Coach Accreditation

Coach Accreditation immerses participants in a unique combination of individual, paired and small-group coaching and workplace practice. 

Through flexible online and self-directed learning you will leverage your leadership experience to coach others to enhance student learning and school improvement initiatives. 

You will gain: 

• a strategic and adaptive approach to developing your school’s capability to implement your annual implementation plan 
• understanding of coaching to solve complex problems of practice within your school 
• an internationally recognised coach accreditation credential.

Audience

Designed for Victorian government school principals and assistant principals.

Facilitators

Delivered in partnership with Growth Coaching International. 

All coaches are highly experienced, accredited executive coaches, possess significant educational leadership experience, and participate in regular reflective practice and professional update sessions.

Structure

This course is delivered online over 9 to 12 months and comprises of: 

• online workshops (17 hours) 
• paired practice (4 hours) 
• small group coaching (6 hours) 
• one-on-one coaching (4 hours) 
• self-directed learning (41 hours) 
• workplace practice (50 hours). 

Online workshops 

Workshops are delivered over six 2 or 3-hour sessions.

Using research informed practice in educational settings, you will explore: 

• how to develop and hone the key skills of coaching using a conversational framework 
• how to apply a ‘coaching way of being’ in an educational setting 
• a coaching approach to feedback and performance conversations 
• the coaching approach when working with teams 
• how to lead a coaching culture in your school. 

Paired practice 

Throughout the program you and a peer will have the opportunity to practice coaching techniques learnt throughout the program and to test your ideas with one another. 

Small group coaching 

Group coaching will provide you with the opportunity to build competence, confidence, and networks in an intimate group setting. 

One-on-one coaching

Individual coaching is based on your needs and context and will support you to apply your learning in your school. 

Self-directed learning

Self-directed learning activities in your own time include: 

• pre-reading 
• watching video content 
• contributing to discussion boards 
• reflective journalling. 

Workplace practice 

You will also be required to develop a portfolio of evidence and maintain a reflective journal to support practical coaching practice in the workplace.
 

Attendance requirements

In order to receive a Certificate of Completion for the Academy Coach Accreditation program, and to meet the evidence requirements for individual accreditation (EIA) with EMCC Global, the following is required: 

1. Attend: 
   - at least 80 percent of the interactive virtual workshops (this must include Workshop 1) 
   - 3 small group coaching sessions (including live peer coaching session with feedback) 
   - 4 individual 1-1 coaching sessions (support and supervision). 
2. Participate in the self-paced learning on AcademyOnline including posting contributions to the relevant discussion boards. 
3. Engage in paired practice activities with your assigned partner. 
4. Maintain an ongoing reflective journal. 
5. Submit a 1000-word assessment using three key excerpts from your reflective journal. 
6. Maintain a log of coaching hours including hours accumulated in the pre-course audit.

Learning outcomes

During this program, you will gain knowledge and understanding of how to: 

• leverage your existing skills, knowledge and experience to lead a coaching culture 
• identify the need, plan for and deliver coaching for learning 
• adapt your coaching style to suit a variety of coaching situations and achieve measurable outcomes through standardised coaching practices 
• build school capability and capacity 
• support a coaching culture that leads to a safe learning environment where students and teachers can achieve their best. 

This program will support you to embed a coaching culture for learning impact, by intentionally shaping student learning outcomes through coaching initiatives.

Fees and financial support

Fully subsidised by the Department of Education for Victorian government schools.