MQM1ACP: Professional Certificate in Advanced Coaching Practice

Module code: MQM1ACP

Module provider: Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour; Henley Business School

Credits: 30

Level: 7

When you’ll be taught: Full year

Module convenor: Professor Rebecca Jones, email: r.j.jones@henley.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s): Completed an initial coach training of 60 hours of coach specific education as approved by the International Coach Federation ; 100 hours of coaching experience; to be in on-going coaching supervision (Open)

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: No

Last updated: 3 February 2025

Overview

Module aims and purpose

Summary module description:

This is an evidence-based coaching practitioner focussed programme based around the International Coach Federation (ICF) Level 2 Professional Certified Coach (PCC) competencies to deepen coaching skills and expertise and support external professional coach level accreditation with the ICF. It is aimed at those coaches who wish to advance their coaching practice, build on their initial coach education, and work towards ICF PCC credential. The Professional Certificate in Advanced Coaching Practice will focus on moving participants from ‘doing’ coaching to ‘being’ a coach, which requires a deep sense of self-awareness and comprehensive grasp of the core coaching competencies with a working knowledge of the application of behaviour change theories. It is a highly experiential programme with extensive coaching practice and reflective practice, alongside input and discussion on psychological theories. The programme is based on blend of face-to-face workshops (delivered either in-person or live-online) with asynchronous online learning, and online coach mentoring integrated throughout the learning pathway. 

Module learning outcomes

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

• Apply the coaching competencies commensurate with the Professional Certified Coach Level competency marker framework consistently in their coaching conversations.

• Critically evaluate a range of psychological theories and approaches to apply the most effective approach in a coaching commission.

• Evaluate their own, and others coaching competencies against the appropriate benchmark

• Critically reflect on their own development throughout the programme through a practice of self-reflection

• Apply professional standards and ethical practice to their coaching

Additional outcomes:

• Develop awareness of and confidence in their own unique coaching style, and clarity on their purpose as a coach.

Module content

• Theoretical input and practical application of the ICF core coaching competencies at PCC Level

• Developing a coaching mindset as the foundation of coaching

• Exploration of psychological theories that can influence the coach’s mindset and behaviour change

• Contractual implications for the coaching relationship and session

• The coaching relationship including trust, ego states and transference

• Communication competencies

• Creativity in evoking awareness

• Common pitfalls in coaching

• Facilitating growth and learning in others

• Developing ethical maturity

• Extensive observed coaching practice 

• Developing a reflective practice

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

• Face-to-face workshops (either online or in-person). 

• Teaching methods will include working in small groups, pairs, and triads. 

• Teaching includes input from tutors, including demonstrations of techniques. Plenary discussion and table discussions will be encouraged. 

• Observation of coaching practice, with participants provided with feedback against the professional competencies throughout the programme.

• The programme will include reflective practice aligned to the principles of coaching supervision.

• Asynchronous learning sessions such as watching video content, reading and reflection. 

• Mentor coaching sessions throughout the programme, to review coaching skills against ICF competencies with a qualified mentor. 

• Participants will be expected to maintain their own ongoing coaching practice to build required number of coaching hours for the credential.

• Participants will be expected to engage in their ongoing coaching supervision (through their own private arrangement) and integrate learning and reflection from this.

Study hours

At least At least 41 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module. Please note that the hours listed below are indicative and for guidance purposes only hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

One 2,500-word assignment, drawing on the relevant literature and reflecting on how the student is developing a coaching mindset and will continue their ongoing development of self.

One 30-minute recording of a one-to-one coaching session, demonstrating International Coaching Federation (ICF) core coaching competences and process, with supporting transcript and reflection

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

Assessments marked Pass/Fail
 

• where the piece of work is submitted up to 30 days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than 30 days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded, and a resubmission will be required.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Assessment of coaching skills against the coaching competencies throughout the module.

Reassessment

Additional costs