Coaching Skills: practical basic techniques course

As a coach you get others moving. In this training course you work on the basic techniques: building trust, asking the right questions and encouraging self-reflection. You find out whether coaching suits you and go home with practical skills.

Description

In the course Coaching skills: practical basic techniques you become acquainted with the fundamentals of coaching and practise the basic techniques you need as a coach. You learn how to get a coachee moving by encouraging, facilitating, guiding and analysing, while the coachee remains responsible for the next steps.

You gain insight into the difference between training and coaching, and you discover how to build trust and equality in a coaching relationship. You also work on communication skills such as asking follow-up questions, encouraging self-reflection, confronting and giving clear feedback.

The course is practice-oriented: you work actively with exercises and realistic situations, so that you can apply what you have learnt straight away. The small group size leaves plenty of room for personal attention and individual feedback.

Topics

During this course you gain a solid grounding in the most important topics around coaching. You work on techniques that you can apply straight away in conversations with your coachee.

• The basic principles of coaching
• The role of coach and coachee
• Creating trust and equality
• Understanding communication processes
• Recognising different levels of communication
• Encouraging self-reflection in your coachee
• Using confronting conversation techniques
• Giving clear feedback
• The difference between training and coaching
• Your own qualities and pitfalls as a coach

Result

After this course you know what coaching involves and how it differs from training or advising. You will have discovered whether the role of coach suits you and gained insight into your own qualities and pitfalls.

You have a set of practical basic techniques that you can put to use straight away:

You build a relationship of trust with your coachee and work on the basis of equality, you recognise different levels of communication and steer the conversation deliberately, you ask questions that encourage self-reflection and personal responsibility, you conduct confrontational conversations and give clear feedback without damaging the relationship, and you get your coachee moving towards concrete next steps.

Target audience

This course is particularly suitable for participants who recognise themselves in one or more of the points below:

You want to start working as a coach or already do so, but have not yet taken any education or training in this field; you want to get a clear picture of the core values of coaching; you want to know what it means to work as a coach; you want to sharpen your conversation techniques and guide colleagues or staff better in their development.

Doesn't this description quite match you? No problem. During the intake we look together at where your learning needs lie, so that the course ties in well with them.

Teaching method

You work in a small group of no more than eight participants, so there is plenty of room for personal attention and practice. Beforehand, the trainer holds an intake with you to identify your learning objectives. On that basis, the trainer puts together the final programme.

During the course the emphasis is on doing and experiencing. You practise with realistic coaching conversations, receive direct feedback from your trainer and fellow participants, and reflect on your own approach. Short theoretical explanations alternate with practical exercises, role plays and peer review in small subgroups.

The trainer provides a safe learning environment in which you can freely experiment with new conversation techniques. This way you gradually discover which coaching style suits you and which skills you would like to develop further.

Prior knowledge

You do not need any specific prior knowledge for this course. An open attitude and the willingness to practise new conversational techniques are enough. Do you already have experience as a coach or manager? That's a bonus, but not a requirement.

In-company

Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.

Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.

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Language

The training is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer has a good command of English. English-language course material can be used. With a minimum enrolment of 3 participants, the training can also be given entirely in English.