Career Coaching Course - Level 3 CPD Accredited

The online Career Coaching Course from Oplex Careers aims to provide great insight into the skills and knowledge related to coaching and mentoring, discussing mentoring models, ethics and more.

The online Career Coaching Course will provide learners with a good insight into key skills essential to make an effective coach. This course will discuss concepts related to mentoring, training, models related to coaching and more.

This course will provide a great insight into working with clients using practical examples throughout the course. Whether working in this field already, you want to get started working in coaching and mentoring, or just interested in this field of study, this course will cover a range of modules and provide multiple examples for assessment.

Course Syllabus

The Career Coaching Course is split into the following modules:

• Mentoring and Coaching

• The Principles, Skills, and Practice Associated with Effective Mentoring and Coaching
o The Objective of Training and Mentoring in the Context of an Organisation
• The Values, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviours of an Effective Mentor or Coach
o Coaching
o Coaching in the Workplace
o Mentoring
o The Process of Mentoring
o Terminologies used in Mentoring and Coaching
• How does Mentoring and Coaching Compare to Counselling and Therapy?
• Organisational Context
• Organisational and Individual Benefits of Mentoring and Coaching

• Training Techniques

• Alternative Techniques of Supporting and Developing Employees
o Informal Learning Prospects: “Corridor” Mentoring and Coaching
• Corporate Goals and the Role Mentoring and Coaching Plays Towards their Attainment

• Overcoming Obstacles

• Organisational Hurdles and Strategies of Overcoming Them
• Operational Hurdles and Strategies for Overcoming Them
• Individual Hurdles and Strategies for Overcoming Them
• Techniques for Evaluation, Review, and Monitoring

• Coaching and Mentoring Models

• The GROW Model
• Training Models to Improve Mentoring and Coaching
o Argyris’ Double Loop Learning
o Kolb’s Learning Cycle
o Myers Briggs
• Hemispherical Dominance
o Transformational Learning
o Johari’s Window
o Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
• Spiritual and Emotional Intelligence
o Assessing Emotional Intelligence
• Counselling and Learning Therapies

• Ethical and Legal Aspects

• Ethical and Legal Aspects associated with Mentoring and Coaching
• The Role Supervision Plays in Mentoring and Coaching
• Authority and Power Concepts
o Five Bases Associated with Power
o Zero Sum
• Cultural Issues

• Relationships in Mentoring and Coaching

• Relationship Features in Mentoring and Coaching
o Judgemental or Non-Judgemental
o Situational Judgement Tests
• Transactional Analysis
• Establishing a Suitable Physical Environment
• Managing Confidentiality
o Commitments for the Coach

• Effective Coaching

• Models and Processes for Effective Coaching
o Team and Individual Mentoring and Coaching Sessions
o GROW
o ARROW
o Protégé Initiated Conversations
• Coaching Path

• Code of Conduct

• Supervision: Practice and Principles
o Professional Membership
• Code of Conduct
o Introduction
o Purpose
o Terminology
• Values, Conduct, and Principles Influencing Mentoring and Coaching
• Culture, Organisational Structure, and Performance Support

• Final Assessment

Assessment

To assess the learners ability and knowledge to effectively understand the topics contained within the Career Coaching Course, the course features a number of end of module interactive quiz questions.

Additionally, at the end of the course learners will also take an online multiple choice assessment test. This online multiple choice test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.

Certificate

On successful completion of this Career Coaching Course students will receive a CPD Certification Level 3. This certificate will be produced in PDF format, hard copies of the certificate will be available at an additional fee of £9.99.

Course Format

This course is delivered online through eLearning. Learners of the course will receive instant access to our interactive student learning portal, which offers 24/7 access to the Career Coaching Course.

Course Duration

The online Career Coaching Course requires 16 hours to complete the course in full. This is only a guide to the learning hours required and it depends on how quickly an individual can absorb the information. The learning is online so it can be spread out over multiple sessions or done in one session.

Learners will have access to this course for up to 12 months from the date of joining. There is no time limit to complete the course during this period.

Tutor Support

When you are studying a course it is always useful to know that you have the help and support of tutors that want you to succeed in your studies.

As part of the Career Coaching Course you will receive access to our dedicated tutor support service. The academic tutors will be able to provide you with unlimited online email support to help answer any questions that you may have whilst you are studying the course.

Course Compatibility

Our Career Coaching Course is fully compatible with PC’s, Mac’s, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices.

We know that more and more people are using the web whilst they are on the move, so we have designed this Career Coaching Course to be fully compatible across tablet and smartphone devices. You will be able to access the same content from the course, just over a 3G or 4G network whilst on the move.

There are no specific entry requirements to join this course with Oplex Careers. All you need to study this course is an internet connection.