Professional coaches are in great demand, and the need for their services is only growing. Employers are realizing that coaching is a cost-effective way to help their employees increase effectiveness, think more creatively, take on greater responsibility, and grow professionally. The result? A better performing organization and a loyal workforce. Likewise, individuals are turning more frequently to coaches for help in developing and implementing career and life plans.
Participants approach this program from multiple roles:
This certificate program is designed exclusively to meet the needs of the evolving coaching profession. It provides a structured, but flexible, program that includes a five-session seminar covering core principles and practices, and four one-day specialization seminars that will equip you with the necessary toolbox of techniques to become a skilled and confident professional coach in a career or life satisfaction capacity. This program's two-tiered approach will enable participants to work with the "whole client" within the context of the "whole system" in which they operate.
You are required to complete the program within two years. For those wishing to complete the program sooner, sufficient topics are offered each year.
The five-day "Art of Coaching" core course runs once per year, in the fall semester. Dates are announced in late spring.
Several electives are offered each semester that apply to this program, covering topics in:
Professional Coaching is an unregulated industry at this time. UNH Professional Coaching is an educational, not a licensing program. The certificate you receive upon successful completion of all required sessions (nine days total) does not meet any licensing or regulatory requirements and does not entail any special status, rights, duties, or privileges.
After looking at other alternatives, I completed the Professional Coaching Certification at UNH. It was not only a helpful addition to my OD practice, but some of the skills I acquired proved useful in my work on a not for profit board. The classes were informative and engaging, and Carlotta Tyler, who led the program, provided a great deal of insight into this important field.
I loved the Professional Coaching Certificate program with UNH Professional Development and Training. The lead instructor, Carlotta Tyler, was an engaging facilitator and I grew exponentially as a coach while working with her and the other professionals I met in class.
