Foundation Certificate in Transformational Coaching (EMCC Foundation Level Qualification, London)

“The success of an intervention depends on the inner being of the intervener.”

— C .Otto. Scharmer

Gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to coach effectively

Our EMCC-accredited Foundation Certificate in Transformational Coaching programme is aimed at:

senior leaders and managers
those working in a HR or a learning and development role
consultants
project managers

to equip them with the knowledge, skills and confidence to coach effectively within their existing role or to act as an internal coach. It also provides a foundational training course in developing towards becoming a professional coach.

Participants receive the EMCC Foundation Level Qualification upon completing this course.

Course benefits

By completing this 6-month programme you will:

develop your self awareness, presence and resourcefulness as a coach
learn how to build an effective coaching contract and relationship, and manage these over a 1-2-1 coaching programme
understand and be able to to manage the boundaries for a coaching programme
define modern workplace coaching and understand the range of coaching styles
understand the key skills and models for behavioural coaching and be able to apply these in a coaching relationship
have used a number of different psychological concepts and tools, which generate personal insights in others and enable personal change
develop the capacity to work face-to-face and virtually as a 1-2-1 coach
become accredited in a Leadership 360-Feedback tool
explore the concepts of ethical and professional practice as a coach and learn the importance of supervision within coaching
build confidence and appreciation of your own coaching style through repeated practise and feedback from our faculty and fellow participants.

Course content

Our Foundation Certificate in Transformational Coaching programme includes:

Group introduction and online classroom orientation
1-hour session where you meet your fellow participants and are walked through our learning environment.
4 Experiential Modules:
Introduction to Fundamentals of Transformational Coaching – 2 days in London
Creating the Conditions for Change – 0.5 day (online)
Coaching and Challenge – 0.5 day (online)
Core Coaching Skills – 1 day in London

Our modules cover specific coaching topics in a variety of learning styles, introduces key concepts and provide a forum for discussing best practice and the critical conversations that need to take place for you to learn, perform and enjoy being a coach. They also seek to teach you the skills, techniques, and models of transformational coaching to develop your ability to work in increasingly challenging situations. Each workshop combines elements of theory, demonstration and role modelling, practice and discussion about the practical implications of using the new skills and the application in a working context.

Accreditation in a Leadership 360 Feedback tool

Workplace Coaching Practice
Throughout the programme, you will be expected to identify and formally coach 2 coachees outside of the workshops. For this level of accreditation you will complete 8 hours of coaching practice.

Undertaking 1-2-1 Coaching
We believe that to be a good coach you need to have experienced the development journey of being a coachee. It is for this reason we will ask you to be coached and you will receive 4 x 1 hour coaching sessions whilst on the programme.

Online resources and community
You will have access to our Catalyst 14 Community Learning Hub, our virtual learning and networking space where you can access numerous articles related to your coaching modules, watch videos, webinars and chat with your cohort colleagues and connect with the wider Catalyst 14 community.

Faculty feedback
You will be observed on each of the modules and receive written faculty feedback against the 8 competence areas at Foundation level. You will also have the opportunity to be video’d whilst coaching on the modules.

Formal coaching supervision sessions
All participants receive 2 x 2 hour virtual group supervision sessions with one of our accredited coach supervisors.

Post-programme session
A post-programme session takes place after the completion of the final module (core coaching skills). This enables you to reflect on your learning over the course of their programme. It will also provide you with guidance on the creation and completion of your assessed portfolio of learning.

Portfolio of learning
A portfolio of learning is a requirement of this programme and provides evidence of a your learning and development against the EMCC Competence framework at foundation level. It also includes evidence of your development journey, experience and learning from being coached, as well as a written case study covering your work with a coaching client.

Modules

This course is comprised of four modules. See below to find out more about the specific content of each.

Longer modules involve face-to-face training, in Central London; others are online. Online modules are live group learning sessions conducted by a member of our faculty.

Module 1: Introduction to the Fundamentals of Coaching

This module will initially introduce you to the background and the key fields which have influenced the growth and practice of coaching today. You will learn the fundamental pillars of great coaching conversations and how to effectively structure and facilitate a conversation with a coachee. You will develop critical coaching skills such as generative listening and insightful questioning.

Building on the foundational elements of day one we will cover key areas such as coaching styles, boundaries and how to develop an effective coaching relationship with your clients. We will also explore the importance of contracting during the coaching relationship. Finally, you will discuss the reflective practice and accreditation requirements for your programme.

By completing this module, you will:

develop core coaching knowledge, skills and behaviours
learn how to facilitate a conversation using behavioural coaching models
apply a range of coaching styles in a conversation to maximise performance and impact
learn key skills such as embodied listening and insightful questioning
explore how to prepare yourself and clients for a 1-2-1 coaching programme
apply insights from neuropsychology to the coaching relationship
learn how to develop an effective coaching relationship and a 1-2-1 coaching programme
develop an understanding of the importance of contracting throughout the coaching relationship
understand the boundaries of a coaching relationship and how to manage these
explore the importance of supervision within coaching
learn to self-reflect and appraise coaching capabilities to identify areas for personal development in coaching and plan for new learning

Module 2: Creating the Conditions for Change

During this half-day module, you will explore the importance of the coaching relationship as the catalyst for transformational change. We will deepen your key relational skills in holding the coaching client and building Trust. We will raise awareness of your attitudes, assumptions and potential blindspots in working with a diverse range of coachees. We will review two key concepts from Humanistic Psychology and apply these to our coaching relationships. We will focus on the importance of emotions and further deepen our capacity to work effectively with these. We also explore the use of 360 degree feedback within coaching programmes, and you will be accredited to use our Leadership 360 Feedback tool.

By completing this module, you will:

explore the importance of the coaching relationship as the container for change
understand how we create Trust between us (with the coachee and with the coaching process)
develop understanding of our attitudes towards Coaching Equality and Difference – identifying current blind spots in practice
build our relational skills to hold the coaching client
learn core models from Humanistic Psychology and apply these to the coaching relationship
deepen your capability to work with emotion in a coaching session
explore the use of 360 Feedback tools within leadership coaching and learn how to utilise these instruments effectively and pragmatically within a 1-2-1 coaching programme
become accredited in the ‘Insightful Leader’ 360 Feedback tool

Module 3: Coaching and Challenge

This half-day module will help you work with resistance to behavioural change and support clients in sustaining learning and action between coaching sessions. We also explore the concept of challenge within a coaching conversation and practise interventions to increase the level of development stretch experienced by the coachee. We also deepen your understanding and capacity of working with emotions within coaching to enable change, insight and outcomes.

By completing this half-day module, you will:

explore a number of different concepts and tools, which generate personal insights in others and enable personal change
understand potential resistance to behavioural change and brain-based approaches to work with this
explore the use of challenge to create greater insight and development stretch
practise interventions to increase the level of development stretch experienced by the coachee
learn practical tools to enable the coachee to sustain their development outside of the coaching session

Module 4: Core Coaching Skills

This final 1-day module aims to synthesise your learning and development as a coach.

During it, we’ll look at how to help coachees work through organisational change, by developing your ability to use specific models and frameworks to facilitate this. We will deepen your repertoire of coaching skills and interventions, introducing the value of bringing more solution-focused and appreciative approaches to your coaching conversations as a way of generating further insight.

As this is the final unit of this programme, we also learn how to effectively manage the ending of a coaching relationship and explore how you can maintain a professional and ethical practice as a coach.

Finally, we will review accreditation requirements for the submission of your learning portfolio.

By completing this unit, you will:

explore and apply the concept of the ‘inner game’ to self and clients
understand how to support a coachee to work with organisational change
learn how to end a coaching programme effectively
learn how to use appreciative and solution focused approaches in coaching
explored the importance of ethical practice as a coach
continue to learn to self-reflect and appraise coaching capabilities to identify areas for personal development in coaching, and plan for new learning

Dates, venue and fees

Course dates

The next programmes take place on the following dates:

October 2024 Cohort – FULLY BOOKED, WAITLIST CLOSED

Module 1: Introduction to the Fundamentals – 8 & 9 October 2024 (London, 2 days)
Module 2: Creating the Conditions for Change – 25 November 2024 (online, half day)
Module 3: Coaching and Challenge –10 January 2025 (half day, online)
Module 4: Core Coaching Skills – 4 March 2025 (London, 1 day)

ADDITIONAL COHORT ADDED DUE TO DEMAND:

January 2025 Cohort

Module 1: Introduction to the Fundamentals – 28 & 29 January 2025 (London, 2 days)
Module 2: Creating the Conditions for Change – 20 March 2025 (online, half day)
Module 3: Coaching and Challenge – 7 May 2025 (half day, online)
Module 4: Core Coaching Skills – 10 June 2025 (London, 1 day)

March 2025 Cohort

Module 1: Introduction to the Fundamentals – 11 & 12 March 2025 (London, 2 days)
Module 2: Creating the Conditions for Change – 28 April 2025 (online, half day)
Module 3: Coaching and Challenge – 2 June 2025 (half day, online)
Module 4: Core Coaching Skills –15 July 2025 (London, 1 day)

October 2025 Cohort

Module 1: Introduction to the Fundamentals – 1 & 2 October 2025 (London, 2 days)
Module 2: Creating the Conditions for Change – 10 November 2025 (online, half day)
Module 3: Coaching and Challenge –18 December 2025 (half day, online)
Module 4: Core Coaching Skills – 3 February 2026 (London, 1 day)

January 2026 Cohort

Module 1: Introduction to the Fundamentals – 21 & 22 January 2026 (London, 2 days)
Module 2: Creating the Conditions for Change – 16 March 2026 (online, half day)
Module 3: Coaching and Challenge – 27 April 2026 (half day, online)
Module 4: Core Coaching Skills – 9 June 2026 (London, 1 day)

June 2026 Cohort

Module 1 – Introduction to the Fundamentals 10 & 11 June 2026 – 0900-1700 (London)
Module 2 – Creating the Conditions of Change 13 July 2026 – 0900 -1230 (online)
Module 3 – Coaching and Challenge 7 September 2026 – 1330-1700 (online)
Module 4 – Core Coaching Skills 15 October 2026 – 0900-1700 (London)

Venue

The course is a blended programme which mixes both face-to-face training and online sessions. Face-to-face training takes place at Coram, based just 10 minutes’ walk from King’s Cross, the venue offers bright and spacious training rooms and outdoor space in which we can work. By basing our programmes here, we are also supporting the work that Coram are doing to improve the lives of children across the UK. Based on feedback from our courses, we have found that participants greatly value being able to chat informally with cohort colleagues and faculty during breaks, which is why we always include lunch and refreshments on our face to face workshops at no extra charge. Online modules are live group learning sessions conducted by a member of our faculty.

Fee

The fee for this programme is £2,750 + VAT.

Payment can be made in full or in interest-free instalments. Please get in touch for more details. A place on the course is secured with a deposit of £750 + VAT.

Peace of mind guarantee: If you change your mind within 14 days of enrolling you will get a full refund.

Please familiarise yourself with the course terms and conditions, including payment and refund policies, before applying – and if you have any queries at all, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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— Course participant

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