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 HR/OD 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.

Our ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching and Mentoring includes blended delivery of coaching, mentoring and leadership topics. The programme is part-time and flexibly structured over six months. It covers four ILM units, totalling 20 credits which then allows successful students to progress on to our flagship MA in Coaching & Mentoring Practice with exemption for one module. Alternatively you can take your ILM qualification into the workplace in the knowledge that you have achieved one of the UK’s most coveted coaching/mentoring awards.

Applications are now open for January 2019.