Coaching and Mentoring Practice MA or PGDip or PGCert

Overview

Being an effective professional coach or mentor is about more than learning techniques and behaviours. Our approach at Oxford Brookes, developed over more than 20 years of coach education, puts you at the centre of your practice.

We focus on helping you to develop your unique coaching style. Learning about the latest insights and developments in coaching and mentoring will give you a range of perspectives to inform your approach. You'll understand what makes you effective in the professional relationship and what you bring personally to your practice.

You might be completely new to the area, already an established coach or a consultant wanting to add coaching to your portfolio. Wherever you’re starting from, this course will build on your skills and self-awareness to be a better coach or mentor. And our highly experienced team at our specialist centre is on hand to give you expert input and dedicated supervision.

When you look back at the end of the course, you’ll see a significant shift in your development.

Accreditation(s)

The Coaching and Mentoring Programme is accredited with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). Upon completion of the Certificate Stage of the Programme, students typically obtain accreditation as Senior Practitioners with EMCC. Students need to be members of the EMCC and pay their own accreditation costs although these fees are at a much discounted rate.

Careers

As one of our graduates, you’ll be recognised as having a high level of expertise which will give you credibility and help you establish your reputation in the field.

By the end of the programme, you’ll have developed as a well-informed, critically oriented and creative coach/mentor. You may choose to build your practice in different areas – executive coaching, life coaching, wellbeing, consultancy, education, youth work or other contexts. As a senior manager, you may have decided to work on your coaching skills in your day-to-day role.

Even if you’re not going directly into coaching or mentoring, you’ll find your employment opportunities will be enhanced by your greater self-awareness and insight into the subject, as well as the variety of new contacts formed during the course.

And if you’re passionate about further applying knowledge to practice, you can take your professional expertise to the next level with our Doctor of Coaching and Mentoring Programme.. You can also continue your practitioner-oriented career with our Advanced Programme in Coaching Supervision.

Students can also exit with Pgdip/PgCert awards.

A minimum of a second-class honours degree (2:2) in any academic discipline, or equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution or equivalent professional or other qualification, and at least two year’s relevant professional experience. Exceptionally, applicants who can show that they have qualifications or experience or both that demonstrate that they have alternative knowledge and capabilities equivalent to those possessed by holders of the qualifications listed above, may be admitted with dispensation from the requirement to possess those qualifications. Entry will also be subject to two satisfactory references.