There has been an explosion of interest in coaching as a proven means of leadership development. In this growing and unregulated market, advanced training, certification and supervision can ensure your credibility, professionalism and depth and breadth of experience.

We view coaching as a co-creative dialogue between coach and coachee; this is reflected in the programme design. Combining faculty-led sessions with peer group action learning, the programme draws on a wide range of disciplines, including humanistic psychology, neuro-linguistic programming, organisational behaviour and artistic inquiry. Coaching engages the whole human being, so as a coach you need to bring your whole self to the process. The programme encourages you to discover, identify and engage your inner resources and to integrate this holistic approach into your coaching practice.

You will learn to apply the boas via™ (vocational integration and alignment) model as a guide in all of your coaching dialogues. The focus of via™ is on raising self awareness, exercising new skills and transcending limiting attitudes. via™ coaches support and challenge leaders to define their own life work, integrate their different roles and relationships and align their personal goals with those of their colleagues, their organisation, and the wider community.

Each module explores essential themes in leadership coaching, including coaching across cultures, non-verbal communication, the use of coaching in team and organisational development and integration of physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual levels of leadership.

To ensure high quality, this advanced development programme for experienced professionals includes initial assessment, ongoing review and final assessment and certification. The programme meets the specified criteria for accreditation by the International Coach Federation.