Develop your ability to support client development through professional coaching
12 weeks, excluding
orientation
8–12 hours per week,
entirely online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
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A foundation in high-impact executive coaching techniques, and an understanding of modern coaching delivery methods.
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A one-page bio you can use to market yourself, and a personalised coaching toolkit ready for immediate application in a professional context.
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An official certificate from Africa’s leading university1 as proof of your executive and management coaching knowledge.
1 QS Top Universities. (Aug, 2021).
Over the duration of this online short course you’ll work through the following modules:
MODULE 1
Assessing Yourself as a Coach
Understand and evaluate your ability as a coach.
MODULE 2
Mapping a Personalised Coaching Model
Choose an appropriate coaching model for your particular methodology and coaching partnership.
MODULE 3
The Initial Phase of Coaching
Implement core coaching competencies and skills to effectively conduct the contracting process during the initial phase of the coaching period.
MODULE 4
The Following Phase of Coaching
Refine your coaching competencies and skills to effectively facilitate the development phase of coaching.
MODULE 5
Building Your Coaching Toolkit
Assess the value of various coaching tools to support client development.
MODULE 6
Planning the Coaching Process
Evaluate the coaching intervention thus far to formulate an effective coaching process.
MODULE 7
Self-management Techniques
Evaluate and build your self-awareness as a coach.
MODULE 8
Providing Support during the Action Phase of Coaching
Support your client to reach their coaching goals during the action phase.
MODULE 9
The Ethics of Coaching
Explore ethics and your role as a coach in various scenarios.
MODULE 10
The Final Phase of Coaching
Evaluate your client's progress and prepare for the closure of the coaching intervention.
MODULE 11
Reflecting on Your Development and Growth as a Coach
Evaluate the development of your coaching competencies and skills.
MODULE 12
Creating Your Brand as a Coach
Defining your coaching philosophy and methodology.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
Dr Zonke Zungu
Senior Lecturer, Section of Organisational Psychology, UCT
As an organisational psychologist registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), Dr Zonke Zungu brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her position as a senior lecturer at the University of Cape Town. She holds a PhD in Applied Psychology from the University of Nottingham, where she focused on enhancing emotional intelligence abilities and fostering a growth mindset to enable prosocial behaviours. Dr Zungu’s professional interests lie in training and development, coaching, change management, and psychological assessment. With her expert insight into these specialisation areas, she hopes to bring about sustainable transformation in individuals, teams and organisations. She believes this dream can be realised by integrating empirical humanistic and systems psychological approaches to optimise people and organisational success.
“I have been thrilled with the content, access to the online material, and structure of this coaching course. The learning experience has been great, even for someone who has had very little experience with an online learning platform. Regarding my learning and growth, I can only say that the research and weekly assignments have stretched me, even though I have a number of years of practical exposure to coaching and being coached. The added benefit is that during the course, I have been able to visualise and build my future coaching philosophy, process, and brand [...].”
– Michael John Truelock, Organisational Development Consultant and Coach
This UCT online short course is delivered in collaboration with online education provider GetSmarter, part of edX. Join a growing community of global professionals, and benefit from the opportunity to:
Gain verifiable and relevant competencies and earn invaluable recognition from an international selection of universities and institutions, entirely online and in your own time.
Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step.
Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.