National Coaching and Mentoring Programme Overview

National Coaching and Mentoring Train the Trainer Programme consists of:

• • Pre programme – delegates will undertake online coaching and mentoring skills assessment

  • Six x 3.5 hour distance learning training sessions in cohorts of 20 delegates

  • Intersessional tasks (regional delivery structure may vary) 

  • Delegates will have the opportunity to join additional online small group coaching supervision sessions 

  • Delegates will have access to tutor support via email and telephone throughout the programme lifecycle

  • Delegate will have the opportunity  to pursue self-funded accreditation the ILM L3, 5 or 7 Award in Coaching and Mentoring after completing the course

  •  Delegates will subsequently receive one day professional development update training annually

Accreditation Funding 

The Consortia is able to offer a limited number of fully funded accreditation places, please contact Claire.Richards@sewaleseas.org.uk for details 

At the end of the programme the delegate will:

• • Know what it takes to be an effective coach and mentor

  • Understand the role and responsibilities of effective coaches and mentors

  • Learn how to use recognised coaching and mentoring models, and the tools and techniques to support it

  • Put your new skills into practice and carry out supervised coaching & mentoring sessions as part of the programme

  • Analyse coaching and mentoring performance to improve own ability

What is expected of delegates enrolling upon the programme 

• • Attendance at all programme sessions 

  • Completion of pre programme online coaching and mentoring assessment 

  • Complete pre-reading before each session from bespoke training pack 

  • Practice using coaching and mentoring tools within job roles between each online session in the workplace

Programme Content

• Developing Coaching and Mentoring skills 

• The Coaching & Mentoring Spectrum

• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours of Effective Coaches & Mentors

• Coaching & Mentoring in action

• Barriers to Coaching and Mentoring

• GROW Model

• Questioning Skills

• 4 Cornerstones of Questioning

• Monitoring Progress 

• Preparation

• Confidentiality and Ethics

• Let’s Practice using them - Coaching Game

• Generating Evidence

• Diagnostic Tools used in Coaching and Mentoring

• •  Communication Styles – David Merrill Social Styles

  • Diagnostic Tools - Learning Styles VAK

  • The 10 Factors affecting Motivation

  • Diagnostic Tools - SWOT Analysis from a Coaching & Mentoring Perspective

  • Practical Session

  • Styles and Structure of Mentoring

  • Mentoring Approaches - the balance of power 

  • Using the Consortia Mentoring Framework

  • Mentoring Model Rule of 3

  • Using Mentoring to Encourage Reflective Practice

  • The KOLB Reflection Model

  • Development Plans for Coaches and Mentors

  • Ongoing Coaching & Mentoring Supervision

  • Optional membership of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)