Coach Training

ILM Endorsed Certificate in Coaching skills for managers

How?

7 highly practical workshops spread over 6 months covering the foundations of coaching for managers. Use of real life issues and large percentage of coaching practise sessions.

Optional certification with the Institute Of Leadership & Management leading to “Certificate in Coaching Skills”
Plus personal coaching outside of the course.

What?

Each workshop is practical but themed to look at different aspects of coaching e.g. how coaching came from sport, understanding human behaviour, emotional intelligence, team coaching, leadership etc.

When?

Each workshop is held at regular intervals of between 3-4 weeks. Enough time to ensure practise in the workplace but close enough to keep momentum going.

Where?

Often held in a training environment in the workplace although for maximum benefits an external venue is recommended to avoid work distractions and to create a more relaxed atmosphere which is conducive to the practise sessions.

Who?

Anyone who has management responsibility at any level. Mixed grades of people work as well as peer groups. Mixed learning styles and different departments also work well.

No more than 9 on a programme due to the practise sessions and need for individual feedback from the trainer.

Focus of the personal coaching would be:

i) Learning/insights that had arisen during workshops and how to take it further.
ii) Improving all major elements of emotional intelligence but especially self awareness.
iii) New specific problems relating to managerial duties that could not/did not want to be coached on by colleagues in the workshop environment.
iv) Personal development/change issues arising out of the coach practise sessions. E.g. feedback received on the workshop about developing a
specific area or skill to improve their own coaching, can be worked on in more detail during the personal coaching with an “expert”.

Costs from as little as £1300 per delegate for whole programme

ILM Endorsed Senior Managers Intensive Coaching Skills

This course is appropriate for senior managers e.g. heads of Department, Executive leaders, Directors and is an intensive 4 day course. Classroom time is minimised for busy managers, however the endorsed award from the ILM require more self directed learning.

Participants are expected to:
Source two coachees and set up a coaching relationship of at least 12 hours with each.
Complete a coaching record of their learning with coachees
Be in a coaching relationship themselves during the programme
Undertake supervision sessions as part of their role as a coach mentor within the organisation
Completion of a 1 hour recorded session to be assessed for successful completion of the course
Write a learning log to record new knowledge skills and attitudes from the whole programme
Be observed to a set criteria during coaching practise sessions in workshops (real play)

Costs from as little as £1800 per delegate for whole programme

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