessment and Diagnosis
The Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment (SEI®) provides a solution to help leaders measurably improve in the people-side of performance. The tool assesses competence and delivers a practical roadmap for development. SEI scores predicts over 54% of important success factors: decision-making, influence, effectiveness, relationships, quality of life, and health —essential outcomes for thriving teams.
EICP Curriculum: What You'll Learn
Module 1
• Why EQ? What are the benefits of emotional intelligence?
• How do these competencies drive performance, leadership, learning, change, relationships and effective decision-making?
• Understanding Emotions: What exactly are emotions and what are the dynamics of the emotions we feel
• Defining EQ: There are many different definitions of emotional intelligence – what does it really mean? How does Six Seconds put this science in action?
• i-Factory Personality model: What is the process that determines who we are? how does it influence the emotions we feel and the actions we deploy to determine the results we achieve
Module 2
• Know Yourself: Emotional Literacy. What are emotions and how do they serve us? How do people gain the vital power and information contained in feelings?
• Know Yourself: The Brain. What’s the neuroscience behind emotional intelligence, and how do I use a Six Second Pause to shift out of reaction?
• Know Yourself: Patterns. What keeps people repeating dysfunctional behaviors, and how do we change that?
• Know Yourself: Brain Profiles. How does my brain process EQ? What are the Brain Profiles? How can I use these insightful tools with others?
Module 3
• Choose Yourself: Consequential Thinking. How do I use emotions to help me make optimal decisions? How can I help others see this linkage?
• Choose Yourself: Intrinsic Motivation. What fuels my energy and lets me “steer my own ship”? How do I use the Brain Profiles to understand and fuel motivation?
• Choose Yourself: Optimism. What skills to empower people to take charge of their futures in the face of stress and change?
• Choose Yourself: Navigate Emotions. How do I transform emotions to move forward? How can I explain the cycle of reaction and help people navigate out of reaction and into balance?
Module 4
• Give Yourself: Empathy. What does it take to powerfully connect with someone, understand them, and build a solid foundation?
• Give Yourself: Noble Goals. What is a Noble Goal and how could it help me be more of who I want to be? What is my purpose and how do I put that in action? How can I help people discover their sense of purpose and use that to increase alignment and engagement?
• Into Action. What are the most essential concepts from this week for me, my job, colleagues, and the populace? How do I apply these insights? What are my next steps?
• Cases. How can I apply the tools from this week to create positive change?
Testimonials
This training is bigger in impact than my program in Harvard University…
– Lanre Kuponiyi; Director: GlobalCerts & Strategy
EICP is a game changer for me both personally and professionally. Now I know myself, I choose myself and I give myself. I’m beginning to re-write my stories so as to ultimately change my results and personality…Kudos to Mr. Enahoro and the entire Pause Factory Team..
– Dr. Senjobi Folajimi O; Specialty Registrar in Family Medicine.
I am leaving knowing that my emotion is an app and I can deploy the right app suitable for any situation…
– Wendy John Opute
I didn’t realize my regard for self was extremely low and I wasn’t emotional intelligent(sound), this is was therapeutic experience for me, learning to respond intelligently instead of reacting wrongly, learning to choose myself, know myself and give myself and tagging my emotions so I can functions better. You might want to PAUSE and intentionally think through your actions. I recommend EICP for every one and PAUSE FACTORY WILL DELIVER THE BEST.
– Qunette Enilama; Child Educator
A highly impactful and value adding program, richly packaged to institute a life changing sequence.
– Kemi Abayeh: Head of Training, ITF Uyo.
This is the kind of trainings Leaders need to attend, if we knew about this, we would have made it part of the last Leadership Training in Dubai…
– Folusho Samuel; Head Human Resources; Industrial Training Fund
This is a very good program; many Nigerians needs this at this time.
– Bimpe Olufemi; Associate Director, Head FITC Consulting
“The Pause Factory Emotional Intelligence Academy is one of a kind. I think Simeon’s Pivot Resources is making a major in-road. Enahoro Okhae is indeed a guru. Bringing him to our organization is a priceless value to our people.”
– KUNLE .A SORIYAN; Principal Transformation Strategist; Olakunle Soriyan Company
Video Testimonials
Have You Met Bunmi
Bunmi worked in one of the most renowned organization in Nigeria. Although had a good job at hand, life happened to her job and she had to leave her 9-5 job. Upon her exit from her job, she tried to empower herself to gain clarity and start her own business but could not, she enrolled for numerous programs that would help to kick off her choice of business, all her efforts and the programs she tried did not yield any result until she stumbled on Emotional Intelligence Certified Professional (EICP) Certification advert online. She took a step to make inquiry about the certification and she enrolled for the course.
During the training, she was able to first find herself, she was able to identify her purpose in life which was eventually used as a premise for creating her company. Immediately after her training, she started the journey of establishing her company and got it registered. As we speak Bunmi is living her best life as she is fulfilling her nobel goal on daily basis. She named her company “The Liberation Resources” as a result of her purpose and her brand name is Liberator.
Do you also wish to gain clarity about your life purpose, or you find it difficult to make certain decisions which can push you forward in your journey of life. Here is another opportunity for you to make it right.
Since 2016 we have helped to build peace, purpose, clarity and happiness into the lives of our participants.
– Some come in sad and angry with life, and they leave with peace and are happy with life again.
– Some come in confused about who they are, not sure why they act the way they do, and they leave with utmost clarity.
– Some come in wounded with past experiences of life and a heavy, unforgiving, and bitter heart; they get those issues resolved, they forgive and they are able to move on.
– Others come in with issues like anger, perfectionism, passiveness, aggressiveness, etc. and they are able to find a balance that makes life a better place
– Each participant gets a 20-page personalised emotional intelligence developmental report that reveals their emotional quotient and also shows them strategies to personally practise and improve their Emotional Intelligence.
In the entire program we play, cry, meditate, assess, resolve and we all get to a place of freedom to live the lives we have always wanted to live.
Each person leave with what we call “The Noble Goal”, a statement that encompasses their entire purpose in life; it creates a daily fulfillment.
You will become more EFFECTIVE, sustain smoother RELATIONSHIPS, become HEALTHIER, and live HAPPIER.
To come onboard please call 08096303933 | 08090873207 or send a mail to trainings@pausefactory.org
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Frequently Asked Questions About EICP Certification in Nigeria
The Emotional Intelligence Certified Professional (EICP) is a globally recognised, intensive certification programme that equips professionals, leaders, and aspiring coaches with the core competencies of emotional intelligence. Delivered by Pause Factory, West Africa's only Six Seconds Preferred Partner. The EICP is built on the scientifically validated Six Seconds EQ Model, which teaches participants to Know Yourself, Choose Yourself, and Give Yourself. The programme combines pre-course activities, 4 days of immersive face-to-face training, post-course activities, and a personal EQ assessment (the SEI® - Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment) to deliver measurable, lasting transformation.
EICP is also the first step towards Pause Factory's Emotional Intelligence Certified Life Coach (EICC) certification.
Yes. The EICP certification is internationally recognised. Upon completion, participants receive a certificate bearing the Six Seconds "Preferred Partner" emblem, a globally respected credential recognised by organisations, HR professionals, and institutions worldwide. Six Seconds is the world's largest emotional intelligence network, with presence in over 150 countries.
Pause Factory is currently the only Six Seconds Preferred Partner in West Africa and one of only three on the entire African continent. Pause Factory is also a member of the International Society for Emotional Intelligence (ISEI), further reinforcing the international credibility of the EICP certification.
The EICP training is a comprehensive programme that spans more than just the training days themselves. It includes pre-course preparatory activities, 4 full days of intensive, face-to-face training (running from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily), and post-course consolidation activities.
Additionally, participants who desire it can access a one-on-one Noble Goal coaching session after the programme for further consolidation. In total, the learning experience is designed to be deep and immersive, not a short workshop, making it the only EQ programme in West Africa to offer 4 consecutive days fully dedicated to emotional intelligence.
The current fee for the EICP certification programme in Nigeria is ₦550,000. A saving of ₦50,000 off the standard fee, bringing your investment to ₦500,000 for participants who register at least a month before the start date of the edition. We run 3 cohorts in a year. Group discounts are also available; contact Pause Factory directly at 08096303933 or trainings@pausefactory.org for group pricing.
The investment covers all training materials, the SEI® Emotional Intelligence Assessment, the iFactory Personality test and your internationally recognised EICP certificate.
Six Seconds is the world's largest emotional intelligence network, founded in 1997, and the organisation behind the most widely used EQ framework in professional development globally.
The Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence is a three-part, action-oriented process built around three core pursuits: Know Yourself (building self-awareness), Choose Yourself (developing self-management and intentional action), and Give Yourself (aligning daily choices with purpose and values).
The model is learnable, measurable, and backed by neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Its assessment tool - the SEI® (Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment) predicts over 54% of key success factors including decision-making, influence, effectiveness, relationships, quality of life, and health. Pause Factory is Six Seconds' only Preferred Partner in West Africa, making the EICP the only Six Seconds-certified EQ programme available in the region.
The EICP stands apart from other emotional intelligence programmes in Nigeria in several important ways.
First, it is the only EQ certification in West Africa that is 100% exclusively focused on emotional intelligence – no blended content, no diluted curriculum.
Second, it is the only globally recognised EQ certification in Nigeria, backed by Six Seconds' internationally respected Preferred Partner accreditation, meaning your certificate carries weight beyond Nigeria's borders.
Third, it is the most immersive with 4 full consecutive days of face-to-face training, pre- and post-course activities, and a personal SEI® brain assessment; no other programme in Nigeria matches its depth.
Fourth, it incorporates the i-Factory Personality Model, a proprietary framework developed by Pause Factory, alongside the Six Seconds model, giving participants a richer, more contextualised understanding of their emotional patterns.
Finally, since 2016, EICP has built a proven track record of transformation for professionals from organisations including ITF, FITC, and the Industrial Training Fund – making it not just a certification, but a career and life-changing experience.
We Build the Head and the Hand through the HEART
OUR PHILOSOPHY – THE HEAD, THE HEART, THE HAND
Pause Factory, The Emotional Intelligence Company, is a strategic business unit of Simeon’s Pivot Resources, a full-fledged human resource company.
Pause Factory, a people and alignment company, blends emotional intelligence tools and competencies into all areas of business to create the needed transformation training and consulting. The company is a member of the International Society of Emotional Intelligence and presently one of the only two Preferred Partners of Six Seconds (the world’s largest Emotional Intelligence Network) in Africa.
Before the establishment of Pause Factory, Simeon’s Pivot Resources had successfully deployed leadership, management and soft skills training and consulting intervention, impacting knowledge within all levels in organisations from drivers to chief executive officers in all sectors of the economy. In all of those years, there was an unending search for the secret to successful employee and organisational transformation.
Our Philosophy: The Head – The Heart – The Hand
Based on global research and the mission to find the secret to the success of training and consulting intervention, we have come to realise that there exists the “building of the HEAD” and also the “building of the HEART”. When the HEAD is trained, information is transferred at the cognitive level; it hardly moves the “HAND” to PERFORM. KNOWING does not guarantee DOING. To “PERFORM” is to “ACT”, and ACTIONS are propelled by “FEELINGS” or the management of “FEELINGS” in the globally accepted process known as “THINK-FEEL-ACT”.
While the goal of training is TRANSFORMATION, when a training does not impact the HEART to invoke EMOTIONAL reasons for CHANGE, the training would not yield the expected transformation. At Pause Factory, we have mastered the art of touching the HEART; every intervention is soaked in Emotional Intelligence Competencies. Thus, while others build the head, we build the HEAD and the HAND through the HEART.
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