Course Details

This CPD course is suitable for those interested in gaining a qualification in coaching who are working in
settings where they may wish to use coaching skills, or who are keen to develop as coaches in the future.

If you wish to book a place on this course, please complete this expression of interest form.

The course will consist of:

• 3 full days of teaching around core skills. Can be taken separately from supervision and assessment. Cost £600.
• 3 hours of group supervision split over two sessions. Additional cost £200.
• An optional assessment of your coaching log and essay for a foundation practice certificate. We aim to accredit with a coaching body at foundation level. Additional cost £300.

Course Topics

• An overview into coaching, including coaching theory and skills practice in a supported context.
• Training in the coaching process including contracting, use of supervision, and evaluation of coaching
  outcomes
• An opportunity to engage your first coaching client in supervised practice by experienced coaching
  psychologists.
• Training in the professional development and accreditation of coaches
• Core areas needed to practice as a coach including coaching questions, process, solution focused
  approaches, and approaches gathered from cognitive behavioural coaching and motivational
  interviewing.

Course Aims

• To provide a foundation in coaching skills for people who are interested in offering coaching at work (e.g. as managers or supervisors), or to offer a foundation for those wishing to continue to develop and become practitioner coaches with further training and supervised hours.
• To be psychological and evidence base centred in the training provided
• To provide high quality training that will prepare people to engage in more in-depth coaching training in the future.

Course Eligibility

To enrol on this CPD course you must:

• Have an interest in coaching, and in particular developing evidence based coaching skills
• Be interested in psychology and coaching.
• Have a background in a relevant working area such as wellbeing, human resources, management or supervision, or another people-based area.

Collaborators and Trainers

Cordet Smart

Cordet has focused her career on developing communication in leadership, healthcare, and teamwork contexts. She is an ILM7 Executive Coach and Level 8 BPS Coaching Psychologist, as well as an organisational, and healthcare research specialist with particular interest on all aspects of teamwork and collaboration. She is a trained organisational psychologist (BPS stage 1).

She also led www.project5.org (not-for-profit), a voluntary organisation to support the wellbeing of healthcare staff by offering free coaching support. This constituted a significant movement in coaching, developing standards for coaching healthcare workers as an organisational (executive) director, and with responsibility for co-ordinating more than 4000 volunteers.

Contact Details

If you wish to book a place on this course, please complete this expression of interest form.

If you are interested in taking part in this training course, or have any questions, please contact:
createprojects-cedar@exeter.ac.uk.