14 months (excluding EPA)
March
Level 5
Coaching Professional Apprenticeship Certificate
The coaching professional qualification is a practical, evidence-based course that is beneficial for those who wish to develop their skills to actively listen, provide feedback, and use coaching and mentoring to advance performance. The course aims to strengthen future ways of working by enhancing the student's professional performance and helping them to build relationships with people, developing listening and questioning skills by using emotional and social intelligence in non-judgmental ways. This programme follows the Coaching Professional Apprenticeship standard.
This course is designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. You'll be taught by a dedicated team in an inclusive environment. We'll also help you to apply your new skills and behaviours to your place of work.
You will learn through online lectures and tutorials, class discussions, independent study, and by delivering one-to-one coaching sessions which which will help you to develop your own coaching skills. Afterward, you can then reflect on your practice.
The one-year apprenticeship is structured around applied learning. This links your studies to real-world situations within your workplace, allowing you to apply your new skills at work while learning from colleagues and completing tasks independently. You will also be able to network with other professionals both within and outside of your organisation, plus you will practically develop coaching skills as there is a minimum requirements of 20 hours coaching evidence.
The programme adopts a blended-learning approach with modules delivered through a combination of online seminars and online resources.
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change.
You will create a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and behaviours gained while on program. This could include short assignments, reflective practice, and evidence of coaching and development. You will progress through the programme creating your portfolio of evidence which will allow you to prepare for and complete your End Point Assessment.
All years of the course are structured around applied learning. This links your studies to real-world situations within your workplace.
You will progress through the programme following successful achievement of academic assessments, which address the learning outcomes for each module and allow you to complete End Point Assessment.
Applications can be from existing employees looking to develop their careers, or new applicants to the employer with employer approval.
Applicants must:
School Grades
For school leavers, employers may have requirements linked to job role:
If you are an employer:
If you want to offer this apprenticeship to an existing employee or a new recruit and have any questions, get in touch at oas@lincoln.ac.uk.
If you are an applicant:
To apply for this apprenticeship, you must first have a suitable employer who can support your application. We can support you to encourage your employer to offer an apprenticeship. You will then apply for the programme through them.
At Lincoln, we have partnered with hundreds of businesses and public sector organisations, including the NHS and local councils, as well as industry giants Coca-Cola and Nestlé, to fulfil their training needs. Explore our range of apprenticeships to see how we can support you.
