Organizational Coaching

The UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching is a, part-time program that combines self-paced online learning, Live Learning Intensives, a practicum and a capstone project. 

The curriculum combines strong academic content with practical and experiential learning, grounded in the theory and frameworks of organizational development and psychology. The program includes practice coaching sessions, skill-building, reflective exercises and mentoring. Group discussions, mini-lectures, skills practice, case studies, readings, practical written assignments and online discussion are also used to teach, practice and reinforce skills. 

You progress through the program with a single group of peers (a cohort). This unique format creates an experiential and fertile learning community in which you can cultivate safety, connections, creativity and shared knowledge, build leadership and encourage greater success together. Throughout the program, you work in pairs, threes and in small groups of 5–8 students, and are encouraged to work with one another in coach/client partnerships. The maximum number of learners in a cohort is 48.

The program includes:

Live Learning Intensives: Ten days of live sessions provide you immersive, high-touch, interactive learning hours. In these mandatory sessions, you practise coaching methodologies and frameworks with classmates, and interact with instructors, guest instructors, mentor coaches and alumni.

Modular Online Learning: Contribute, collaborate and complete modules and assignments within our virtual interactive classroom and online learning system, Canvas. Discuss posts, engage in a personal reflective practice and interact with each other under the supervision of an online moderator. Continually iterate and develop your coaching philosophy, competencies and fluencies. Online groups are divided into four groups of approximately 12 students each.

Coaching Practicum: Experience, practise and develop coaching skills by applying what you’ve learned, first with cohort peers and real individual clients, and then with organizational teams. Our team of ICF-credentialed Mentor Coaches guides you and provides feedback throughout your practicum. The program concludes with a one-month team capstone project with learners working in small teams with an organizational team.

Organizational Coaching Project: Apply coaching skills and International Coaching Federation (ICF) core competencies in an organizational context and receive feedback on techniques and approaches. Refine a personal coaching philosophy, integrate reflective practice, and benefit from group learning and ongoing individual and team coaching.

Final Coaching Competency Panel Evaluation: In this final component of the program, you submit a recorded 30-minute sample coaching session. Evaluated by two Professional Certified Coaches, the purpose of this recording is to demonstrate your coaching competencies at a PCC level. Evaluations use International Coaching Federation competency level markers.

Hours and Expectations

In Term 1, learners should set aside a minimum of 8–12 hours per week for online learning requirements. In Term 2, expect to spend 15–20 hours per week to meet online and practicum deliverables. Time requirements may vary.

NOTE: Working with Mentor Coaches, individual clients and your Organizational Coaching Project client will often require you to schedule calls to occur during typical workday hours (Pacific Time) in addition to the 10 Live Learning Intensive days and Module Group Discussion Calls.

Graduation Requirements

To earn your Certified Organizational Coach designation, you must attend and participate in all three live learning intensives, successfully complete all of the online module assignments and practicum requirements, and pass the final coaching evaluation.

Technology Requirements

In order to participate in the UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching program, you will need to have access to a computer, an email account and the internet. You’re provided with online access to UBC’s online learning software Canvas, and you should ensure you have the technology requirements needed to support Canvas. 

We also use: 

• Zoom virtual web conferencing
• Miro to capture conversations in Zoom breakout rooms
• Menti for student engagement and real-time anonymous feedback