Train to be a coach
The Coach House programme is an industry-leading certificate which gives you the foundations to build coaching skills, add to your career portfolio or start your own coaching business.
It has your development at the heart of its purpose, and the training we provide will equip you to work in any coaching environment. The programme enables you to practise and broaden your skills while learning with a small group of people with similar goals to enhance the whole experience.
Fully Accredited Coaching Qualifications
Our certificate is accredited by the Association for Coaching and the International Coaching Federation, so you know you’re receiving robust, high-quality training from expert facilitators with years’ of experience.
Certificate Overview
The course is designed to work around your existing demanding job or family commitments. The learning is modular and takes place in live online sessions, and self-study and coaching practice can be done at a time to suit you.
Our approach to your learning
Content is over 6 modules, spaced roughly one a month
All modules are live, interactive and contain a mix of practical exercises, frameworks and lots of opportunities to coach
There are short homework tasks set between modules to embed learning and develop knowledge
There is 1:1 supervision for each delegate to develop their coaching style and provide personal tuition
Each delegate will do 20 hours of coaching practice
What You Will Learn
The programme will run over roughly six months to give you time to embed learning as well as to practice and develop your coaching style. The workshops have a strong emphasis on gaining practical experience alongside the theoretical learning.
Delivered Live Via Zoom
Exploring Coaching
In this first in-depth session, you will gain a thorough understanding of the essence of coaching and acquire the skills of active listening and powerful questioning.
- Defining coaching and the coaching process
- Coaching ethics, boundaries and dilemmas
- The art of great questions and great listening
- An introduction to the GROW model
- Values: articulating your own and respecting those of others
Understanding Coaching Psychology
This session will help you take coaching to another level by giving you the skills to understand people’s behaviour and the psychological theory that underpins the coaching process.
- Understanding the psychology of coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural Coaching
- Understanding cognitive distortions
- Negative self-talk – strategies for you and your clients
- The PRACTICE model of coaching
The Coach’s Toolkit
This session will provide you with multiple different approaches and techniques as will as an introduction to neuro-linguistic programming (NLP).
- Exploring Appreciative Inquiry in coaching
- Using psychometrics in coaching
- NLP models for coaching
- Rapport and communication in the coaching relationship
Unconscious filters, patterns and beliefs
Developing your Style and Confidence
This session will help you to develop your own inner confidence as well as understanding how to coach others when they don’t feel at their best.
- How to get fantastic results from coaching
- Establishing high levels of EQ
- The difference between coaching inside and outside organisations
- Coaching in professional contexts
- Self-awareness: who you are is how you coach
Transformational Coaching
This session will continue to develop your skills and confidence in using coaching techniques to elicit lasting behavioural change and improve performance.
- Breaking down barriers to success
- Tackling procrastination and perfectionism
- How to use a strengths-based approach
- Working with metaphors and Clean Language
- Reaching your own potential and supporting others
Your Coaching Future
In this final session, we will help you prepare to take your coaching skills into the workplace or your own coaching business. During this session each person will take part in an observed coaching session which will be assessed as part of the certificate success criteria.
- Building the case for coaching with your clients or organisation
- Internal coaching in organisations: the power of the coach within
- Individual practical coaching assessment and feedback
- Preparation and guidelines for submissions and the written assignment
- Post-graduation – accreditation, supervision and CPD
Future Dates
February 2025
May 2025
September 2025
November 2025
A word from our founder
The overwhelming feedback we receive from graduates is about how the programme contributes to their personal development and self-confidence, as well as how they do their jobs. Coach training will give you different choices in life and the chance to take another look at your career trajectory. It will give you the potential to create your own business, develop your leadership style and approach or add coaching as new area to an existing business.
We appreciate that both organisations and individuals face financial challenges and when that is the case, there is an opportunity to apply for our bursary.
I look forward to welcoming you to the programme.
Good Luck!
What Our Graduates Say about the Coach House Certificate
Graduates Testimonials
What was your biggest learning on the Coach House Certificate?
“That I don’t have to be an expert in my coachee’s business or field in order to add value as their coach.
That by the end I would have the confidence to call myself a coach! I went into the course with the belief that I was a strong manager and I was fascinated to learn what coaching was all about but if I am honest, I wasn’t certain if I was going to take it as far as I now want to. I am sure there is some forward momentum that I have created for myself but my conversations as a coach, my conversations with my fellow coachees and my interactions with Helen have given me a sense of self belief that I wasn’t fully anticipating. Being a coach makes me feel great and I truly want to get the best outcome for my clients.”
Jo, Senior Leader
What would you say to someone who is wondering whether to join the coach house certificate programme?
“If you want to complete a professional coaching qualification, accredited by the AC, which is delivered by top quality experts – all in a six month period – this is for you!
The course provides an excellent foundation in the tools and techniques of coaching theory and it is run in a safe and inclusive style that creates a supportive and mutually beneficial learning environment. I would definitely recommend it!
It’s time out that is worthwhile personally for dedicated individual learning time; professionally for reflection and oneself, one’s approach and one’s ability to develop techniques to support, enable and develop colleagues; and overall acquisition of a new skill to share and hone in the name of support and encouragement for others.”
Kate, HR Professional and parent
What’s included in the programme?
Programme Details
Materials and benefits
We include in the package everything you need to complete this programme, and a little bit more:
A journal for your personal reflections and learning
Two hours one-to-one coaching supervision
A programme workbook
Two leading textbooks will be provided
Student Membership to the Association for Coaching for one year
Preferential rates for CPD events and group supervision
Access to The Coach House Members area where all materials are supplied online.
On completion you receive your Certificate and invitation to our graduation evening (a celebration with fizz!)
The Investment
We want our course to be available to everyone who wants to learn to be a coach, whether that’s through your existing company or as individual self-funding the programme. With this in mind we have two pricing structures.
Online Attendance:
If your company is paying: £4,750 +VAT, per person (payable on booking)
If you are paying for yourself: £3,750 + VAT, per person (bursaries and payment plans may be available on application)
You’ve got this far but hearing from someone else who has done the programme will help you make the decision.
Here’s what one of our recent graduates has to say.