Events Calendar: September - December 2016

Thursday 15th & Friday 16th September
Wellbeing Coaching Programme, Wigan, UK
This 2 day ILM Endorsed programme will help you to empower clients with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to make necessary lifestyle and behavioural changes to improve their health and quality of life.

Saturday 17th September
Coaching Network, The Mount, Orrell, UK
In these informal sessions we lead a seminar on a crucial area of coaching, followed by a chance to mix with like-minded professional coaches and share your learning. The seminar will be on Action Learning and Group Coaching.

Monday 19th, Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st September (plus 3 days at a later date)
Level 7 Executive Coaching and Mentoring Programme, DW Stadium, Wigan, UK
This programme will develop your capability to act as a coach/mentor at the highest level. It takes around a year to complete. The extensive practical and theory-based work will enable you to work with any client to develop their leadership skills and support their career development.

Monday 19th, Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st September (plus 2 days at a later date)
Level 7 Coaching Supervision Programme, DW Stadium, Wigan, UK
This programme is for highly experienced coaches who are looking to become a competent coach supervisor. Ideal for those who lead coaching in an organisation.

Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th & Friday 7th October (plus 2 days at a later date)
Level 5 Coaching and Mentoring Programme, DW Stadium, Wigan, UK
This is an undergraduate level qualification, designed for mid-level managers and organisational coaches to develop the knowledge and ability to coach effectively at organisational level.

Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th & Friday 7th October (plus 1 day at a later date)
Level 3 Coaching Programme, DW Stadium, Wigan, UK
This programme is ideal for those who are new to coaching, it will develop your capability to act as a coach and develop those around you. It takes 6-9 months to complete this qualification.

Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th October
Career Coaching Programme, Dubai, UAE
This is a 2 day ILM Endorsed programme that aims to enhance executive coaching skills in the context of careers issues. The programme is for coaches and will build on their existing coaching skills and techniques to provide effective career coaching and counselling.

Saturday 15th October
Coaching Network, Dubai, UAE
In these informal sessions we lead a seminar on a crucial area of coaching, followed by a chance to mix with like-minded professional coaches and share your learning. The seminar will be on Team and Group Coaching Techniques.

Sunday 16th, Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th October (plus 6 days at a later date)
Level 7 Executive Coaching and Mentoring Programme, Dubai, UAE
This programme will develop your capability to act as a coach/mentor at the highest level. It takes around a year to complete. The extensive practical and theory-based work will enable you to work with any client to develop their leadership skills and support their career development.

Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th & Wednesday 19th October (plus 2 days at a later date)
Level 7 Coaching Supervision Programme, Dubai, UAE
This programme is for highly experienced coaches who are looking to become a competent coach supervisor. Ideal for those who lead coaching in an organisation.

Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th November
Career Coaching Programme, London, UK
This is a 2 day ILM Endorsed programme that aims to enhance executive coaching skills in the context of careers issues. The programme is for coaches and will build on their existing coaching skills and techniques to provide effective career coaching and counselling.

Saturday 19th November
Coaching Network, The Mount, Orrell, UK
In these informal sessions we lead a seminar on a crucial area of coaching, followed by a chance to mix with like-minded professional coaches and share your learning.

Thursday 24th & Friday 25th November
Career Coaching Programme, Wigan, UK
This is a 2 day ILM Endorsed programme that aims to enhance executive coaching skills in the context of careers issues. The programme is for coaches and will build on their existing coaching skills and techniques to provide effective career coaching and counselling.

Tuesday 13th December
Planning & Pricing Your Coaching Services, Wigan, UK
1 day masterclass with Judith Barton that will give you the knowledge, tools and motivation to work on your business plan and pricing strategy.

5 Tips for Anyone Starting Out as a Coach or Mentor

Michael McGlynn

Assistant in Student Support and Wellbeing, 

Liverpool Hope University

The world needs mentors.

We live in a society characterised by individualistic entitlement seasoned with a pinch of fear induced need to succeed. With potential career paths for many it would seem an exciting time to live, yet the sheer volume of decisions to be made renders a nation impotent.

Many people shy away from mentoring because they either feel under qualified or have had no experience of it themselves so it feels foreign. 

I have come to 5 simple conclusions that will hopefully help you along your own mentoring path.

A Mentor is a Constant

In life often the biggest enemy to overcome is inconsistency, a Mentor can provide stability for a mentee.

A Mentor is a Sign Poster 

You don’t have to be perfect to be a mentor, simply point your Mentee toward appropriate practitioners when required. 

A Mentor is an Aggressive Encourager

Draw the best out of your mentee by being their biggest fan. 

A Mentor is a Goal Setter

Make the future smaller by helping your mentee set simple short term goals or help them see the bigger picture with a 20 year plan.

A Mentor is a Sounding Board

Act as a non-judgemental listening ear/.  Hear what they have to say without offering your thoughts and allow your mentee to draw their own conclusions.

If you can implement these 5 tips I have no doubt that you will have a great foothold from which start your mentoring career.

Dream big, start small.

Find out more about the Mentoring courses we run here 

Parent Mentors Receive their Certificates

We were proud to present the 2012/2013 training group with their ILM Level 2 Award in Mentoring certificates.  Many congratulations from the Bsc team!

The ILM Level 2 Award in Mentoring is an ongoing programme in the UAE and UK.  To find out more click here