English (UK) 
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CERTIFICATE IN PROFESSIONAL COACHING (STAGE 1)
Create a strong foundation for building coaching skills and developing your professional coaching practice.
Discover who you are as a coach
A deep understanding of what coaching is and developing the ability to be grounded in ‘who you are’ as a coach, what is expected from the role of a coach.
Graduate with confidence, capability and competence
Coaches graduate with the confidence, capability and competence to coach at the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) level as defined by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and qualify for the Coach European Individual Award (EIA) at the Foundations or Practitioner Level.
Adaptable
This programme is often adapted for bespoke organisational coach training and leadership development. If this interests you let us know.
Programme Overview
These are the primary elements of the programme and we weave them throughout the flow of the learning journey and focus on them at varying levels of depth depending on the wishes of participants. There is a balance of practice, reflection, theory and resources that enable coaches to go beyond the training into areas of deeper interest.
Grounding
● The Transcend POV /Approach to coach training
● Global Ethics and Professional Standards
● Neuroscience
● ICF Competencies
● EMCC Capabilities
● Assessments and feedback
Working with clients
● Defining and Differentiating Coaching
● Listening and Presence
● Trust and psychological safety
● Structuring a coaching conversation
● Structuring the coaching relationship
● Contracting skills in coaching conversations
Frameworks and Models
● The Attention Framework – ORACA
● Working with the whole person – The Integral Model
● The Iceberg Model
● Coaching Spectrum – From Skill Sets to Mindsets
● The Well Formed Goal Process
● Microskills
● Elements
Development of Competencies and Capabilities
● Reflective practice
● Develop ways of doing and ways of being that support coach development
● Observed Coaching Practice
● Meaningful interaction and development focused on ICF Competencies and EMCC Capabilities
How our Programmes work
Our Certificate in Professional Coaching programmes consist of 4 parts designed to fulfil the accreditation requirements of the ICF and the EMCC.
● Live or On-Demand Content
● Mentor Coaching/Supervision
● Reflective Learning Assignments
● Assessment and Feedback
Live or On-Demand Content
Each Unit consists of three phases
Pre-work, Instruction, and Post-work
Mentor Coaching / Supervision
Individual: 1 on 1 sessions
Groups: Group size of 10 participants or less and/or embedded in Observed Coaching Practice
Reflective Learning Assignments
All of our assignments are practical and formational giving you an opportunity to develop and demonstrate your capacity for learning through reflection.
Assessment and Feedback
We will cultivate a feedback rich environment and this will be a 360 degree approach through micro-practices, observed coaching practice and in reflective learning.
Aims and Objectives
Programme develops essential competencies for coaching
Supports greater understanding about the skills and approaches used within the coaching profession.
Deepens and extends theories and practices
Explores the fundamentals of coaching theory and practice
Provides developmental feedback to coaches
Supports coaches in their development through feedback
Focuses on models, developmental theory and neuroscience
Explores the latest research in coaching models, theory and neuroscience
Aims to achieve ICF ACC credentials and EMCC Practitioner
Provides a pathway to gain professional qualifications in coaching
Learning Outcomes
● Developing a deep understanding of the role of a coach
● Practice coaching based on internationally accepted best practices
● Commitment to competency-based development and reflective practice
● Deepen skills in foundational models, methods, and coaching moves
● Partner with coaching clients in developing well-formed goals
● Deal with real coaching challenges and opportunities from practice
● Grounding in models, theory, and science to support coaching development
● Manage clients and conduct conversations relevant to their goals
● Appreciation for supervision and mentoring support
● Use new coaching tools and applications of existing tools
● Confidence in surpassing coaching competency at the Foundational level and benchmarked at the ACC level as defined by the ICF.
Post Work
Individual and Group Mentor Coaching/Supervision Sessions
3 x 1 hour Individual Mentor Coaching/Supervision Sessions scheduled at your convenience. For the remaining group mentor coaching/supervision sessions participants can join the sessions already embedded in the training schedule or sign up to other sessions through the links provided in the LMS.
Observed Coaching Practice Sessions
There are observed coaching practice sessions embedded in the training schedule. If participants miss any of these scheduled dates, they may sign up for additional sessions via the LMS.
Optional Peer Coaching Practicum
This activity gives coaches a chance to practise coaching in a safe environment and get to know other Transcend coaches outside of their training class. This activity also helps in building up your experience hours.
Reflective Learning Assignments
There are 5 written reflective learning assignments to be submitted at the end of the programme. The details of these assignments will be provided in the LMS. All of our assignments are practically linked to your accreditation journey and the development of your coaching practice. The time it takes for assignments to be completed is approximately 1.5 hours per assignment but this varies from coach to coach.
Completion Requirements
All students are expected to complete all aspects of the programme as indicated in the inclusions
section. In the event that attendance is not possible, then alternative solutions will be provided
that comply with ICF and EMCC coach training standards. Depending on the content in question
this could mean attending at a different time, reviewing the recording or having additional sessions
that do not fall under the previous two categories (may entail additional fees).
Certification
Successful completion of this programme earns the coach our Certificate in Professional Coaching
and is approved content for 76 Contact Hours. Students are eligible to apply for the ACC (Associate
Certified Coach) accreditation via the Level 1 Path upon the successful completion of both the
assessment and achieving the coach practice requirement of 100 hours. For those coaches
choosing the EMCC path to accreditation additional assignments will be required and you will be
recommended to the EMCC for accreditation at the appropriate level based on your coaching
experience and capabilities.
