With over a decade training coaches, we have learned that coaching cannot be taught.
Introduction
With the Way Beyond Coaching Class (WBCC) program we incite an open, non-prescription, individual-focused process of deeply transformational discovery and learning. That is, we seek to go far beyond a coaching program.
Our renowned coaching training approach is now more robust and more personalized: teaching how to learn.
In the WBCC program, we help our students understand the approach and, above all, how this practice can transform us and the world around us.
The program
The learning path in our program is divided into two levels: Introductory and Advanced.
The combination of the two levels is intended to provide knowledge learning and development that can be applied by our students as professional coaches at the end of the training process.
Both levels incorporate, in a balanced way, a wide variety of practices supervised by certified coaches in order to ensure that the students not only know the skills and distinctions at the conceptual level, but also know how to put them into practice.
In both levels of the program, participants have the opportunity to play the role of coachee and coach, and to experience first-hand situations likely to arise in the actual practice of the profession.
The dimension of our classes promotes a continuous interaction between participants and our teachers. Way Beyond's pedagogical focus is based on experiential learning, combining conceptual learning with ongoing practical activities.
Our Program (Introductory + Advanced), with around 240 hours of synchronous and asynchronous moments, is based on the development of a "learning culture" grounded in four fundamental principles:
The Program includes the development of the different skills that, according to the International Coach Federation, a good coach should master, with listening being not the only but the first skill that should be developed;
Participants lead their own personal and professional development process;
In order to do this, they are invited to identify and explore challenges, opportunities, strengths, and areas for improvement, with the purpose of promoting evolution and stimulating their own change and growth and/or of their teams;
The entire process is closely monitored by our teachers who provide personalized supervision and feedback at various moments throughout the Program.
One of the pillars of our program is the development of a "learning culture".
Why did we design it?
Having trained coaches for more than a decade with excellent teachers and even better students, we have gathered enough experience and willpower to create a program totally tailored to our needs.
Drawing on the rich heritage of the past, combining it with research, methodologies and ideas of the present, we wanted to design a program that would be part of the future of this practice.
And the future of coaching, like its present and its past, is eclectic, we believe. That's why we say that this program is much more than a coaching program.
Who is it aimed at?
The program is designed for people who want to develop their coaching training, as well as for any professional who wants to improve their performance, their interpersonal relations with their team, or their leadership skills.
What to expect?
To know, to develop, and to embody the core competencies that a professional coach must master;
To enhance your personal and professional development through increased attention and sensitivity to interpersonal relationships;
Receive constant feedback and follow-up throughout the Program, which allows an increase in self-knowledge and the identification of strengths and areas to develop;
To become a person who understands that achieving results comes through understanding the meaning of what we do and who is committed to being a better person and a better professional and a craftsman of the development of the teams to which he/she belongs.
Accreditation
The Way Beyond Coaching Class Program is accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF) as Approved Coach-Specific Training Hours (ACSTH) for all 239 hours. This means that students who successfully complete our program can use our diploma to apply for ACC or PCC certification levels through ACSTH applications.
Introductory level: laying solid foundations
Objectives
The Introductory Level of the Way Beyond Coaching Class training allows participants to get started in the skills that any professional coach should master.
The sessions in this introductory program focus on learning the fundamental grounds of coaching.
At this level, participants practice what is being learned and experience first-hand the benefits of coaching by being a coachee.
Duration
The Program has a total duration of 60 hours: 40 teaching hours, distributed in five full-day (8h) face-to-face sessions; in the online version there are 10 sessions of 4h; 12h of study and assignments.
Similar to self-study, the tasks that participants have to accomplish are learning-related and must be done outside of school hours. These tasks are worked on in four individual coaching sessions (60 to 90') that each participant has with a coach.
Teachers
Way Beyond's teachers are all certified or in the process of certification by ICF. They have a solid and consolidated experience in coaching, as teachers, coaches and/or mentors.
At this level of the Program we have João Sevilhano and Ângela Marçal as teachers, some members of the remaining WB team as coaches, and we also include other partner coaches whenever necessary.
Methodology
The entire training process of a coach consists of transformational learning, based on three fundamental pillars:
Practical sessions: each student lives and experiences coaching, as a coach;
Experiential training: learning happens through experimentation and practices that allow incorporating the coaching concepts and foundations, as well as developing leadership, communication and conversation skills.
Learning culture: the various learning moments throughout the program, from the teacher support, to the coaching sessions and the group/pair work with peers, allow the trainee to feel like the leader of their learning, development, and success.
Individual Assignements and Sessions
The assignments are essentially exercises of written reflection and of information collection from others. We believe that one should not go through a coaching program without first knowing who you are: looking at yourself as an observer of reality. This way, if we have the opportunity to see that we can change our "lenses", we will have an easier time working with a coachee. For this, each participant will be assigned a coach, with whom they will have 4 individual sessions outside the class hours.
Contents
Although there is a conceptual and thematic alignment, the sessions are not "packaged". The development of the themes is adapted to the needs and characteristics of each group and its participants.
We present the blocks of themes that will be addressed and developed throughout the program, not necessarily in the order presented.
Perspectives on coaching: History and context; what it is and what it is not; theoretical-practical background, etc.
The qualities of a coach: qualities vs competencies; ICF competencies.
The Ontological Approach: the role of language; the transformational perspective of learning; the learning steps.
The coaching conversation for Way Beyond: types and phases of conversation.
The importance of the relationship.
Listening and questions.
Design applied to coaching.
Feedback: a conversational tool.
The role of thoughts, body and emotions.
Advanced Level: To be a coach
Objectives
The Advanced Level of the Way Beyond Coaching Class program allows the student: to consolidate and deepen the coaching skills acquired in the Introductory Level; to know, assimilate and put into practice some coachingmethodologies and techniques ; to learn how towork with the commitment of people and teams and to involve them in the achievement of goals.
Duration
The program has a minimum duration of 145 teaching hours, spread over 19 face-to-face sessions (mostly full 8-hour days), taking place over 6 to 7 months. Participants will have to carry out different tasks related to what has been learned, outside the class time, for a total of approximately 20 hours. They will also have a minimum of 15 coaching sessions (10 as coach and 5 as coachee) distributed between supervised sessions in class (3), sessions supervised by the mentor individually (minimum of 3), or unsupervised sessions (minimum of 4).
Access
The Advanced Level is for all people who want to be coaches and who have successfully completed the Introductory Level of this program. It is aimed at all those who want to become certified in coaching and practice as professional coaches, as well as for Entrepreneurs and Managers of any area, who want to put into practice the skills and tools of coaching in their organizations and with their teams.
Methodology
Supervised coaching sessions: each student will live and experience coaching, as a coach; by acting as coaches, students learn to observe different points of view that provide new solutions.
Experiential training: learning happens through experimentation and practices that allow you incorporating the coaching concepts and tools, as well as developing leadership, communication and conversation skills.
Learning culture: during the program, the various learning moments, from the support given by teachers and mentors (each student will have an assigned mentor who will accompany him/her throughout the training process), to the supervised coaching sessions and group/pair work with peers, allow the student to feel the leader of his/her learning, development and success.
Beyond the classroom: mentoring
At this Level, each student will be accompanied in his or her learning journey by a mentor. It will be the mentor who should be present in the observation of the practical sessions, closely following and offering regular feedback to the student, thus facilitating his or her evolution and transformation during the program. It will also be to the mentor that each student will have to send the mandatory assignments (accounted for in about 20h of work) and the reports of the practical sessions held as a coach (a minimum of 10 sessions). Thus, the student will have the opportunity to have individual feedback from his or her mentor regarding the assignments sent, after each session observed by his or her mentor, and in 3 more moments dedicated exclusively to the student's monitoring. In classes dedicated to practical sessions, there will also be a group mentoring moment facilitated by the mentor/teacher in class.
In addition to the practical sessions as a coach, each student will be required to make time for a process of 5 coaching sessions (as a coachee) with a colleague from the program.
Teachers and Mentors
Os professores da Way Beyond são, na sua maioria, certificados ou estão em processo de certificação pela ICF. Têm uma sólida e consolidada experiência em coaching, como professores e coaches. Os mentores da Way Beyond (João Sevilhano, Ângela Marçal, Paulo Baptista da Silva, Pedro Arbués) são coaches seniores com grau de certificação PCC (Professional Certified Coach) pela ICF.
Contents
As with the previous level, although there is a conceptual and thematic alignment, the sessions are not "packaged". The development of the themes is adapted to the needs and characteristics of each group and its participants.
We present blocks of themes that will be addressed and developed throughout the Program:
Deconstruct to Build - program initiation; relationship building.
The Power(s) of Communication - phenomenological approach to authentic and conscious communication.
Values that generate Value - speech acts; coordination of actions.
The first practices: sessions with colleagues supervised by a mentor
Who are we and how do we do it? - the relationship and trust of a learning community.
The Future, engine of the present - imagination or vision.
Art and Emotions - emotional literacy; language reconstruction; body and language emotion; talking with emotions; etc.
Practical sessions with colleagues supervised by a mentor.
Presence = Attention + Concentration.
Technique, Intention and Intuition - three dimensions of conversion.
Attention: from body to mind.
Listening and Silence - the silence and the listening of listening.
From everyone, for everyone - the role of trust and purpose in practice.
Hamlet for coaches - experienced based learning.
Observed Sessions: practitioners lead by example - ICF mentor/coach observation sessions.
Presentations - individual program review.
Examination Sessions.
Next editions, Registration and Conditions
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Whichever Level you sign up for, your place is guaranteed only upon payment of the registration fee.
For the Introductory Level
Values:
The total value of the course is 2090€ (500€ for registration + 1590€ for attendance). These values are exempt from VAT because we are accredited by DGERT.
Payment:
The course must be paid in full (registration 500€ + attendance 1590€) at least 8 days before the beginning of the course.
Payment can be made by bank transfer or cheque.
Payment Types (applicable only to the frequency value):
Anticipated: if the course is paid in full 30 days prior to the start of the course, there will be a 5% reduction;
Phased: You can phase in the payment of the attendance fee (1590€), in prior agreement with the WB and under the condition that the total amount is paid 8 days before the beginning of the course in which you are participating;
Multiple: for 2 or more students from the same company, or if another student enrolls in the same Class through you, the total amount has a 5% discount per student (not cumulative with other discounts) that must be paid up to 8 days before the beginning of the course.
For Advanced Level
Values:
The total value of the course is 5300€ (1300€ for registration + 4000€ for attendance). These values are exempt from VAT because we are accredited by DGERT.
Payment:
The course must be paid in full (registration 1300€ + attendance 4000€) at least 8 days before the start of the course.
Payment can be made by bank transfer or cheque.
Payment Types (applicable only to the frequency value):
Early: if the course is paid in full 30 days before the start of the course you will get a 5% reduction;
Phased: You may phase in the payment of the attendance fee (4,000€), by prior agreement with the WB and with the condition that the total amount is paid at least 8 days before the end of the course;
Multiple: for 2 or more students from the same company, or if another student enrolls in the same Class through you, the total amount has a 5% discount per student (not cumulative with other discounts) that must be paid up to 8 days before the beginning of the course.
For Beginner + Advanced Level
The total value of the program is 7390€ (1800€ for registration + 5590€ for attendance). These values are exempt from VAT because we are accredited by DGERT.
You will benefit from a 5% discount on the total value of the program (7390€) if you enroll in both levels - Introductory and Advanced - at the same time.
Cancellation and withdrawal policy
The registration fee is non-refundable unless the course is cancelled by us;
You may transfer your registration to one of the two following editions upon payment of a percentage of the tuition: 50% of the Introductory Level (1045€) and 25% of the Advanced Level (1325€). This payment must respect the payment dates of the Level/Class in which you initially enrolled.
Regarding the attendance fee, in case of withdrawal or cancellation
Within 2 weeks of the course start date, 50% of the total amount will be charged to the student.
Within 1 week of the course start date, 75% of the total amount will be charged to the student.
Less than 1 week from the course start date or during the course, 100% of the total amount will be charged to the student
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