Programme Overview
Designed for established and aspiring coaches, this programme will provide participants with the competencies to deliver coaching to senior leaders in organisations, contract appropriately with organisations, address questions of assessment and evaluation and work effectively with the psychological dimension of coaching. Through a process of practice and feedback from tutors, peers and supervisors, they will develop a range of coaching skills and an understanding of coaching cultures in organisations.
Programme features include:
- University award at postgraduate level - NFQ level 9;
- Accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) at the ‘Senior Practitioner’ level;
- Opportunity to apply for a fast track EMCC Individual Accreditation (EIA)
- Breadth and depth of theoretical input;
- Intensive coach practice sessions;
- 100 face-to-face training hours;
- Requirement to build up coach practice hours between workshops;
- Group supervision at workshops;
- Demonstration sessions from course tutors;
- Programme design reflects the three higher-level competency categories of business and executive coaching: business mindedness, coaching skill and psychological-mindedness.
Key Details
Tuesday 15th October 2024
Next Intake
€14,540 & €13,850 *(*UCD Business Alumni)
Fees
12 Months
Duration
14 Days x 6 Workshops
Delivery
NFQ Level 9 / 30 ECTS
Accredited / Credits
Module Dates
Module Title |
Module Faculty |
Module Dates |
Module 1: Getting Started in Business Coaching SBUS45880 |
Eileen Duggan & Colette Cahalane |
Tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th, Thursday 17th October 2024 |
Module 2: The Psychological Dimension of Business Coaching SBUS45870 |
Eileen Duggan & Colette Cahalane |
Tuesday 26th, Wednesday 27th, Thursday 28th November 2024 |
Module 3: Creative Approaches to Business Coaching SBUS45860 |
Eileen Duggan & Colette Cahalane |
Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th January 2025 |
Module 4: The Process of Change in Business Coaching SBUS45850 |
Eileen Duggan & Colette Cahalane |
Wednesday 19th & Thursday 20th February 2025 |
Module 5: Business Coaching and Leadership SBUS45840 |
Eileen Duggan & Colette Cahalane |
Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th April 2025 |
Module 6: Business Coaching in Organisations SBUS45830 |
Eileen Duggan & Colette Cahalane |
Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th June 2025 |
Please note - 100% attendance is required at all modules. Should you miss a module due to unexpected circumstances, there is no longer an option to take that module with another intake of the programme – visit www.smurfitschool.ie/executivedevelopment/contactus/faqs/ for full details. Typical day runs from 9.00am to 5.00pm. |
Alumni Insights
Smurfit Executive Development ranked 35th globally in latest 2023 Financial Times Rankings
UCD Smurfit Executive Development has been ranked 35th in the world in the 2023 Financial Times Executive Education Open Enrolment rankings. We are ranked 1st in Ireland and 21st in Europe with an increased overall participant satisfaction rating at 9.33/10.
The only Irish business school ranked in the Open Enrolment rankings, Smurfit Executive Development is globally ranked 25th place for New Skills and Learning, 28th place for Aims Achieved and 28th place for International Location which highlights the extent to which programmes are run off-site and outside the school’s base country and region bringing diversity of thought to the learning environment.
In addition, UCD Smurfit Executive Development ranked 34th for Teaching Methods and Materials, 35th for Course Design and 37th for Faculty. Find out more here.