Programme Overview
Designed for established and aspiring coaches, this programme will provide participants with the competencies to deliver coaching to senior leaders in organisations, contract appropriately with organisations, address questions of assessment and evaluation and work effectively with the psychological dimension of coaching. Through a process of practice and feedback from tutors, peers and supervisors, they will develop a range of coaching skills and an understanding of coaching cultures in organisations.
Programme features include:
- University award at postgraduate level - NFQ level 9;
- Accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) at the ‘Senior Practitioner’ level;
- Opportunity to apply for a fast track EMCC Individual Accreditation (EIA)
- Breadth and depth of theoretical input;
- Intensive coach practice sessions;
- 100 face-to-face training hours;
- Requirement to build up coach practice hours between workshops;
- Group supervision at workshops;
- Demonstration sessions from course tutors;
- Programme design reflects the three higher-level competency categories of business and executive coaching: business mindedness, coaching skill and psychological-mindedness.
Key Details
25th April 2023
Next Intake
€13,850 & €13,157*
Fees
12 Months
Duration
14 Days x 6 Workshops
Delivery
NFQ Level 9 / 30 ECTS
Accredited / Credits
Module Dates
Module Title |
Module Faculty |
Module Dates |
Module 1: Getting Started in Business Coaching SBUS45880 |
Pamela Fay & Eileen Duggan |
Tuesday 25th, Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th April 2023 |
Module 2: The Psychological Dimension of Business Coaching SBUS45870 |
Pamela Fay & Eileen Duggan |
Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd June 2023 |
Module 3: Creative Approaches to Business Coaching SBUS45860 |
Pamela Fay & Eileen Duggan |
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th September 2023 |
Module 4: The Process of Change in Business Coaching SBUS45850 |
Pamela Fay & Eileen Duggan |
Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd November 2023 |
Module 5: Business Coaching and Leadership SBUS45840 |
Prof. Séamas Kelly (Day 1) / Pamela Fay & Eileen Duggan |
Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th December 2023 |
Module 6: Business Coaching in Organisations SBUS45830 |
Pamela Fay & Eileen Duggan |
Wednesday 31st January and Thursday 1st of February 2024 |
Please note - 100% attendance is required at all modules. Should you miss a module due to unexpected circumstances, there is no longer an option to take that module with another intake of the programme – visit www.smurfitschool.ie/executivedevelopment/contactus/faqs/ for full details. Typical day runs from 9.00am to 5.00pm. |
Alumni Insights
Smurfit Executive Development leaps to 31st globally in latest 2022 Financial Times Rankings
UCD Smurfit School Executive Development has been ranked 31st in the world in the 2022 Financial Times Executive Education Open Enrolment rankings, our highest ever placing in the prestigious rankings. Up 11 places from 42nd in the last rankings held in 2020, we are ranked 1st in Ireland, 19th in EU (Up from 27th in Europe in 2020) with an overall participant satisfaction rating at 9.09/10.
The only Irish business school included, UCD Smurfit Executive Development recorded significant gains across all criteria, including being ranked 22nd for New Skills and Learning; 26th for Aims Achieved; and 30th for both Course Design and Teaching Materials.
In addition, UCD Smurfit Executive Development ranked 14th for partner schools, which refers to programmes taught in conjunction with other Equis or AACSB accredited business schools. Find out more here.
