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Professional Diploma in Career Coaching

£315.00

Course synopsis

This course is designed for those who are considering becoming a career coach, working for yourself, or who are committed to coaching within their working environment or organisation. This is a field which is less than fifteen years old, despite having historic origins that span more than a century. The course will cover definitions, standards and models in career coaching as well as examining the core principles and concepts which enable the successful establishment of a client-coach collaborative and positive relationship.

The course consists of seven modules, each carrying their own tutor marked assignment. On completion of the course and assignments, students will be required to complete a 5000 word extended essay question.

Modules

Module 1: Beginnings: Life purpose
Module 2: Establishing the coaching relationship
Module 3: Levels of coaching
Module 4: Using Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) in career coaching
Module 5: The job search
Module 6: Interviews and interview strategies
Module 7: Bringing it all together

Module1: Beginnings: Life purpose

This module examines the role of a career coach and the specific needs of the individual client. In addition life purpose, values and motivators will be explored in relation to core skills evaluation and critical thinking. During this module we will take a detailed look at the psychology of experience in order to contextualize the working environment, culture and experience.

Module 2: Establishing the coaching relationship

This module will look at ethical considerations and standards, together with the different coaching models and how to apply them to individual clients. Assessment, planning and implementation of the coaching models will be explained in detail, together with core coaching competencies.

Module 3: Levels of coaching

There are several recognized levels of coaching appropriate and relevant to different situations, client needs and scenarios; the principles and techniques for these levels will be explained. In addition this module will cover the topics of insight, intuition, listening, questioning, interpretation and feedback processes; it will also deal with ending the coaching relationship.

Module 4: Using Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) in career coaching

This module will briefly look at the principles and practices of NLP in relationship to career coaching and give definitive examples of application.

Module 5: The job search

Within this module the areas of marketing plans, strategies and organizational skills will be examined. The processes of tactical searching and networking, together with curriculum vitae design and promotion will also be explored. Definitive and relevant examples will be given.

Module 6: Interviews and interview strategies

Contents of this module include: pre-interview preparation, including business research, types of interview techniques (especially competency-based), and the post-interview follow up. The module will also examine how to deal with evaluation of offers and rejection.

Module 7: Bringing it all together

This module looks at how to put the coaching models into practice within the working environment, together with summarizing and collating relevant key concepts. Example worksheets will also be featured in this module.

Entry Requirements

All students must per 16 years of age and above.

Study Hours

Approximately 37 hours per unit

Assessment Method

Final online multiple choice examination.

Please note that you can enrol on this course at anytime.

Qualification

Oxford College Professional Diploma in Career Coaching

What's Included

All study materials to enable the student to successfully complete the Diploma. Support is provided by the tutor department. Course completion certificate issued by Oxford College. All examination fees.

Course Fee

£315.00

Payment by Instalments

Students are able to pay course fees in monthly instalments. Click here to download our instalment plan.

Further Information

The course can be enrolled upon by students Internationally. There are no deadlines for enrolments.

Professional Diploma

The Professional Diploma is a 1 year course and is self study. This course is examined by online examination. This Diploma is a Level 2 equivalent on the National Qualifications Framework and is fully awarded by Oxford College.

Level 3 Diploma

The Quality Assured Diploma is a Level 3 equivalent on the National Qualifications Framework. The Diploma is a 2 year course which is self study and is examined by online examination. The Diploma is awarded by Oxford College and Quality Assured by Ascentis who are a highly recognised National awarding body. Upon completion of the course you will receive dual certification awarded by Oxford College and Ascentis.

To view the differences between our qualifications, please click HERE

Your course is delivered online via the Oxford Learning On Campus website.

Please note that included in your course fee is your registration to the On Campus student community, and a licence to print your study materials. Please note that the licence is for one print only, so please ensure that you have enough paper and ink to print the full course materials if required.

You will require having one of the following packages to access your On Campus area:

Windows: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 - Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above
Macintosh: Mac OS X, Mac OS 9.2 - Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above

In the student 'On Campus' you are also able to take part in the student chat room and forums as part of our online student community.

After enrolling online you will receive your username and password to access the On Campus area within 5 working days. You will also receive your personal Oxford Learning student number via email.

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