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All participants will attend either the Internal or External Coach Intensive, dependent upon their coaching context. Following the 5-day intensive they will transition into an eight to ten-month Reflective Practicum and finish by joining together for the Advanced Coaching Intensive. Upon completion, participants will be fitted with the skills to begin the next phase or their journey - The practice of Professional Coaching. Click on the highlighted text below to learn more about the program and our Coaching Center of Excellence!
- Why the Columbia Coaching Certification Program?
A World-renowned Faculty at a Research University, in a World-class City!
Two top ranked schools at Columbia University join forces to offer a Coaching Certification Program and Center for Coaching Excellence. This collaboration is a natural extension of a long and productive relationship between Columbia's Executive Education Division, Columbia Business School and The Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation, Teachers College.
Teachers College, Columbia's Graduate School of Education
The home of top graduate programs in:
- Adult Learning and Leadership
- Social and Organizational Psychology
- Counseling Psychology
The Columbia Business School, Executive Education
- Global Presence in a Global World
- Global Presence in a Global World
The Columbia Coaching Certification Program will position you to communicate a strong value proposition to clients and to provide you with a solid foundation needed to operate effectively in this exciting and growing field of professional practice!
Market DemandIn the U.S. alone, spending levels associated with coaching were estimated to increase from 1 billion1 in 2004 to 2.4 billion2 in 2006, and is projected to grow 18 percent annually. Coaching is one of the fastest-growing areas of leadership development, yet this emerging field is extremely fragmented, with few barriers to entry. Positive returns on coaching investments rely on the ability of coaches to link their work to business strategy and development.
- Notes:
- Harvard Business Review, December 2005
- MarketDataInc. 2006
Added Benefit - Earn a Columbia Executive Education Certificate in Business Excellence
Coaching Certification Program participants are encouraged to combine their coaching certification with additional courses offered by the CBS's Executive Education Diversity resulting in a Certificate in Business Excellence which grants Columbia Business School Alumni status (go to www8.gsb.columbia.edu/execed/cibe for more information)
- What is Coaching?
The Columbia Coaching Certification Program Draws on Definitions from Two Premier Organizations to Inform Our Thinking Related to the Meaning of Coaching…
Definition... "Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential."
Role... "Professional coaches provide an ongoing partnership designed to help clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Coaches help people improve their performances and enhance the quality of their lives."
Preparation and Core Beliefs..."Coaches are trained to listen, to observe and to customize their approach to individual client needs. They seek to elicit solutions and strategies from the client; they believe the client is naturally creative and resourceful. The coach's job is to provide support to enhance the skills, resources, and creativity that the client already has."
Executive & Organizational Coaching
A Working Definition: ...A development process that builds a leader’s capabilities to achieve professional and organizational goals.
The focus is on leaders who are in a position to make a significant contribution to the mission and purpose of their organization.
This form of coaching is conducted through one-on-one and group interactions; is driven by evidence, the inclusion of data from multiple perspectives, and is built on a solid foundation of mutual trust and respect.
The coach, the clients, and their organizations work in partnership to help achieve the agreed upon goals of the coaching engagement. - The Program Structure
Our Comprehensive Approach to Coaching is Based on Three Foundations Used to Navigate the Work:
- Guiding Principles for Coach Effectiveness (the "compass"),
- Core Coaching Competencies (the "skill-set" for professional and personal transformation)
- 3-Phase Coaching Process (the "map")
Intensive Key Features Audience To learn more about these Coaching Intensives visit Program Offerings External Coach Intensive (ECI) Extensive practice applying foundational coaching principles, competencies and tasks using a "case-in-point" approach to make the learning real and transferable - as you build or expand your professional practice! For coaches external to organizations Internal Coach Intensive (ICI) In addition to learning the Columbia approach to executive coaching, in this intensive participants examine creative ways to position coaching practices in their organization to create a human capital advantage. HR/OD Professionals managers and leaders Field - based reflective Practicum This segment of the program is designed put the framework learned during the front-end intensive in action through the coaching of clients, participating in on-line coach supervision, engaging in peer learning, and conducting a coach-specific research project. For All External and Internal Intensive Participants Advanced Coaching Intensive (ACI) This segment of the program is designed to help participants pull it all together, as well as, continue to build capability by exploring more "advanced" coaching topics such as coaching across cultures, coaching for emotional and social intelligence, and continuing to explore ways to co-create coaching organizations to drive growth and renewal. For External Coaches, Internal Coaches, HR Professionals, Managers, and Leaders
5 Days On-Site Residential Program.
Available only to those who have successfully completed either ECI or ICI, and the field-based coaching practicum.Over a period of eight to ten months, program participants will navigate a path towards mastery of the Coaching Foundations. Participants begin by developing a solid understanding of four guiding principles found to differentiate highly effective coaches, the High Impact Coaching Process, and intensive practice with nine core coaching competencies. The primary aim of our three component certification process is to help participants chart their path towards an individualized coaching approach. These building blocks provide coaches and their clients with a solid platform for co-creating the unique paths needed to achieve the results they truly desire.
All participants will attend either the Internal or External Coach Intensive, dependent upon their coaching context. Following the 5-day intensive they will transition into a six-month Reflective Practicum and finish by joining together for the Advanced Coaching Intensive. Upon completion, participants will be fitted with the skills to begin the next phase of their journey – The practice of Professional Coaching.
Program Alignment with ICF...
In launching the program, the program has aligned its coaching approach to 11 core competencies as defined by The International Coach Federation, founded in 1992 and currently the leading global organization in terms of size of membership and number of chapters worldwide. ICF is dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards, providing independent certification, and building a worldwide network of credentialed coaches.
ICF currently offers three levels of certification, attainable through the following contact and client coaching requirement:
Certification Type Required Contact Hours Required Client-Coaching Hours Master Certified Coach (MCC) 200 2,500 Professional Certified Coach (PCC) 125 750 Associate Certified Coach (ACC) 60 100 The Columbia Coaching Certification Program has submitted its application to become an Accredited Coach Training School and will provide a minimum of 125 of contact hours which graduates can apply to ICF credentialing at the ACC or PCC levels depending on the number of client hours logged.
The 5-year plan includes seeking additional accreditation from the following organizations:- Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC)
- Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- APA – Division 14: Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- International Association of Coaching (IAC)
We continue to search for opportunities to align ourselves with professional associations, service organizations, support networks, and consortiums that share a commitment to becoming a global resource for high quality executive education opportunities for aspiring and existing coaching professionals.
- Guiding Principles for Coach Effectiveness (the "compass"),
- Coaching Center of Excellence
Co-Creating an Emerging Field of Practice
The Columbia Coaching Certification Program is one aspect of our larger commitment to enhancing human potential and organizational performance through coaching. Achieving mastery of the fundamental coaching skills is a life time journey and we see the certification program as a stop along the way.
The Center for Coaching Excellence exists to create value to individuals, groups and organizations interested in the on-going enhancement of knowledge about the process of coaching and related skills. The Center provides multiple spaces and opportunities for learning, development and renewal.
The Center will leverage the power of imagination and co-creation by sponsoring conferences, conducting and disseminating research, developing e-learning modules and offering collaborative e-forums for networks of coaches to stay connected.
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