Coaching Skills Courses for Managers

Coaching Skills Training Courses

There’s a shift that happens when managers stop having all the answers and start helping their people find their own.

This course gives you a practical approach to development conversations that genuinely build capability in your team. You’ll learn how to ask the right questions, encourage independent thinking, and create the conditions for people to grow, with far less hand-holding than you might expect.

Suitable for managers at any stage, with skills you can put to work straight away.

Ways to Take Our Course

Public Courses

Customised Training

Online Courses

Coaching Course Outcomes and Objective

Here are the main skills you will be able to apply after this course:

• Apply the industry-standard GROW model to structure any coaching conversation effectively.
• Ask powerful, open-ended questions that encourage your team to find their own solutions.
• Use active listening techniques to understand the real challenges your team members are facing.
• Give constructive feedback that is forward-looking and inspires action.
• Help your team members take genuine ownership and accountability for their goals.
• Adapt your coaching style to the needs of different individuals.
• Build a more self-reliant, motivated, and capable team.

Certification and Accreditations

 

Our supervisory training courses are accredited with the Institute of Leadership & Management and are CPD Certified.

If you attend one of our public courses you can receive two certificates. The ILM certificate requires you to take a short multiple choice assessment.

Course Outline | Coaching Skills Training

Here is an example of an in-house, customised course we can run for you. We can deliver this course exactly as it is below, or we can tweak it to suit your requirements.

Introduction to Coaching

• Define what coaching is and why it is a powerful development tool.
• Understand what coaching is not and how it differs from other leadership approaches.
• Identify your personal coaching style and explore coaching as a leadership technique.
• Learn the various uses of coaching, including immediate feedback, regular check-ins, performance support, and ongoing development.

Coaching Models

• Gain a solid understanding of the GROW model and its practical application.
• Practise using the GROW model along with other effective models, such as GROWTH, OUTCOMES, and FUEL.
• Explore essential coaching techniques to apply within these frameworks for effective outcomes.

Giving Constructive Feedback

• Learn when and how to give feedback for the most positive impact.
• Master structuring feedback conversations using models like Situation-Behaviour-Impact (SBI) and Pendleton’s feedback process.
• Practise effective phrases and statements to guide feedback and maintain a constructive approach.

Building Coaching Skills

• Develop core skills for building rapport and trust with team members.
• Set SMART objectives and structure immediate, on-the-job coaching for regular 1-2-1s and performance meetings.
• Learn techniques for understanding learning styles and adapting coaching to support individual needs.

Understanding People and Motivations

• Gain insights into understanding the perspectives, beliefs, and values of others.
• Learn how these personal factors influence workplace behaviours and performance.
• Apply these insights to enhance team performance and build a supportive work environment.

Course Features and Benefits

Coaching Skills Training

Learn the latest techniques and strategies to become an effective coach. Our training is delivered in an engaging format by expert trainers, making the concepts easy to understand and apply in real workplace settings.

Stronger Talent Pipeline

A manager who acts as an effective coach is a primary reason why talented people stay and coaching is the most direct form of on-the-job development you can provide

Pricing from £495

Contact our team to discuss your needs if you are considering a coaching course for either yourself or your team. Our courses start from £495.

What Learners Say

Our learners often tell us that the coaching skills they gain in our courses help them lead more effectively and support their team’s growth. Please check out our independent Feefo reviews to see for yourself.

On-Going Coaching Support

All learners will receive 3 months access to our sister company Skillshub’s eLearning platform. They will also receive email and phone support that they can tap into.

Engaged and Independent Team

You will learn how to empower people rather than control every decision, protecting your time for other high value work.

FAQs about Coaching Skills Training

What is Coaching Skills Training For Managers?

Coaching skills training for managers is a course that teaches leaders how to develop their people by asking effective questions rather than just providing answers. It’s about learning the difference between a ‘push’ style of communication, like mentoring where you give advice, and the ‘pull’ style of coaching. This course focuses on mastering the ‘pull’ approach to draw solutions out of your team members. This emphasis on moving from directive management to empowering conversations is also a core theme in managerial training, where leaders learn how to build capability rather than dependency.

This method helps you build your team’s capability for the long term, not just solve today’s problem. Over time, this frees up your own time and develops a more resilient and independent team.

As a specialist, MTD Training is a provider of coaching skills training for managers, and we deliver it through in-person workshops. The aim is to give you a toolkit that creates independence and continuous improvement within your team.

Why Choose MTD Training for Coaching Courses?

Most coaching courses teach you the theory and send you home with a workbook. We don’t do that. MTD has spent over two decades working with real organisations so everything we deliver is built around what actually changes behaviour in the workplace. Our coaches have led teams and run businesses. They’ve had the difficult conversations. That’s what makes the difference. You get practical tools you can use on Monday morning, not frameworks that gather dust on a shelf.

What’s The Difference Between A Coach and Mentor?

People use these words interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing. A mentor shares their experience, their mistakes, and passing on what they learned. A coach doesn’t need to have walked your path. Their job is to ask the right questions, challenge your thinking, and help you find your own answers. One gives you a map and the other helps you figure out where you actually want to go. Both are valuable, but only if you know which one you need.

Make An Enquiry

Please call us on 0333 320 2883, email us at info@mtdtraining.com or complete our form below with any questions that you may have and we will get back to you.