Career Coaching and Coaching Psychology

Birkbeck, University of London
Postgraduate PgCert Part-time 1 Year

About this course

This postgraduate course offers you a unique combination of practical training in coaching skills and in-depth study of coaching psychology and career coaching. As a coach, consultant, career or HR professional or psychologist, it will equip you with the skills and knowledge to work with individuals and groups at relational depth.

Why choose this course?

  • It is accredited by the Association for Coaching.

  • It is one of only a few courses in London that focus on adult career management and coaching with practical coaching skills development.

  • Reflective practice sits at the heart of our approach helping you to develop and maintain high-quality, ethical coaching practice supported by independent supervision.

  • The MSc offers you a unique opportunity to apply for a coaching placement in Birkbeck's Careers Service where you can implement your learning in a real-life context and receive regular group support.

    What you will learn

    This course has a strong focus on skills building and features bespoke skills training days to help you refine your practice. It allows you to develop an evidenced-based and critical approach to psychologically informed coaching and career coaching practice development.

    The MSc will prepare you to set up your own independent coaching and career coaching practice and develop specialist research knowledge to position your future career. You will have the opportunity to apply for one of a limited number of placements with the Birkbeck Careers Service in your second year.

    Our Postgraduate Certificate offers you an access route to progress on to the MSc and is the starting place if you are an experienced manager or professional looking to explore a transition into coaching or career coaching.

    How you will learn

    You will be taught by experienced career and coaching psychologists in lectures and seminars. A key component of this course is the highly rated specialist skills workshop days run by coaching professionals in which you will develop your in-person coaching skills in small groups. Alongside this, you will work in online digital practice groups and in small case discussion groups to support the development of your coaching practice.

    The course is available to study part-time with classes taking place in the evening, and some weekend study.

    Highlights

  • After gaining either the MSc or Postgraduate Certificate in Career Coaching and Coaching Psychology you will meet the qualification requirements for entry to the UK Register of Career Development Professionals. The Register is the sector equivalent of Chartered Status. Being on the Register proves to employers and clients that you hold a qualification in career development at QCF Level 6/SCQF Level 11 or above, abide by the CDI Code of Ethics, and undertake and record a minimum of 25 hours' CPD per year. Increasingly employers are asking that employees are on this Register.

  • The MSc is accredited by the Association for Coaching so, once you complete the course, you will be able to access their Accredited Certificate in Coach Training (ACCT) accelerated route. The Postgraduate Certificate is also accredited by the Association for Coaching as an Accredited Award in Coach Training (AACT).

  • We are renowned for the quality of our teaching in organisational psychology. Our flexible teaching model gives you the freedom to take some modules online and fit your studies around your other commitments.

    Careers and employability

    On successfully graduating from this course, you will have gained an array of transferable skills, including in:

  • coaching

  • reflective practice

  • career management and development (your own and others)

  • critical thinking

  • self-awareness and awareness of the coaching relationship.

    Studying this course will prepare you for roles in a range of fields and professions including in coaching, career coaching, consulting, mentoring and human resources and talent management.

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: PgCert

    Location: London

    Part-time Shown above

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: London

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3572 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
    2323 Education advisers and school inspectors
    3574 Other vocational and industrial trainers
    3573 Information technology trainers
    3224 Counsellors

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
    Study Mode
    Part-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Postgraduate

    Offered by

    Birkbeck, University of London

    London

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