This practical, interactive programme is designed for leaders/managers to equip them to become effective coaches or mentors to organisations and their peers.

By taking this programme, learners will develop, practise and apply essential coaching and mentoring skills and techniques. They will also access tools, resources, tips, and frameworks to help develop coaching and mentoring practice. To strengthen confidence, the learner will gain a background understanding of the theory that underpins successful coaching and mentoring.

Key Features

• is principally authored by an acknowledged leader in talent development, as well as a highly regarded author and expert in coaching and mentoring
• contains a rich mix of content media including text and video which provide a highly interactive engagement experience
• contains real-life case studies and scenarios which translate concepts into everyday working situations
• contains skills-based activities and assessments which build coaching and mentoring practice
• leads to a recognised certification at level 6 (undergraduate level)

“I think the courses have been put together in a really clever way. They’re contemporary and the resources are excellent. Everything has been done very well. We want to offer these courses in our different centres. Also, we will offer them to students on our full-time courses as additional qualifications they can bank while they do their main course with us.” – Michael Addison, Academic Director at International Foundation Group

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This programme is suitable for these audiences:

There are no formal entry requirements for the programme.

• Those who would like to be an external coach and/or mentor
• Those who would like to be a coach and/or mentor internally in their organisation
• Those who recognise the value of a coaching style of leadership or management to develop high performing teams
• HR professionals who wish to introduce coaching and mentoring in their organisation

The programme is suitable at all levels right up to board level, and is useful for those who wish to develop a coaching and mentoring strategy as part of a wider programme of training and development.

The flexibility of the Coaching and Mentoring Programme means it can be delivered by a range of organisations including.

• Universities
• Further education colleges
• Companies with internal learning and development departments
• Private training providers

This programme leads to a Level 6 qualification in Coaching and Mentoring provided by a national regulated awarding organisation, ATHE.

Duration of the Programme

Each credit equals 10 hours of learning for the average participant, so this programme takes approximately 430 hours to complete.

Organisations that wish to offer this programme need to become EduGrowth Delivery Partners in the first instance. Click here to learn more about the process to become a delivery partner.

If you have any queries regarding the programme, module choices, approval process or related topics, please send your enquiry through our contact us page or give us a call on the number in the top right of this page.

If you wish to study the programme directly with EduGrowth, please get in touch with us to discuss the options and fees.

• Principles And Practices Of Coaching And Mentoring

This module will build background understanding, offering insights into the features and benefits of coaching and mentoring, the differences between the two, and how they are managed and organised in the organisation.

• Personal Development For Coaches And Mentors

As the participant works through the module, they will practise and master the main skills needed to be an effective coach or mentor. At the end, the participant will set plans for continuous professional development, as well as plans to keep their performance as a coach or mentor under review.

• Coaching For Business Improvement

In this module, participants develop their coaching practice. They will analyse the benefits of coaching and the role of the business coach. They will know how to determine when coaching will be of value and the resources needed. Participants will also analyse the factors that may negatively impact the success of business coaching and how to overcome these.

• Mentoring Business Professionals

Here the aims are to help people develop their mentoring practice, analysing the role of those engaged in mentoring people in business. This will include support for the establishment and/or growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

• Managing Coaching or Mentoring in Organisations

The aims of this module are to enable delegates to assess the need for a coaching or mentoring programme in an organisation or part of an organisation and then plan how to implement it and assess its effectiveness. Learners also develop understanding of how to embed coaching or mentoring into organisational culture.