Professional Coaching Skills

Course details

Entry Requirement

• Applicants will be required to be 25 years of age or older at the time of commencement of the programme and to successfully complete an interview. The interview process will be used to assess the applicant’s capacity to complete the programme and will include:
• A discussion of the applicant’s reasons for wishing to do the programme
• A discussion of the applicant’s background and experience
• The extent to which the applicant would themselves be a suitable candidate to receive coaching
• Our programme attracts mature and motivated people from a wide range of backgrounds. We find the learning experience co-created with such a diverse and committed group is very powerful. We believe you will too.

Examinations

• Assessment will be a variety of continuous assessment methods. Much of the teaching and learning on this programme will be experiential with the assignments structured to enable you to integrate the skills and prepare yourself for practicing as a coach.

Course Content

Module 1 - 20 days in length, presented in five units of 4 days (Friday to Monday), over a period of five months. To qualify you must be present for at least 18 of the 20 days.

This is an original programme teaching best professional theory and practice. This module’s primary focus is to develop and refine our inherent interpersonal skills, such as perceptive, empathic listening and questioning, and our ability to engage with others so as to create real connection, clarity, choice and forward action.

We build on this foundation with a thorough training in the co-active coaching model, together with selected processes from Neuro-Linguistic Programming. We think it is valuable to have a psychological model to aid our thinking and have chosen Transactional Analysis, widely used in business and personal development. Throughout the programme the International Coach Federation (ICF) Core Competencies provide the criteria and framework for evaluating participants’ growing coaching skills.

Module 2 - 3 days in length, presented over a weekend including a Friday or Monday. This module will be delivered after the end of Module 1. To qualify you must attend all three days of this module.

The aim of this module is to provide the learner with further knowledge of the issues associated with the use of coaching in a number of different professional contexts. The module will focus on the complexities of contracting in organisations, the challenges of internal coaching, systems thinking and supervision. It will also have a focus on coaching within different contexts and the marketing that is necessary for the establishment of a coaching practice.