Life coaching

This course has been endorsed by the Board of Executive and Professional Education, University of Cambridge.

Aims of the course:

Students will benefit from:

1. Knowledge and understanding of life coaching
2. Awareness and role of a life coach
3. Developing practical ability in the skills of life coaching
4. Designing and managing a structured life coaching programme
5. Demonstrating critical awareness of the legal and ethical considerations of life coaching
6. The richness gained from working with a group of like-minded colleagues from different locations around the world

Who this course is for:

• Those considering becoming life coaches
• Those interested in learning more about life coaching
• Coaches in training
• Working coaches

No prior coaching experience is necessary, although students would normally be working within organisations or working professionally with organisations.

Schedule (this course is completed entirely online):

Orientation Week: 4-10 January 2021

Teaching Weeks: 11 January-14 February 2021

Feedback Week: 15-21 February 2021

Each week of an online course is roughly equivalent to 2-3 hours of classroom time. On top of this, participants should expect to spend roughly 2-3 hours reading material, etc., although this will vary from person to person.

While they have a specific start and end date and will follow a weekly schedule (for example, week 1 will cover topic A, week 2 will cover topic B), our tutor-led online courses are designed to be flexible and as such would normally not require participants to be online for a specific day of the week or time of the day (although some tutors may try to schedule times where participants can be online together for web seminars, which will be recorded so that those who are unable to be online at certain times are able to access material).

Unless otherwise stated, all course material will be posted on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) so that they can be accessed at any time throughout the duration of the course and interaction with your tutor and fellow participants will take place through a variety of different ways which will allow for both synchronous and asynchronous learning (discussion boards,etc).

A Certificate of Participation will be awarded to participants who contribute constructively to weekly discussions and exercises/assignments for the duration of the course.

What our students say - September 2015

"The course was very enjoyable and covered all the basic knowledge around coaching in a relatively short period"

"Keith is a very talented tutor and his materials were great"

This course is open to everyone, and you don’t need any previous knowledge or experience of the subject to attend.

Our online courses are designed especially for adult learners who want to advance their personal or professional development. They are taught by tutors who are expert in both their subjects and in teaching students of all ages and experiences.

For information on bursaries for this course, please see http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/info/bursaries