Essential Coaching Skills Course

Coaching is not about imparting knowledge or telling people what to do, but rather creating an environment that fosters learning and growth.

The Essential Coaching Skills course's focus on developing core coaching skills is important because effective coaching involves much more than simply asking questions and giving feedback. It requires a deep understanding of human behaviour, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build strong relationships with others.

Using a blend of theory, individual and group exercises and both experiential and reflective practise, this course is designed to enable you to have more impactful conversations with others, challenge your mindset and take away tools and techniques to help you develop your capabilities as a Coach.

By developing these fundamental coaching skills, learners will be able to better support their colleagues, team members, and clients in achieving their goals, improving performance, and overcoming challenges. They will also be able to foster a culture of learning and development within their organisations, which can lead to greater innovation, creativity, and success.

Follow Up

A follow-up Zoom session allows you and your peers to re-group, reflect and review your applied coaching skills within your workplaces, and share the successes, challenges and learnings experienced to further support and develop you as a Coach.

Content includes:

• Active listening: Developing the ability to listen attentively to what someone is saying and not saying, and to ask relevant questions to understand their needs and goals.
• Asking powerful questions: Learning to ask open-ended and thought-provoking questions that help the client gain insight, explore possibilities, and take action.
• Establishing trust and rapport: Building a strong relationship based on mutual trust, respect, and empathy, creating a safe space where people can feel comfortable to share their thoughts and feelings.
• Setting goals and objectives: Helping an individual to clarify their goals, define what success looks like, and identify steps to achieve their objectives.
• Providing feedback and support: Giving constructive feedback and guidance to help develop their skills and reach their goals, while also offering emotional support and encouragement.
• Facilitating change and growth: Supporting an individual in overcoming obstacles and challenges, and helping them develop new insights, perspectives, and behaviours that lead to positive change and growth.