Coaching and mentoring qualifications
New figures reveal a strong need for coaching qualifications. The Chartered Management Institute conducted research which shows that managers are putting staff at the top of their priority list for the coming year. Here's what they had to say...
‘As we look forward to 2010 individuals are telling us that their focus, next year, will be on staff. There is clear recognition that employee engagement is the key to future success.
The top New Year’s resolution for managers this year is to put their team’s development first, ahead of traditional priorities such as networking or spending more time with customers and clients, figures released by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) reveal.
CMI’s Future Forecast survey results make it clear that business leaders recognise the importance of looking inwards and that putting staff back at the heart of their organisations will enhance their chances of a speedy post-recession recovery. Just under half (45 per cent), for example, have pledged to support the development of their team’s skills and 22 per cent also intend to provide ‘more prompt’ support to boost performance.
As well as focusing on staff through skills development, the survey of 1,337 managers found that more than a quarter (27 per cent) have resolved to acknowledge the efforts of their staff and say ‘thank you’ more often. Just under a fifth (18 per cent) also said they will spend more time with their teams.’
To support these sentiments we are pleased to be offering a new range of qualifications to support in-house coaches and mentors. The power of coaching and mentoring as learning and development tools has been increasingly recognised, particularly through recent difficult trading times. Managers are being asked to provide a coaching leadership style or to act as mentors but without the specific knowledge and skills to support this aspect of the role. The programme of qualifications will cover a wide variety of topics ranging from understanding organisational culture and mentoring for teams and individuals, through to performance management and the strategic development of staff.
Ruth Spellman, chief executive of the CMI, said: "In today's fast moving and cost-conscious business environment, there is a strong case to be made for coaching and mentoring to be made available to all employees. Everyone needs someone they can turn to for advice, however critical, and if the knowledge economy is going to become a reality, we need staff to have the capability to share what they know."
According to research conducted by the CMI, 68% of managers say that coaching is an effective method of learning. Almost 1 in 4 (23%) prefer to learn from colleagues; whilst 15% argue that they are more comfortable seeking the advice of managers in other organisations.
We will be delivering the following Chartered Management Institute (CMI) qualifications from early 2010:
· Level 3 Award in Coaching and Mentoring
· Level 3 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring
· Level 3 Diploma in Coaching and Mentoring
· Level 5 Award in Management coaching and mentoring
· Level 5 Certificate in Management coaching and mentoring
· Level 5 Diploma in Management coaching and mentoring
These qualifications will be offered as facilitated group learning programmes or as highly tailored one-to-one programmes.
The Chartered Management Institute describes the two levels as:
Level 3
‘These qualifications are designed for supervisors and first line managers, to support the development, coaching and mentoring skills and techniques of individuals, teams and achieve objectives.’
Level 5
‘These qualifications are designed to support managers in the development of management coaching and mentoring skills, and identifying the links between coaching, mentoring and the achievement of business goals.’
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