ILM Level 7 Certificate for Executive & Senior Level Coaches & Mentors

By the end of this programme participants will be able to:
Recognise and establish the organisational context, strategy and processes for effective coaching or mentoring at a senior or
strategic level;
Critically review the conditions to support and integrate
executive coaching and mentoring, and evaluate the
contribution of coaching/ mentoring to individual and
organisational performance;
Critically review their own abilities to perform effectively as a coach or mentor at a senior/ strategic level;
Understand how the client’s personal characteristics and
organisational context affects the coaching or mentoring
relationship and demonstrate an ability to adapt to diversity and difference;
Accurately establish client needs and contract effectively in the context of the individual and organisation;
Use reflective learning to inform own development needs, and have experienced quality coaching supervision;
Prepare for coaching assignments and present a credible
professional coach profile;
Effectively plan, deliver and review at least 20 hours of coaching and/ or mentoring at a senior/ strategic level.

Typically, this programme delivers tangible benefits for:
Senior managers or leaders of leaders who are regularly
coaching/ mentoring at a senior level;
Senior HR/ OD/ L&D professionals who regularly coach at a
senior level and/ or are seeking to introduce coaching at a senior/ strategic level within the organisation;
Coaches who wish to validate and enhance their skills via a
professional executive coaching qualification.

Whilst there are no formal entry requirements, participation in this programme is via application to ensure that participants can fully meet the ILM criteria relating to leadership and coaching experience.

This ILM Certificate is awarded following the completion of mandatory modules and the submission/ assessment of required assessed
activities including:
A strategic report on the business rationale for introducing coaching or mentoring in an organisation and a critical review of methods to evaluate coaching and mentoring;
Completion of at least 20 hours of coaching at executive/ senior leader level, maintaining reflective notes and records;
Reflective statement and self-assessment.

What sets us apart? Feedback from participants identifies 3 key differentiators: 1. Our tutors are actively-practising executive coaches who draw on their knowledge of the coaching marketplace and share insights and experiences; we're coaches who train, not the other way around!. 2. Portfolio study materials are extremely comprehensive - professionally-designed, updated twice a year and feature the very latest references ensuring that students have access to cutting-edge research and ideas. 3. The level of support provided to students is unrivalled; individual tutorials, supervision and guidance are provided by assigned tutors.
Other features and benefits: We apply a rigorous approach to student applications, ensuring that programme discussion is informed, wide-ranging and representative of all sectors, providing excellent networking opportunities. We include individual and group supervision to ensure that coaches develop and maintain best-practice ethical coaching standards; Workshops are highly experiential and include observed coaching practice, as well as video recording and individual tutorial feedback

Brochures can be downloaded directly from the Portfolio website; applications will be acknowledged and a provisional offer of place made within 3 working days of application receipt. https://www.portfolio-info.co.uk/ilm-l7-coaching

We restrict the numbers to ensure a high level of tutor support and individual supervision; typically a cohort will not exceed 8 members.

The application process ensures that all participants are able to complete the requirements of the qualification, and are able to contribute fully to the discussions.