Qualifications and accreditation

For managers, in particular, first line managers or team leaders, who want to develop their coaching skills and other staff, academic and support, who provide one-to-one support and assistance to others in their role.

Programme content

The course content includes the role of coaching and mentoring, the benefit it brings to organisations, what makes an effective coach and some key coaching skills and techniques.

The programme comprises:

• A 2 day interactive workshop
• 2 half-day group supervision sessions
• 1:1 tutorial support
• Self-directed learning
• 6 hours coaching practice

Once you have completed the programme, you will receive the ILM Coaching Level 3 Award.

Learning Objectives

The qualification consists of 3 objectives:

• Understanding good practice in workplace coaching
• Reflecting on workplace coaching skills
• Undertaking coaching in the workplace

Course content

The course content teaches the essential skills for developmental coaching conversations and the benefits of coaching to individuals and organisations. The purpose of coaching is to enable people to learn without teaching by facilitating their thinking. A variety of models are covered, along with an understanding of how individual thoughts, feelings and behaviours are learnt and changed, and how these factors affect the coaching conversation for both the coach and the coachee.

The course offers you the opportunity to develop coaching skills through:

• Interactive workshops
• Coaching supervision and 1:1 tutorials
• Learning practice sets
• Self directed learning
• 12 hours coaching practice

Once you have completed the course, you will receive a Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring.

Learning objectives

The qualification consists of 3 units. In brief they consist of:

• Understanding the Skills, Principles and Practice of Effective Management Coaching and Mentoring
• Undertaking management coaching or mentoring in the workplace. (Each participant needs to carry out 12 hours of coaching during the course.)
• Reviewing own ability as a management coach

This qualification is designed for managers or human resources/organisational development professionals who want to develop their expertise and credibility in the fields of coaching and mentoring, or to establish coaching on an organisational level. It is also for professional coaches and mentors seeking to enhance and accredit their experience with a nationally recognised qualification.

This Certificate can help you gain access to our MA in Coaching and Mentoring Practice if you don’t have an undergraduate degree.

Our ILM level 7 Certificate for Executive and Senior Level Coaches and Mentors offers you the flexibility to study for your ILM qualification by attending seminars at our Headington Campus, in Oxford, approximately once a month while working with clients/volunteers, conducting your own guided reading and preparing assignments.