Who is a good fit for FastTrack Coach Training?
-Individuals beginning their coach training, who want to become well-trained, certified coaches.
-Seasoned coaches interested in deepening their knowledge and/or becoming certified. Many clients are increasingly demanding certification.
-Individuals wanting to learn the professional coach's skill set and apply it to their current profession (busine
ss, therapy, education, sales, etc.)
-Human Resource professionals and other business people interested in acquiring the coach’s skill set and responsible for creating a “coaching culture” at work. Many businesses are increasingly moving from a consulting framework to a coaching framework.
-Corporations interested in developing the leadership qualities of their staff.
-Credentialed coaches needing re-certification CEUs or working toward a higher credentialing level.
-Business leaders who want their teams to learn the professional-coach skill set in order to unleash higher performance.
-CEOs and senior leaders who need some of their staff to become certified coaches.
-Individuals who want to grow, be at choice, or learn strong communication skills. FastTrack Foundational Coach Training provides you with the knowledge to grow or develop an external or internal coaching practice. In addition, FastTrack asks you to work with your own coach, using the course as a platform for personal growth and transformation from the inside out. Using a webinar platform, this 60 hour course explores the eleven Core Coaching Competencies of the International Coach Federation (detailed below). FastTrack covers each of ICF's 11 Core Coaching Competencies in depth:
Meeting Ethical Guidelines and Professional Standards
Establishing the Coaching Agreement
Establishing trust and intimacy with the client
Coaching Presence
Active Listening
Powerful Questioning
Direct Communication
Creating Awareness
Designing Actions
Planning and Goal Setting
Managing Progress and Accountability
The first hour of class covers theoretical concepts in coaching through presentation and interactive conversations. The second hour of each class is devoted to practice coaching and feedback. Between classes, students are expected to read the upcoming week’s class notes and other assigned reading, participate in once-a-week Peer Coaching, and complete the field work. The FastTrack program is highly interactive and includes:
24 hours of discussion about the ICF Core Coaching Competencies
24 hours of practice coaching
4 Coaching Labs - each 2 hours (concentrated practice on specific coaching skills)
3 one-hour Observed Coaching Sessions with feedback
2 coaching assessments
A Character Coaching & Positive Psychology orientation
Learning Objectives
By the completion of the FastTrack Foundational Coach Training course, participants will:
Learn the 11 Coach Federation (ICF) core competencies in depth
Practice coaching and being coached (becoming sensitive to the experience of the client)
Learn how the coaching skill set is used in the business environment
Apply coaching practices to their work and lives
Have a deeper understanding of coaching philosophies, models and evidence-based theories on which the profession stands
Develop an array of coaching tools, techniques, and strategies
Be familiar with and committed to the ethical standards of the coaching profession
Be able to identify what “is not being said”
Determine who is “coachable” and discern when to refer a client to other professionals
Understand the difference between coaching and other professions (e.g., therapy, counseling, consulting)
Recognize that who you are is just as important as what you know
Nuts and Bolts:
Students will need access to high speed internet to participate in the course. Tuition includes three individual one-on-one mentor coaching sessions that review participants’ recorded coaching sessions, giving individual feedback on participants’ growth as a coach.
