ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching and Mentoring

* Additional registration fee to the ILM of £179. *

Overview:

To coach at a high level, this course is designed to help develop skills and approaches necessary. Equal importance is given to the micro skills (questions, listening, pausing...) as to how coaching sessions are structured. All participants finish the course with a comprehensive toolkit that allows them to:

- Hold transformational coaching sessions with senior colleagues
- Design coaching programmes that last for several sessions
- Coaching informally and use coaching skills in everyday conversations.

Who should attend:

The course is suitable for people who have had some experience in coaching - with or without formal coach training - and who are looking to increase their skills to an advanced level. The specific criteria we use for selecting candidates for our course are:

- That you have been coaching, and have and understanding of the rudiments of how to coach
- That you are open to non-directive approach to coaching (i.e no telling!)
- That you are able, now or in the future, to be able to coach people at a senior level in organisations
- (If you don't meet these criteria, i.e you are new to coaching, but are still keen to obtain a qualification, then the ILM level 5 certificate in coaching and mentoring is designed for you)
- Candidates on previous courses have included: HR and L/D managers, headteachers, freelance trainers and coaches, business owners, project managers, career changes, voluntary sector managers.

Course Contents:

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

Day 2 - Long term coaching engagements #1 coaching process (outcomes)
- Key Skills 2: Identifying themes in coaching, creating space for reflection, summarising
- Long term coaching engagements
- Outcome based coaching process
- Self -reflection and continuous improvement
- Coaching supervision

Day 3 - Advanced coaching skills when the coachee is stuck...
- Key skills 2: identifying themes in coaching, creating space for reflection, summarising
- Long term coaching engagements
- Outcome based coaching process
- Self - reflection and continuous improvement
- Coaching supervision

Day 4 - Deepening the coaching experience #2 coaching process (Depth)
- Core competencies for advanced skillc coaches
- Depth in contracting: the relation and the coaching session
- Creating trust with the coachee
- Action planning and progress for coachees
- Use of the question "why" in coaching
- Deep coaching process demonstration
- Coaching and practice the topic vs coaching in person

Day 5 - Coaching style of mentoring the evidence based approach
- Mentoring for executive coaches
- The evidence based approach - transactional analysis
- Key Skills 4: further advanced questioning
- Psychometrics and use of questionnaires in coaching
- Coaching non troversies: note; use of "why"

Day 6 - Coaching and the organisation preparation for assignments
- Return on investment of coaching
- The role of judgement and neutrality incoaching
- In depth exploration of the written assessments
- Creating a coaching culture in your organisation

Post Day 6:
- Tutorials and email support to focus us continuing improvement in coaching skills and preparing and submission of assignments.

Assessment/Accreditation Process:

- 4-500 word essay on your understanding of the role of executive coaching in an organisation
-20 hours of coaching, practice, 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

Whats included in your fee?

- X6 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 3 coaching sessions
- Marking and interim feedback on ILM assignments
- Final assessment and submission of assignments to the ILM

Duration:

6 Days