Level 5 Coaching Professional Apprenticeship
This the role of coach is found in private, public and third sector national and multinational organisations and employers. It is found in every sector across the country including; healthcare, construction, finance sector, engineering and manufacturing sectors, business and professional services, education sector, retail sector, leisure sector, technology sector and construction.
There has been a growing demand for the professionalisation of coaching to include one-to-one coaching, team coaching, leadership coaching and for coaching skills to be embedded within culture and governance infrastructures to support future ways of working. The broad purpose of the role is to work with a wide range of individuals and teams across organisations, to empower and engage with them to enhance their professional performance.
The programme covers all of the following standards in respect of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours required within the Coaching Apprenticeship:
- Learning and reflective practice
- Emotional and social intelligence and self awareness
- Personality type theories
- Organisation culture
- Communication
- Coaching theory and practice
- Evaluation, return on investment and delivering value
- Legislation, data protection, safeguarding and codes of conduct
- Needs analysis and outcome focused planning
- Contracting with stakeholders and stakeholder management
- Building rapport and trust
- Delivering constructive feedback
- Questioning techniques
- Time management
- Diversity and inclusion, limiting beliefs
- Commitment to self development
- Wellbeing and resilience
- Ambassador a coaching mindset
- Demonstrating respect
- Openness
Duration
13 months plus EPA.
Blended Learning Approach
- 2 day launch
- Tutor lead workshops
- Line Manager Engagement
- Virtual tutorials and webinars
- Assignments
- Ongoing bespoke progressive personal and professional development plan
- One to one support sessions
- Quarterly reviews
- Completion of coaching relationship journey with three individuals
Outcomes
- Improving skills and knowledge around the whole coaching lifecycle
- Assessing and understanding business needs
- Ability to identify where coaching can help individuals and business
- Able to convey the value of coaching in a business setting
- Become a skilled coach
- Being able to use a variety of tools and techniques suitable to coaching situations
- Demonstrating professionalism and how to conduct self as a coach
- Embedding the right behaviours: ethics, integrity, proactivity, self-discipline, resilience and self-motivation
- Engaging delegates in their own self-learning and future development
Professional Recognition
Achievement of the standard is recognised by the Association for Coaching, The European Mentoring and Coaching Council and the International Coaching Federation. Option to achieve the Institute of Leadership and Management Level 5 in Coaching and Mentoring.
