I am thinking of training and qualifying as an executive coach and am currently looking at 2 options:
1.Henley Professional Certificate, which is accredited by the Association for Coaching, the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and the International Coach Federation (cost £6,250 online) or
2.ILM level 7 Executive Coaching Diploma through the British School of Coaching (cost £4,790 online).
My gut feel is that the Henley Certificate is more recognized within the HR community but I was wondering whether any of you have come across either or have any recommendations/thoughts on this?
Your feedback would be greatly appreciated:)
Hi Britta
It started, and continues to do so, alongside other types of related work.
After years in operations and logistics, i moved into HR and leadership development; coaching became part of the offering and I was lucky to be mentored by some very good coaches to help develop my skills. I got lots of experience before starting my own business.
So now coaching forms part of my business. I know very few people who operate solely as coaches full time.
There are many types of coaching; exec, outplacement, performance, life, career transition, to name a few.
Some choose to specialise, others have a wider range. I cover exec, performance, leadership and consulting/solopreneurs, as well as a rather specialist sector in retirement transition.
The first question is really - who is your target audience? Why? How does this fit with your background, experience, passion and approach? Do you want to be a solopreneur, or happier working as part of a consultancy or larger organisation?
Would recommend you build a network of like minded coaches, get yourself at least one mentor, and think about how you will get Supervision. There's much more to this than the qualification! But don't be put off - start practising and build from there, no-one does it all in a week (year / decade...)
Hope that helps. Good luck with whichever path you choose.
Anne
