Advanced Trainer Skills (Certificate)

The programme consists of 2 modules:

      1. Coaching and Mentoring

This module builds on trainers’ competence by developing coaching and mentoring knowledge, skills and abilities. The concepts of coaching and mentoring are explored to tease out their role and importance in the workplace and to develop effective methods and approaches in the training context. The module enables those with management and or coaching roles to acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills in coaching for performance improvement. The module will focus on providing practical face to face coaching practice during the workshop on real performance issues that participants wish to address.

      2. Skills for Professional Development

This module focuses on the development of skills that are seen as central to enhancing personal and professional capacity. Content reflects the development of core skills that are required to gain employment, to work collaboratively and to build the competence required to advance one’s participation in society and in the workplace. 

The Certificate in Advanced Trainer Skills aims to:

• Provide participants with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to develop comprehensive coaching and mentoring competence
• Develop coaches and mentors whose practice is underpinned by a portfolio of effective personal competencies
• Foster a commitment to supporting personal performance and development through the implementation of coaching and mentoring practices that uphold a professional code of ethics and standards
• Engender a spirit of dedication to the coaching and mentoring profession built on championing the potential of the individual.

Indicative Content

The following topics are covered in the programme:

• The role of coaching and mentoring in business today
• Approaches to coaching and mentoring
• The principles and skills underpinning effective coaching
• Ethical considerations
• Core competences of self management, communication, teamwork, creativity and innovation.

Programme Delivery

The module is delivered through a blended learning model which includes:

• Self-study of module materials including core content, reference and resource material, supplementary material; all materials are hosted on Blackboard. Students logon to Blackboard to access module materials and resources.
• Module workshops: face to face workshops designed to incorporate learning and teaching activities that facilitate exploration, understanding and application of ideas and concepts which participants learn about in the programme module;
• Online learning activities: students contribute to online activities such as blogs with the aim of contributing and sharing perspectives;
• Tutor guidance: during the programme, participants are supported by dedicated tutors who are available via telephone, face to face and email.

Who should apply?

The programme is suitable for:

• Human resource practitioners who have coaching and mentoring responsibilities.
• Organisational trainers who wish to enhance the portfolio of skills.
• Self-employed training professionals who wish to expand their skill repertoire.