Management and Coach Training

to Support Your Success!

Management and Coach Training

to Support Your Success!

Coaching Certification Program

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE/Workforce Development & Continuing Education (MC/WD&CE)

 

If you have a strong desire to learn foundational coaching skills as conveniently as possible, you’ve come to the right place. This Coaching Certificate Program introduces you to a coaching conversation framework, coaching core competencies, coaching best practices and many other coaching skills and techniques required to effectively coach others. After completing this introductory program, you will be able to facilitate a coaching conversation to support client development and potential. In addition, you will be provided with coaching forms and templates to use in working with coaching clients, both within an organization and in private practice.

When a person is trained with coaching skills, they:

  • Become an effective listener
  • Ask more compelling questions
  • Engage people at a deeper and more meaningful level
  • Facilitate more effective and productive meetings and conversations
  • Move people to action smoothly
  • Create positive change!

Completion of this certificate program normally takes two semesters. Certificates are also awarded for each course. To earn course certificates, and the overall program certificate, you must attend at 100% of the scheduled class hours as well as complete all requirements set by the instructor. This program is ICF accredited as coach-specific training to apply for an ICF (International Coach Federation) Credential via the ICF ACSTH path.  These courses must be taken in the order listed below.

Required courses:

  • Introductory Coaching Clinic (offered Spring 2021)
  • Coaching Essentials, Competencies & Practices (offered Spring 2021 Semester)
  • Coaching Practicum (offered Summer 2021 Semester)
  • Coaching Mastery (offered Summer 2021 Semester)

Required books for the entire program:

 

REQUIRED COURSES

Introductory Coaching Clinic  (Spring 2021 Semester - 15 hours)

Course dates:  TBD

Instructor:  Sally J. Silberman, ACC, BCC, MBA

Location:  Montgomery College [Online]

Register:  TBD

Questions about Registration:  Email Transcie Almonte at [email protected] 

Course description: 

Acquire a thorough understanding of the philosophical, historical, and ethical foundations of coaching.  Explore similarities and differences between coaching and related disciplines and consider the scope of coaching’s potential.  Learn a defined coaching framework to structure a coaching session, practice using this process in real-time conversations, and observe the effect of these skills as a coachee.  (Please note that there is pre-work required for this course so early registration is strongly recommended.)

Course learning goals:

If you successfully complete this course, you should be able to:

  • Understand the unique characteristics of coaching, definition and competencies needed to be an effective coach
  • Identify how similar and related disciplines to coaching are different from coaching
  • Understand ethical standards and confidentiality issues in coaching and the implications to individuals, the coach and organizations
  • Develop a personal and professional philosophy as a foundation to your approach to coaching
  • Apply and demonstrate skills essential for effective coaching
  • Utilize an effective framework for a coaching conversation
  • Demonstrate the ability to give and receive feedback regarding coaching skills

 

Coaching Essentials, Competencies and Practices  (Spring 2021 Semester – 15 hours)

Course dates:  TBD

Instructor:  Sally J. Silberman, ACC, BCC, MBA

Location:  Montgomery College [Online]

Register:  TBD

Questions about Registration:  Email Transcie Almonte at [email protected] 

Course description:

Building on Introductory Coaching Clinic, this course explores various coaching competencies, operating assumptions, and practices.  Continue to experiment with the language of coaching and distinguish between the effects of various techniques.  You’ll deepen your learning of how to implement a defined coaching framework to structure a coaching session, learn its benefits, and employ a specific methodology to establish credibility and build trust with the coachee.  Complete the course with the experience of coaching and being coached in a classroom setting, as well as working with a practice client between classroom sessions.  Prerequisite: First course.  (Estimated time to complete between session assignments is 4 to 6 hours.)

Course learning goals:

If you successfully complete this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify and practice skills essential for effective coaching
  • Demonstrate an effective coaching dialogue
  • Apply appropriate coaching techniques to a variety of coaching conversations
  • Assess the effectiveness of a coaching session

Course requirement (will be explained at the beginning of the course):

 

Coaching Practicum  (Summer 2021 Semester – 15 hours)

Course dates:  (5 sessions) - TBD

Instructor:  Sally J. Silberman, ACC, BCC, MBA

Location:  Montgomery College [Online]

Register:  TBD

Questions about Registration:  Email Transcie Almonte at [email protected] 

Course description:

After taking the Coaching Essentials, Competencies and Practices course, you must coach practice clients under the guidance of a faculty member through this practicum.  Prerequisite: First two courses.  (Estimated time to complete between session assignments is 4 to 6 hours.)

Course learning goals:

If you successfully complete this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify and practice skills essential for effective coaching
  • Demonstrate an effective coaching dialogue
  • Apply appropriate coaching techniques to a variety of coaching conversations
  • Assess the effectiveness of a coaching session

Course requirement (will be explained at the beginning of the course):

  • Each student is required to secure one practice client (paid or unpaid) to participate in four (4) coaching sessions for a minimum of 60 minutes each session outside of class to meet the requirements of this course.  (No friends, family or employees in the coach’s supervisory hierarchy should be selected for this assignment.)  All form templates will be provided by the instructor.
  • The practice client should be willing to:
    1. Sign a coaching agreement (Course deliverable)
    2. Complete and submit a Client Profile form to their coach for review
    3. Complete and submit a Prep Form before each coaching session to their coach for review
    4. Complete and submit a Coaching Completion Form at the end of the four (4) session engagement (Course deliverable)

 

Coaching Mastery  (Summer 2021 Semester – 15 hours)

Course dates:  TBD

Instructor:  Sally J. Silberman, ACC, BCC, MBA

Location:  Montgomery College [Online]

Register:  TBD

Questions about Registration:  Email Transcie Almonte at [email protected] 

Course description:

Demonstrate your coaching knowledge and skills in a safe and supportive class environment.  Feedback from a facilitator during a coaching interaction session clarifies strengths and identifies areas that require continued practice.  The Coaching Certificate Program’s emphasis on real-world practice and experience is reflected in this review of coaching core competencies.  Prerequisite: First three courses.  (Estimated time to complete between session assignments is 4 to 6 hours.)

Course learning goals:

If you successfully complete this course, you should be able to:

  • Articulate your personal strengths and opportunities for improvement as a coach based on the ICF coaching core competencies
  • Describe and differentiate the elements and skills used in effective coaching
  • Demonstrate coaching skills in interactive experiences
  • Demonstrate the ability to give feedback regarding coaching skills
  • Demonstrate continuous learning mindset through openness to coaching feedback from others