INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL COACH?
For those of you who maybe interested in becoming a coach, here is a list of reputable coaching skills training courses in the UK. They will give you help and advice on becoming a coach and the cost associated with each coaching skills training course.
USEFUL PROFESSIONAL COACHING INFORMATION WEBSITES
www.emccouncil.org The standard bearer in the UK for raising coaching standards and led by the grandfathers of UK coaching, Sir John Whitmore & Eric Parsloe.
www.coachville.com
Coachville are a free service for coaches all you need do is sign up to access a host of free material. They also have a coaching school which is mostly distance learning supported by occasional workshops in London.
www.associationforcoaching.com
This is an independent UK coaching body which provides a variety of services and support.
www.coachfederation.com
This is the official website for the International Coaching Federation who are seen as the leading independent organisation internationally setting the standard for coaching.
www.eurocoachlist.com
This coaching list has a number of subscribers, the majority are coaches and first three months are free thereafter a low cost rate gets you membership for a year. This is where most coaches go to hold discussions, exchange ideas, gain information and advertise.
COACHING SKILLS TRAINING SCHOOLS
There are many schools and people offering professional coaching skills training. These are some of the larger providers.
www.oscm.co.uk Run MSc programmes. Probably the best coach training school in the country.
www.brookes.ac.uk The Oxford Brookes University run a very good MSc coaching course
http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/executive/pt/coaching/ Lancaster University run an excellent masters certificate in coaching course which costs about £6k, but by all accounts is worth every penny.
www.the-coaching-academy.co.uk The UK's largest coaching skills training school and one of the best.
www.i-l-m.com The Institute of Leadership & Management provide coach training courses which are internationally recognised.
www.cipd.co.uk The Chartered Institute for Personnel & Development run some very good Manager As Coach courses.
www.centreoflifecoaching.co.uk
www.ukcollegeoflifecoaching.co.uk
Newcastle College (01670 700 800) run a free life coaching course which is European funded. The course is compiled by Fiona Harrold and has much merit bar the fact that it lacks actual coaching practice.