ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring

Additional registration fee of £131 is required to the ILM.

Overview:

The course is designed to learn the skills and structures to be able to coach to a high standard, during both planned and impromptu coaching sessions.

They distinguish between coaching and mentoring, then teach all the skills and structures to hold these powerful conversations. All their participants finish the course with a comprehensive toolkit that allows them to:

- Create a safe space for a coachee to explore their issues
- Have the skills to help coachees self-refect and come up with their own solutions
- Learn transferable skills that can be used outside of coaching as well as within it

Who Should Attend:

The course is suitable for people who are new to coaching, but who are involved in some sort of leadership position or who regularly support people as part of their role.
It is also suitable for people who are keen to provide a supportive process to others, who enjoy helping people, who are interested in professional development. Candidates on previous courses have included: HR and L/D managers, school leaders, freelance trainers and coaches, business owners, project managers, career changers, voluntary sector managers.

Course Aims:

- To provide the knowledge and understanding of coaching processes
- To practice and improve coaching skills at this level
- To be prepared for the assignments in order to pass this ILM qualification

Course Contents:

Day 1 - Definitions and approaches Micro Skills
- Contracting between coach and coachee
- Differentiating between mentoring, coaching, directive management
- Coaching skills self - assessment
- Key skills 1: questions, listening, pausing
- ILM assessment and study overview

Day 2 - Understanding the stages of the conversation #1 coaching process (outcomes)
- Mapping stages of the coaching conversation
- Listening - what are we listening for?
- Selecting and contracting with coaches
- Outcome focused coaching process - overview
- Practice coaching sessions

Day 3 - Long term coaching relationships linking to organisational needs
- Using tools and frameworks for coaching
- A coaching approach to mentoring
- Spot coaching - on the move
- Longer term coaching relationships
- Language to support the coaching process
- Identifying and overcoming barriers to coaching
- Coaching supervisiion

Day 4 - Transforming our questioning #2 coaching process (change)
- Further questions and listening approaches
- Values and power in the coaching relationship
- Change coaching process - structure
- Change coaching process - practice

Day 5 - Assessment of your coaching assignment paperwork
- Review our coaching practice
- Observed and assessed coaching session
- Final preparation for the assignments

Post Day 5:
- Tutorials and email support to focus on continuing improvement in coaching skills and preparing and submission of assignments

Assessment/ Accreditation Process:

- 2-3000 word essay on the skills and practice of coaching
- 12 hours of coaching practice as a minimum, plus some reflective logs and feedback about your coaching
- Assessment of your coaching skills by the course tutor
- 1-2000 word essay, reflecting on your skills as a coach

What is included in your fee?

- X5 training days, plus tutorials between and after the training days
- Unlimited tutorial support whilst studying for the qualification
- Extensive resource bank - everything you need for your coaching and for the qualification
- Written feedback on at least 2 coaching sessions
- Marking and interim feedback on ILM assignments
- Final assessment and submission of assignments to the ILM.

Duration:

5 Days