Coaching for Leaders
Boost your leadership impact with accredited coaching skills for workplace transformation, growth, and organisational success
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This programme is supported by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, using funding from the Department for Work and Pensions' Get Britain Working Economic Inactivity Trailblazer.
START DATES
16th January 2026
DURATION
3 months
FORMAT
Online/small group
PLACES AVAILABLE
10 (per programme)
AWARDING BODY
Association For Coaching
Programme Overview
The Coaching for Leaders Programme is an recognised qualification, accredited by the Association for Coaching, and suitable for any leader, manager or team co-ordinator, at any level of the organisation. It is designed to help you embed a coaching approach in your everyday leadership conversations.
Delivered online, with three core modules, the programme gives you a grounded, practical roadmap for holding impactful conversations. Structured with the CLEAR coaching model (Contracting, Listening, Exploring, Action, Review), it will help you transform your daily conversations into opportunities for growth, inclusion, and engagement.
As part of the Trailblazer Employer Support Programme, this programme directly helps you as employers to retain and re-engage staff, prevent economic inactivity, and build compassionate workplace cultures where everyone can thrive.
Who is this programme for?
- Current or aspiring leaders and managers in York and North Yorkshire seeking accredited coaching skills
- Business owners in York and North Yorkshire, wanting to enhance your client relationships, drive growth, and lead with greater effectiveness
- Professionals in York and North Yorkshire, driving staff processes, development, engagement and/or culture change.
This project is supported by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, using funding from the Department for Work and Pensions' Get Britain Working Economic Inactivity Trailblazer.
By the end of your programme, you will be able to ...
- Hold open, supportive conversations that prevent disengagement and exit from work.
- Identify and respond effectively to your team’s individual needs, including health or caring challenges.
- Recognise bias and broaden recruitment perspectives to include candidates with non-linear career paths.
- Create psychologically safe environments where your colleagues can raise challenges early and remain connected to work.
- Build organisational capability to help retain and re-engage the workforce.
Commitment required:
- Attendance: Attend three online sessions
- Session Dates: 16th, 28th January and 27th February 2026
- Session times: 9:30am-5pm
- Self-study: 3 hours
- Independent coaching practice: 3 hours
- Assessment: 500 word written reflection
Gain a coaching qualification
Achieve a formal 'Recognised Leader as Coach' qualification, accredited by the Association for Coaching
Accessible delivery
Online delivery, accessible to leaders across the region
Grounded, practical training
Combining cutting edge psychology, professional and ethical standards, and workplace scenarios
Fully funded
Fully funded for employers/ businesses registered in York or North Yorkshire
Programme Structure
Click on the arrows on each box to find out more about the different modules and assessment requirements.
Module 1: Preparing for Coaching
Module 2: Delivering a Coaching Conversation
Module 3: Learning from Coaching
Assessment
Join today and build a healthier, more inclusive and compassionate workplace culture.
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