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A skilled coach or mentor is an invaluable asset to any organisation. As well as increasing confidence and motivation, ILM’s coaching and mentoring qualifications improve management performance, conflict resolution and communication and interpersonal skills.
This course will cover a combination of theory, practice and evaluation, linked to the online materials, with a significant element of coaching practice. This will involve participants working in threes, playing the roles of coach, coachee and observer. Topics will draw from progress in the online learning and will cover:
LSBU Business School is based at 103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA.
This course is also available at our Croydon Campus. Our new home in Electric House sets us up to deliver on our ambitions, with modern technology allowing us to deliver through the fast moving and changing world of education. Find out more.
LSBU Croydon is based at Electric House 3 Wellesley Rd, Croydon CR0 2NW.
There are four assessments and a portfolio of practice associated with the work undertaken by participants with coachees and / or mentees. ILM have specified these. They relate to practical outputs that can be used in a workplace situation.
The four assessments are:
Our latest research has found that coaching and mentoring can positively impact the workplace in a variety of ways:
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As a BGA member institution, students of LSBU Business School are able to access BGA's individual membership, which offers a range of tools and resources designed to support the professional and personal development of business students and graduates, free of charge. This includes CV building services, a job search function, skill assessments, thought-leadership, partner discounts and much more.
Activity | Date | Time |
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Induction workshop | 5 October 2021 | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Course Induction Enrolment | 5 October | |
Submission – Induction Reflective Review | 18 October | |
Enrolment - Theme One – Principles and Practiceof effective coaching & mentoring | 18 October | |
Workshop 1 - Coaching and mentoring in context - Room | 19 October | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Workshop 2 - Framework for coaching and mentoring - Room K402 | 26 October | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Workshop 3 - The coaching / mentoring contract - Room K402 | 2 November | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Submission – Guidance Manual | 15 November | |
Enrolment - Theme Two – Undertaking Effective Coaching and Mentoring | 15 November | |
3 optional coaching skills workshops x 45 mins | 16 Nov, 23 Nov and 30 Nov | |
Group supervision 1 | 7 December | 6:30pm - 8.30pm |
Workshop 1 - Effective and ethical coaching / mentoring - Room K402 | 11 January 2022 | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Workshop 2 - Reflective / coaching practice - Room K402 | 18 January | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Submission - Training proposal | 24 January | |
Workshop 3 - Self appraisal / supervision - Room K402 | 25 January | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Workshop 4 - Reflective practice / supervision - Room K403 | 1 February | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Submission – Portfolio – Executive Summary * Note: to be submitted once 18 hours of coaching practice have been achieved | ||
Group supervision 2 | 8 February | |
Enrolment - Theme Three – Reviewing your Practice as a coach or mentor | 14 February | |
Workshop 1 - The contribution of coaching and mentoring - Room K402 | 22 February | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Workshop 2 - Reviewing coaching / mentoring relationship - Room K402 | 1 March | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Submission – Personal Evaluation and PDP | 7 March | |
Workshop 3 - Working with management clients - Room K402 | 8 March | 6.30pm – 9pm |
Submission – Procedures Manual | 21 March |
The course is for:
This programme is aimed at anyone who undertakes coaching and/or mentoring in their workplace or who wishes to develop coaching and or mentoring within their organisation.
The Level 5 qualification is ideal for managers with significant responsibility for coaching and mentoring as part of their day-to-day role working with employees and colleagues. It is also designed to develop learners planning to move into a development role or start a career as a freelance coach or mentor offering coaching and mentoring to people within work settings. This is aimed at those who are offering or wish to offer coaching/mentoring at an operational level within organisations or as an external coach or mentor.
There are no formal entry requirements but we recommend that normally you have successfully completed an undergraduate or post graduate qualification in Business, Management, Human Resource Management, Psychology or a related subject area, or an equivalent qualification.
Exceptional learners, who have no formal qualification in management or leadership, but who have several years' experience and have completed some formal training in the role, may also participate.
If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.
Please get in touch with our team member – Dan Janowski – who will direct you to our payment link.
Home/EU postgraduate students and research students should apply through our dedicated application system.
Full details of how to do this are supplied on our How to apply section for postgraduate students and our How to apply section for research students.
International applicants should use our international application system. Full details can be found on our How to apply section for international students.
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Your application will be circulated to a number of potential supervisors who will look at your academic qualifications, experience and the research proposal to decide whether your research interest is something that could be supervised at LSBU.
There will also be an interview either by telephone or at the University. If you are successful you will be offered a place on a course and informed of the next enrolment date. The whole process normally takes between six to eight weeks, from receipt of your application to a decision being made about your application at the School.
After you’ve received your offer we’ll send you emails about events we run to help you prepare for your course.
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Enrolment pages.
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Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Enrolment pages.
The total cost of this course is £1800 including VAT.
The individual fee for this course is shown above. For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for postgraduate students.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 226 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
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