Open Courses

Open Programmes Intensive Coaching Skills (five days)

Quote from recent courses feedback sheets.
‘I was profoundly impressed by the quality of the tutors, their ability to listen, give exactly the right feedback and then add some really relevant information.  They are first class people.  I certainly felt I was getting good value.  Actually I had researched ten companies and chosen this course as the right one for me so I give myself a bit of credit as well!’

Our open programmes attract a range of experienced professionals who want to find out more about the art of coaching or benchmark their practice against peers. The course is the first module of two which completes the Institute of Leadership and Management Diploma in Coaching (click accreditation) 

This course (together with the Module 2 work) have won the Quality Award from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, the professional standards body for coaching.  The EMMC have assessed this course as Level 7 (postgraduate at Masters level).

This course is for you if

  • You already have some experience as a professional coach but are looking for a reliable framework and a way of filling known or suspected gaps in your practice
  • You have a background in training or HR and now want to step into coaching
  • You believe you are already informally using activities such as mentoring and now see coaching as a possible new career
  • You are a manager who is passionate about developing the talented people around you by coaching them

What you will learn

  • How to distinguish coaching from mentoring, counselling and therapy
  • How to negotiate and maintain a strong partnership with your clients so that the boundaries are always clear
  • How to manage the inevitable moments of discomfort in coaching
  • What the common traps are in coaching, even for experienced coaches, and how to avoid them
  • Why the best coaches rarely give advice and what works instead
  • The key skills and attitudes involved in building trust with your clients
  • How to make a joint assessment with clients of what they need from the coaching; reliable techniques for doing this
  • A foolproof way of setting goals in coaching
  • A tried and trusted step by step approach that will produce success in the majority of coaching sessions
  • How to ask the powerful questions that cut through the ways of thinking and behaving that have been keeping clients stuck; getting clients past their blocks and barriers
  • How to develop a unique presence and style with your clients and yet know how and when to keep yourself out of their way
  • Practical tools and techniques for working with clients on relationship and behaviour issues
  • Handling strong emotion in the coaching room: dealing effectively with a client’s tears or anger

Benefits of this course

  • Tutors are all experienced coaches
  • Pre course self assessment of skills
  • Small groups (one tutor to six students) with lots of opportunities for feedback
  • Fellow students with considerable experience, often in senior jobs
  • Practical tool kit applicable immediately
  • Reflection using a daily learning log
  • Access to a network of coaches
  • Demonstrations and coaching opportunities from leaders in their field
  • 10 dates per year
  • Central London venue with lunch provided
  • On going support from Management Futures’ coaches

Fees

Five days non-residential in central London £2490 plus VAT. One or two reduced price places available on each course.  This is Module 1 of both the ILM Certificate & Diploma in Coaching. The Certificate is Module 2 and the Diploma Module 3

It can be taken alone but you can go on to two further steps if you wish, the Coaching Certificate and Coaching Diploma.  Both are at Level 7, the Postgraduate level which includes Masters degrees.  Click here for details.  

Dates

2008

January 7-11

Jenny Rogers, James Hudson and Sandra Grealy

February 4-8

Phil Hayes and Kate Hudson

March 10-14

Jan Campbell Young and Matt Driver

April 14 – 18

Jan Campbell Young & Jacky Eyres

May 19-23

Jenny Rogers, Tony Duff & Matt Driver

June 18-20 and 23 and 24 

Jenny Rogers, Lorraine Steele & Sandra Grealy

Sept 22-26 

Jan Campbell Young & Julia Vaughan Smith

Oct 13-17

Jenny Rogers, Kate Hudson & Matt Driver

Nov 17- 21 

Jan Campbell Young, Jacky Eyres & Sheila Browne

Dec 8-12

Phil Hayes & Sheila Browne


For further info on the faculty click on underlined names. 

To apply for a courses click here for electronic booking form and secure credit card site.  We can also send you a print version of this information with a booking form

Or telephone 020 7242 4030 to speak to Jan Campbell Young, Tony Duff or Brian Purkiss for more information.  We will welcome your call.