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2010 TRAINING COURSES FULL UP: we hope to release more places
If you are considering applying for the CCS Core Skills Training in 2010, we are now full, but hope to release some more places soon. Please watch this space.....
NEW ONE DAY TRAINING COURSE IN CAREER COACHING for trained generic coaches
A practical tools day for in-house trained coaches who are being asked to deal with career issues, and want to have some successful ways of responding to coachees
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DEVELOPING CAREER RESILIENCE
A new workshop for organisations to help staff stay resilient in turbulent times
BREAKING THROUGH THE BLOCKS: a one day CPD event for trained Career Coaches and Coaches
Those of us in the business of helping others achieve their potential are aware of the difficulties people often face in making the changes in their behaviour or lives that are necessary to more forward in a positive way.
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Benefits and Outcomes
For the Career Coach
- Be able to use a staged and structured model of career coaching to support clients in addressing career related issues
- Have built a repertoire of skills and techniques to provide effective career coaching
- Be confident to use tools and questionnaires to facilitate career coaching discussions
- Have experienced the process of career coaching both as a career coach and a coachee
- Gaining the CCS license and Self Assessment Manual through successful completion of Post-course Test
- Gives eligibility to apply for Post Graduate Certificate in Career and Talent Management at Kingston University
- Can contribute to an extra income stream (for independent career coaches)
- Links you with a pool of some 300 CCS graduate career coaches through the CCS Alumni Network
- Able to combine telephone coaching with the CCS approach
For Coachees
- More able to manage their own careers more effectively
- Needs are better met through more accurate and quick diagnosis of the real issues
- Appreciation of the combination of a structured approach, tools and coaching skills
- A more tailored, thorough and professional service
- A sharper edge in the market place through a more focused job search strategy
For Organisations (for Career Coaches Working In-House)
for coachees
- Are more motivated and productive
- Have a more proactive attitude to self managed careers
- Have a career plan and strategies to achieve their plan
- Are more flexible to consider other areas of the business
- Don’t define career success only in terms of moving up the ladder
- View the organisation more favourably for offering this service
Who should attend?
The course is suitable for anyone interested in offering career support to individuals or groups – coaches, mentors, psychologists, career consultants, HR and Learning & Development professionals.
We have also run the course specifically for the following professional groups tailored to the needs of particular organisations:
HR Advisers
Increases the professionalism of the offering.
In-House Volunteer Career Coaches
Creating an internal pool of career coaches can be a great boost for employees’ careers during downsizing; it can also fit in well with HR policies and save money.
Line Managers Conducting Career Discussions with their Staff
Ties in well with Appraisal discussions.
Outplacement Consultants
Some companies only employ consultants with CCS training.
MBA /Business School Career Advisers
We have trained Advisers in Cranfield, Durham, IESE Barcelona, Imperial, Judge and Warwick.
Advisers Offering Spouse Support in Expatriate Contexts
It has proved important to give support to partners of employees posted abroad
Advisers Responsible for International Placements in NGO Organisations
Enables a quicker turn-around when staff are between roles or assignments
Recruitment Executives
Career coaching is an important addition to the range of services offered. Several companies are expanding to offer career advice
Features of the Training
- Participants give and receive career coaching, based on the CCS Five Stage Model of career counselling
- Practical skills training with feedback from experienced and practicing career coaches
- Demonstrations of key skills and exercises by course tutors
- Training in the use of two relevant questionnaires in career coaching
- Comprehensive Course Manual which covers all aspects of the course, slides, booklists, references, handouts
- Completion of key exercises from the CCS Self Assessment Manual. This provides 35 exercises, based on four important questions:
- Who am I?
- What do I want?
- What might help me? Stop me?
- How do I get there?
- Practical exercises to complete between the modules
CCS License is gained by successful completion of post-course test - Detailed feedback is given
- Participants completing the training gain automatic membership of the CCS Alumni Association, with opportunities for CPD, a Newsletter and two learning events a year
By the End of the Course, Participants Will:
- Have built their repertoire of skills and techniques to provide effective career coaching and counselling
- Be more clear about how they can enhance or build their career support offering, based on sound ethical principles and professional standards
- Be familiar with the most effective ways of combining exercises from the CCS Self Assessment Manual with career coaching and counselling
- Be able to use two questionnaires covering the key areas of motivation, values and career drivers
- Be more confident to use these tools in career discussions with staff and clients
- Be able to used a staged framework of career counselling skills to support clients in addressing career-related issues
- Understand the importance of screening and contracting in managing client expectations
- Be aware of the importance of supervisory support and case discussion
- Understand the importance of evaluation and ways to achieve this
- Have experienced the process of career counselling both as a ‘client’ and as a coach
- Have produced an Action Plan for professional and personal application.