ILM level 3 certificate in effective coaching - self paced study

Earn a highly respected, nationally recognised, coaching qualification

Level 3 certificate in effective coaching. Awarded by the Institute of Leadership and Management

• Learn the skills and processes for coaching at work
• Be able to coach on professional and personal topics
• Understand and manage the balance between coaching and mentoring

Time commitments

This programme takes approximately 100 hours to complete. The commitment includes:

• Watching learning videos
• Reading learning resources
• Carrying out practice activities, including coaching sessions
• Having regular 1:1 tutorial and feedback conversations with the course tutor

You will learn

• All the skills and structures for coaching senior leaders
• How to coach people in challenging circumstances
• Long term coaching engagements

By the end of this programme you will have the skills, experience and confidence to know you are a workplace coach.

You do not need to have any existing coaching skills to enrol on this course

What support is available?

We ensure that you have all the resources needed to pass the qualification, including:

• Unlimited tutorial support
• Written and verbal feedback on your coaching sessions
• Writing templates and sample assignments

Enquire today, to see if this is the right course for you, and to stand out as a coach

The level 3 certificate in effective coaching is the most accessible coaching programme of the Institute of Leadership and Management.

Adding this qualification to your experience marks you out as a committed coach, able to support colleagues and direct reports in a coaching style

Key features

• Written and verbal feedback on your coaching sessions
• Unlimited tutorial support between training room days
• Continual support until you pass your ILM qualification
• Thriving alumni community, to continue your learning

Course outcomes

On completion of this programme, you will be able to

• Use standard coaching skills, including questioning, listening, pausing, structuring sessions
• Coach people with workplace challenges and opportunities.

• Balance the coaching relationship with the needs of the organisation
• Reflect deeply and continue to improve on your coaching

Syllabus

In order to meet the syllabus, the training covers topics that include:

• Coaching vs mentoring; definitions and choices
• Agenda setting in coaching
• Self-assessing on coaching skills
• Structuring coaching sessions
• Facts and feelings in coaching
• Powerful questions and careful listening
• Goal setting and actions in coaching

Assessment

The three units of the ILM level certificate in coaching are:

1. Understanding good practice in coaching within an organisational context
2. Undertaking an extended period of coaching within an organisational context – 12 hours
3. Reflecting on your coaching skills within an organisational context

These are assessment by:

• A written assignment: understanding good practice in coaching within an organisational context
• 12 hours of coaching practice, including assessment of a coaching session, and completion of coaching logs
• A reflective journal, showing your development as a coach

These assignments are undertaken after the training days have finished and are completed within 6 months.

Assignment support

Many adult learners have not undertaken formal assignments or study for many years. We understand this and provide a high level of support, so that everyone gets through the challenging times and completes their assignments. The support includes:

• Template answer books to follow
• Full guidance on completion of assignments
• Example assignments to draw inspiration from
• Marking and reviews of assignments, prior to final submission to the ILM
• Detailed feedback on your coaching practice
• Unlimited tutorial support and mentoring through the process

Our approach

Coaching is a practical skill, with a theoretical basis. Our approach is that we practice the skill during our study sessions and learn the theory outside of it

This makes the self paced activities highly focussed, active and practical, with opportunities to coach, be coached, receive feedback and work on coaching skills. Plenty of time to pause and practice!

At the same time, we provide support to make sure the academic and study element is fully met, by providing resources, guidance and specific texts to study.

Tutor team

Love Your Coaching’s training team are all experienced coaches, who earn their living from both coaching and training. They know how to coach, and how to teach coaching skills.

The team is led by Charlie Warshawski. He has been coaching since 2017 and delivering ILM qualifications since 2014. His own coaching practice is of over 1000 hours, and he focusses on coaching leaders in education.

People who enrol for this ILM level 3 programme are normally in first line management positions in organisations. Our candidate profiles for this level 3 programme include:

• Project managers, both employed and freelance
• Contact centre managers and department heads

Team leaders in voluntary sector organisations

No previous coaching qualification is necessary to enrol on this coaching course…..

If you are not sure which coaching course to sign up for, we carry out a pre-booking informal assessment, to make sure that this course is at the right level for you.

Successful candidates for this qualification can expect significant career progression opportunities: increasingly, managers are being asked to have coaching skills and qualifications in order to progress