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Coaching (FETAC Level 6)

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  • Course Fee:Special Offer price Now only: €249.50
  • FETAC Level 6 component Certificate in Coaching (B30206).
  • The course includes 4 Full Day workshops supported by substantial course materials accredited by: FETAC.
  • The next course will be run on the following dates:
  • Midweek Dates: Jan 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st 2013.
  • Course Locations: Leopardstown, Co. Dublin.

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Who should complete this course?

  • Managers who wish to develop workplace competencies, with the skills needed to develop individual performance in others.
  • Managers who wish to create an understanding of the organisational and workplace context within which performance and career development takes place as the course will provide the skills, knowledge, and tools required to undertake coaching assignments

Learners who successfully complete this course will:

  • Understand the distinctive nature of coaching as a tool for workplace competencies and career development.
  • Learn how to use the G.R.O.W model of coaching.
  • Understand the organisational context of coaching.
  • Learn how to set powerful goals for individual development.
  • Understand the non-critical, non-judgemental, and confidential nature of coaching relationship.
  • Develop the skills of active listening and systemic questioning.
  • Understand how NLP can contribute to coaching effectiveness.
  • Develop personal effectiveness as a coach.
  • Manage a coaching programme and evaluate the effectiveness of coaching as a competency development tool.

Students receive a comprehensive Course Manual, Assignments, Efficient Studyguide, and unlimited one-to-one Tutor Support for the course duration. The course documentation for this FETAC certified course is detailed and easy to read.

 

4 Day Workshop Details:

Day 1 Morning Session – Understanding Coaching: 

  • Intro – what coaching is and what it is not
  • How it differs from other helping professions and other organisational roles
  • The different types of Coaching
  • The process of coaching – how & why it works
  • The nature of the coaching relationship
  • Challenges and barriers to coaching
  • Creating an environment conducive to coaching.

Afternoon Session – Understanding what makes a great Coach:

  • Key skills necessary to be a great Coach
  • Power of self awareness and observation
  • Questioning – different types + power of their use
  • Listening – 3 different levels
  • Challenging – how and why to challenge
  • Use of the GROW model
  • Initial practice in the role of being a coach.

Day 2 Morning Session – Focusing on the Client

  • Values and Beliefs including self limiting beliefs
  • Identifying resistance – words/expressions/tone/body language/deflecting/projection
  • Giving positive and negative feedback
  • Reframing and communicating back
  • Goal formation – SMART Goals.

Afternoon Session – Putting Coaching into practice

  • Revisit use of GROW model
  • Practice sessions – Coach, Coachee and Observer.
  • Discussing Feedback
  • Identifying key strengths and areas for development
  • Record keeping & follow up sessions.

Day 3 Morning Session – Coaching in the organisation

  • Where coaching fits in the organisation
  • Why and what coaching is commonly used for in the organisation
  • Understanding the 3 way relationship – Employer/Employee/Coach
  • Boundaries, limitations and restrictions
  • Aligning department/company goals with individual goals
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of coaching within the organisation
  • Assessments – individual skills demonstration

Afternoon Session – Assessments, skills demonstrations and project delivery

  • Assessments – individual skills demonstration
  • Project delivery – individual delivery of project
  • Q&A
  • Close

Light refreshments(Tea/Coffee/Biscuits) will be provided mid morning and mid afternoon.

Preferred entry level:

  • Leaving Certificate or equivalent and /or relevant life and work Experience. Learners are expected to be proficient at reading, drafting, preparing and understanding information across a broad range of topics, including quantitative information for a Level 5 award and more complex information for Level 6 award.
  • As this programme is delivered through distance learning, students must be capable of studying on their own initiative.

Programme Entry Requirements:

  • If you take this course by distance learning the course material will be posted to you. You can complete and return assignments/projects which must be typed rather than handwritten either by post or by email.
  • If you take this course by eLearning you will need basic IT skills and have access to broadband.

Progression to further Studies:

  • This course leads to a level 6 award on the National Framework of Qualifications. You can use this credit towards completing a major award in Management BMANX

Assessment:

Project 60%
Skills demonstration 40%

Project:

The internal assessor will devise a project brief that requires candidates to demonstrate their ability to carry out a practical coaching project.

Skills Demonstration:

In a skills demonstration, candidates will be assessed in:

– introducing and initiating a coaching session
– establishing and building rapport with a client
– the use of effective questioning and active listening
– remaining impartial and non-judgemental
– the use of the G.R.O.W. model
– setting objectives for the session
– clarifying present reality
– exploring options
– gaining commitment for achieving goals set from the session
– setting a timescale for implementation of action plan
– concluding the session.

As part of our quality assurance, student assessment work will be marked by an Internal Assessor, validated by a Verifier with an independent FETAC External Authenticator to complete the process.

Tutor recommended reading during course:

Book: Co-active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People towards Success in Work and Life
Authors: Laura Whitworth, Henry Kimsey-House, Karen Kimsey-House & Phil Sandahl.
Published by: Davies-Black Publishing.

Accreditation:

  • Following successful completion you will receive a FETAC Level 6 component FETAC Level 6 component Certificate in Coaching (B30206) from FETAC.
  • The Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) is the national awarding body for further education and training in Ireland. The Open College is registered with FETAC to offer programmes leading to FETAC awards in the National Framework of Qualifications in Ireland. Click here for details of the National Framework of Qualifications.
  • Click here for more detailed Accreditation information.
  • There is a €85 registration fee payable to include administration, moderation and accreditation.+

 

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