Level 1 Coaching Course Overview

Many Christian leaders and workers tend to focus on getting work done through people, but
wise leaders focus on developing capacity in their people through work.

A significant characteristic of highly effective leaders is that they spend less time doing the work themselves, and instead prioritize developing those around them and their teams. “Leaders may impress others when they succeed, but they impact others when their followers succeed.” (J. Maxwell)

What This Training Is About:  

This ICF Level 1 Core Coaching Skills Training will give you practical skills to better develop the capacity of those around you. Through demonstrations, skills practice, discussions, group work, and intentional reflection, this interactive training will help you take relationships and conversations to a completely different level. You will gain a variety of useful tools and skills to use formally and informally with colleagues, friends, and family. The training will enable you to:

• To shift from a problem-based focus to a solutions-based focus

• Help those around you feel more supported and empowered

• Facilitate others in increasing their own sense of responsibility and intentionality to take the next steps forward

• Resolve conflict more proactively

• Achieve greater synergy working with others

• Enhance morale and increase engagement (which inevitably results in greater achievement)

This course will provide the 60 hours of coaching education required for certification through the International Coach Federation (ICF).  If you are not interested in certification, you will still be able to take your acquired knowledge and utilize it in your own circles of influence. If you are interested in certification, please view the ICF website: ACC Credential > Level 1 ACTP Path. If you are not sure about certification at this time, you can add the extra mentor coaching and assessment at a later date.

This course will also include 20 hours of out-of-class (asynchronous) learning assignments, and implementation. There will be a variety of options catered to different learning styles and contexts.

The course will be taught in English and expects participants to be proficient in speaking English.