ILM Coaching Skills Training
One of the key approaches to delivering a coaching culture is through training managers in coaching skills. Coaching on Call is an approved ILM Centre to deliver the following ILM Coaching and Mentoring qualifications:
Level 3 Certificate for Professional Workplace Coaches
Level 5 Diploma for Professional Management Coaches and Mentors
Level 7 Diploma for Professional Executive Coaches and Leadership Mentors
If you currently find the various choices of ILM qualifications somewhat complicated, we have put together an overview of ILM coaching and mentoring qualifications as a simple guide for the confused!
Our Approach
Our first consideration when we work with you to deliver a coaching skills event is first of all to understand what you want to achieve through your people developing their coaching competence. We can then design a training event that is right for you.
For instance, it's not always appropriate to go for a full ILM accredited programme. Sometimes it may be more useful to offer a short, experiential workshop rather than an in-depth programme that leads to a formal qualification.
Whatever the scope of the training, we will always ensure that it matches ILM criteria and is individually designed to align with your organisational context, objectives and culture.
ILM Research - June 2011
The Institute of Leadership & Management undertook a survey of learning and development managers at 250 large UK organisations which found that more support is required for internal coaches. Their report states:
"Coaching is a discipline, a complex practical skillset that requires hands-on experience, evaluation and refinement. A greater focus on developing internal coaching capacity is needed. Most organisations recognise the value of coaching qualifications. Two-thirds (66%) offer development options for coaches such as in-house training (20%), management development programmes (11%) or one-to-one train-the-trainer support (8%). One third (34%), however, do not offer any support or development for internal coaches."
To read the key findings of the report or to download the full research paper, click here.
Public Programmes
Please note that our coaching skills trainings are delivered within organisations and we do not currently offer public ILM accreditation programmes.
If you are an individual who is looking for a coaching skills training, though, we'd be happy to have a chat to help you find your way through the plethora of courses on offer.