Intro to Coaching
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Course Overview
Coaching helps us understand the way we interpret, prioritise, decide, anticipate and engage with ourselves and the world around us. It supports us to develop self-belief, intrinsic motivation, choice, clarity, commitment, awareness, responsibility and a readiness to act.
The Intro to Coaching short course will provide you with a broad understanding of coaching principles.
Explore the important aspects that inform the capacity to coach. This 40-hour introductory short course will show you what supports and hinders effective coaching.
Learn how to grow your capacity to build relationships, communicate effectively, cultivate ways to generate goals, and manage your progress in day-to-day life and the workplace.
FAQs
What are the entry requirements?
Anyone 18 years of age or older can sign up for this short course. There are no academic entry requirements or conditions.
Who is this short course for?
This short course is for anyone interested in understanding what coaching is and learning how to unlock potential.
What is the time commitment?
A total of 40 hours is required to complete the short course.
What do you need to do the short course?
- Access to Microsoft Word
- Google Chrome (recommended)
- Stable internet connection
Is the short course accredited?
The short course is not accredited and non-credit bearing.
What is coaching?
Coaching focuses on helping individuals or groups gain insight into what they want and what holds them back from achieving their potential. Coaching empowers people to set goals, learn to do things differently and achieve their aims while building self-management, leadership, communication and critical thinking skills. It is about both personal and professional development. Read more here.
Course highlights
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Understand what coaching is and how it works.
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Explore change, responses to change and how to navigate change better.
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Identify fundamental coaching skills and approaches.
Dates and Registration
- Class of 2025 Jul-Sep: 1 July – 30 September
- Class of 2025 Oct-Dec: 1 October – 31 December
Short course classes are on demand allowing you to register at any time and move through course content at a time that suits you. Learners will have access to the course for the class period they choose when registering.
Learner Experience
Aruna Singh
Sunny Imoekor
George Plotz
Erin Slingers
Certification
Upon completion, you will receive a digital certificate of completion as evidence of the skills and knowledge demonstrated.
The Intro to Coaching short course has been designed and developed by experts in the field of psychology. The course is for anyone needing to upskill in this area and offers 40 hours of learning.
What You’ll Learn
Through course videos, readings and self-reflection activities, you will explore the following topics:
Introduction to coaching
Discover the wide range of applications of coaching, and the differences between coaching and other modalities. Reference will be made to specific competencies that inform effective coaching and you will have the opportunity to discover your readiness for coaching.
The power of coaching: Navigating uncertainty and change
Gain insight into how behavioural change works and the role neuroscience plays in coaching to reduce the intensity of change experienced in the process of our day-to-day. You will also explore the role of change management coaching and the impact it can have.
Fundamental aspects of coaching
Explore the importance of establishing the right conditions to create a safe space for others. Learn about fundamental skills coaches use to create psychological safety, build trust and remain present in the conversation. Learn how to cultivate deep listening, effective responding and questioning skills.
The GROW model for coaching conversations
Learn about a classic problem-solving model that has been used extensively to frame coaching conversations. It offers a guided conversational framework that can be used to structure any learning or coaching conversation.
Coaching tools
Try out several tools that support coaches to work effectively within a coaching conversation. You will learn how to prioritise areas for coaching, build emotional literacy and unpack assumptions The tools are not only simple and easy to use but can be adapted to almost every coaching situation.
Course Outcomes
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Recognise and distinguish between what is and what is not coaching.
- Explain the scope, purpose, and outcomes of coaching and how it differs from other modalities.
- Describe how coaching works and the competencies that inform effective coaching.
- Clarify how coaching supports individuals to navigate the impact of change.
- Synthesise learnings from neuroscience, psychology, and adult learning to support change and development.
- Define how to create the optimal environment of psychological trust and safety for successful coaching conversations.
- Explore the attributes skills and behaviours that inform effectiveness of coaching.
- Apply a coaching model to your own context.
- Experiment with several tools that support a coaching way of working.
The Team
The SACAP Global team brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience across various disciplines. Our expert short course developers and dedicated support team are passionate about sharing their insights to help you get the most out of your online learning journey.
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Intro to CoachingR3,200.00
Details
Structure
On-demand
Start Date
1 July 2025End Date
30 September 2025
Duration
40 hours
Total Hours
40 hours
Mode
Self-paced learning-
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