Key features and benefits
- Study at our state-of-the-art campus, The Blackburn Learning Quarter
- Study at one of the Top 3 Colleges in England*
- Rated "Good" by Ofsted in all areas - as of January 2022
- Develop skills you need to be industry-ready
This is ideal if you are a manager with significant responsibility for coaching and mentoring as part of your day-to-day role. It will also support you if you are planning to move into a development role in your organisation or start a career as a freelance coach and mentor.
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Overview
As the largest awarding body for leadership and management qualifications in the UK, the Institute of Leadership and Management is committed to developing managers at all levels. This qualification has been re-designed in a unit-based format, for the UK and European credit frameworks.
The ILM Level 5 in Effective Coaching and Mentoring is an ideal qualification for managers with significant responsibility for coaching and mentoring as part of their day-to-day role. They are also designed to develop learners planning to move into a development role or start a career as a freelance coach and mentor.
Benefits for individuals- Be able to assess your own skills, knowledge and behaviours as a coach and mentor
- Know how to manage the coaching and mentoring process within an organisational context
- Deepen your understanding of how organisational context can affect coaching and mentoring
- Plan your future development in coaching and mentoring
Benefits for employers- Ensure the managers you develop as coaches or mentors are properly equipped with the skills, knowledge and ethical understanding they need
- Develop a coaching and mentoring culture in your organisation, so that managers are able to provide effective support for the development of others and improve their performance.
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What will I study?
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There are three mandatory units;
- Unit 1 - Understanding the Skills, Principles and Practice of Effective Coaching and Mentoring within an Organisational Context
- Unit 2 - Undertaking Effective Coaching or Mentoring within an Organisational Context
- Unit 3 - Reviewing Own Ability as a Coach or Mentor within an Organisational Context
Unit 2 requires students to plan and prepare to deliver a coaching or mentoring programme within an organisational context, to support a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 individuals over 18 hours.
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Entry Requirements
This is ideal if you are a manager with significant responsibility for coaching and mentoring as part of your day-to-day role. It will also support you if you are planning to move into a development role in your organisation or start a career as a freelance coach and mentor.
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What can I do next?
These qualifications may provide progression opportunities to other ILM qualifications such as:
- ILM Level 5 Award, Certificate or Diploma in Leadership and Management
- ILM Level 7 Certificate or Diploma for Executive and Senior Level Coaches and Mentors
- ILM Level 7 Certificate or Diploma for Coaching Supervision
- ILM Level 7 Award, Certificate or Diploma in Leadership and Management
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For more information/enquire
Please complete our enquiry form and a member of the team will get back to you.
For more information about this course, contact our specialist team on 01254 29 25 00 or email business@blackburn.ac.uk

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