Understanding Coaching and Mentoring

Coaching and mentoring help people and organisations not only to understand their strengths and improve them but to also identify weaknesses and their causes to eliminate them. This counselling course provides a broad introduction to mentoring and coaching and informs you about the components, characteristics and methods a coach and mentor can employ to become more effective. These lessons provide the building blocks required to harness the power of coaching and mentoring. By the end of this course, you will also understand how to structure and carry out an effective coaching session.

This course starts with an overview of the purpose of mentoring and coaching. We explain how to identify the key differences in the approach and responsibility of a coach and a mentor. The lessons then explore the traps and barriers you could face and guide you through strategies to overcome them. You will learn about the principles of ethical coaching as laid down by the relevant governing bodies and then research the best models. We will focus on the skills and attributes needed to support the development and growth of a successful mentee. We focus on communication, personal, management and functional skills to provide the best ways to deal with coaches, mentees and the general public.

This course is best suited for those who aspire to be professional coaches and mentors but have limited knowledge about the field. It also meets the needs of supervisors, team leaders and managers that have to perform coaching and mentoring in a limited scope. With up-to-date knowledge and tested techniques, it ensures you get the right kind of tutoring on the subject. Enrol now and scale up your expertise.