Online Foundation certificate in transformational coaching (EMCC Foundation Level Qualification)

Our first 2-day module introduces you to the background of coaching and the key fields which have influenced its growth and practice today. You will then learn the fundamental pillars of great coaching conversations and how to effectively structure and facilitate a conversation with a coachee. Critical coaching skills such as embodied listening and insightful questioning will be developed too.

Building on the foundational elements of day one, we then cover key areas such as coaching styles, boundaries and critically developing an effective coaching relationship with clients. We also explore the importance of contracting during the coaching relationship. Finally, we discuss the reflective practice and accreditation requirements for the programme.

By completing this module, you will:

• develop core coaching knowledge, skills and behaviours
• learn how to facilitate a conversation using behavioural coaching models
• apply a range of coaching styles in a conversation to maximise performance and impact
• learn key skills such as embodied listening and insightful questioning
• explore how to prepare yourself and clients for a 1-2-1 coaching programme
• understand the boundaries of a coaching relationship and how to manage these
• apply insights from neuropsychology to the coaching relationship
• learn how to develop an effective coaching relationship and a 1-2-1 coaching programme
• develop an understanding of the importance of contracting throughout the coaching relationship
• explore the importance of supervision within coaching
• learn to self-reflect and appraise coaching capabilities to identify areas for personal development in coaching and plan for new learning

During this half-day module you will explore the concept of emotional intelligence, applying this both to your own development as a coach and your work with leaders. We will focus on the concept of developing self awareness, and look at the interventions coaches can utilise to develop this within their clients. We also explore the use of 360 degree feedback within coaching programmes, and you will be accredited to use our Leadership 360 Feedback tool.

By completing this module, you will:

• Deepen your capability to work with emotion in a coaching session
• Explore the concept of emotional intelligence and its relevance to workplace coaching
• Understand how to develop an emotional intelligence coaching programme with a client
• Learn a number of different concepts and tools, which generate self awareness in clients
• Explore the use of 360 Feedback tools within leadership coaching and learn how to utilise these instruments effectively and pragmatically within a 1-2-1 coaching programme
• Become accredited in the ‘Insightful Leader’ 360 Feedback tool.

This half-day module will help you work with resistance to behavioural change and support clients in sustaining learning and action between coaching sessions. We also explore the concept of challenge within a coaching conversation and practise interventions to increase the level of development stretch experienced by the coachee. We also deepen your understanding and capacity of working with emotions within coaching to enable change, insight and outcomes.

By completing this module, you will:

• Explore a number of different concepts and tools, which generate personal insights in others and enable personal change
• Understand potential resistance to behavioural change and brain-based approaches to work with this
• Explore the use of challenge to create greater insight and development stretch
• Practise interventions to increase the level of development stretch experienced by the coachee
• Learn practical tools to enable the coachee to sustain their development outside of the coaching session.

This final 1-day module aims to synthesise your learning and development as a coach.

During it, we’ll look at how to help coachees work through organisational change, by developing your ability to use specific models and frameworks to facilitate this. We will deepen your repertoire of coaching skills and interventions, introducing the value of bringing more solution-focused and appreciative approaches to your coaching conversations as a way of generating further insight.

As this is the final unit of this programme, we also learn how to effectively manage the ending of a coaching relationship and explore how you can maintain a professional and ethical practice as a coach.

Finally, we will review accreditation requirements for the submission of your learning portfolio.

By completing this unit, you will:

• explore and apply the concept of the ‘inner game’ to self and clients
• understand how to support a coachee to work with organisational change
• learn how to end a coaching programme effectively
• learn how to use appreciative and solution focused approaches in coaching
• explored the importance of ethical practice as a coach
• continue to learn to self-reflect and appraise coaching capabilities to identify areas for personal development in coaching, and plan for new learning.