Coaching training: education, overview of schools and offers

Coach training can take place in very different ways. For example, there are seminars, courses and training sessions that fully train you to become a professional coach, as well as short introductory courses or basic courses that introduce you to the basics of coaching and consulting. Anyone seriously considering working in this field in the future, either as an independent consultant or as a supplement and second pillar to their existing work, should be aware that sound training and regular continuing education, further training are required. After all, in order to become a consultant, it is important both to know the theoretical approaches through coaching training and to be able to apply them usefully in practice.
This means that a short seminar lasting a few days will not be enough to provide you with the necessary technical, leadership, social and coaching skills for professional training, but it will if you just want to gain a first impression. Such coaching seminars are also extremely useful if you want to expand your skills portfolio, whether for private or professional purposes.
More extensive coaching training is also possible at postgraduate level at Colleges of Higher Education and Universities of Applied Sciences. The federally recognized diploma Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education (CHE) in Business Coaching is one of these options, as are postgraduate studies leading to a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Career Coaching (UAS) or a Master of Advanced Studies in Coaching & Organizational Consulting (UAS).

First of all, you should know what type of training you are looking for, what your goals are and which educational institutions offer you exactly this. Carry out a needs analysis in which you clarify what you expect from a coach training course. Then contact a few schools and have them send you all the necessary documents by email. Use the documents and possibly ask questions to clarify the following points, among others:

• What is the reputation of the school and its graduates?
• Is the course recognized by the professional association and nationally or internationally?
• What qualifications will I acquire?
• What skills will I acquire?
• Are the framework conditions defined and acceptable to me (place of implementation, time required, self-study, teaching methods, working materials, admission criteria, etc.)?
• What qualification will I receive and is it sufficient for a professional activity?
• Do I need further specializations?
• Can I have my professional experience and previous knowledge recognized?
• What training and experience do the coaches have?

We recommend reading our free guide "How to choose the right education provider" (see navigation bar "Education help" above) for further information on choosing a provider.

The content of a coaching course is as varied as the courses themselves.

Interested parties can focus on areas such as business, coaching for children and young people, personal development, career counseling and a variety of other fields, all of which have different target groups and therefore pursue different goals.

This also means that interested parties must inform themselves thoroughly about the individual coaching courses in order to find exactly the right one.

In coaching training, the first step is to get to know the terms and definitions, which interested parties can then use to get to know themselves better, recognize their own potential and tackle change.
It is therefore important that course participants are also prepared to work on themselves in order to achieve the best possible results.

This is followed by in-depth knowledge of how to prepare, conduct and conclude a coaching session, as well as learning about different techniques and tools. In addition, course participants train their counseling and communication skills.

For more detailed information, we recommend contacting the provider directly - quickly and easily using our contact form or the "Ask a question" button.

Coaching training provides practical knowledge and key methods for professionally supporting individuals or teams in change processes. The aim is to develop the ability to conduct solution-oriented discussions, clarify goals together and effectively support development steps.

Typical topics of coaching training are

• Conversation management: active listening techniques, questioning techniques, solution- and resource-oriented communication
• Goal work: methods for defining, clarifying and motivating goals
• Personal development: self-reflection, understanding your role and your own attitude as a coach
• Change processes: Phases of change, dealing with resistance, methods of support
• Coaching methods: Systemic coaching, variety of methods, practical tools for different situations
• Ethics and attitude: basic principles of professional coaching, responsibility and boundaries

Coaching training courses are multi-faceted and combine theoretical content with practical exercises and self-awareness. This not only imparts specialist knowledge, but also promotes personal development - a central component of the training.

As each educational institution sets its own focus for coaching training, the content may vary. It is recommended that you enquire directly with the desired school. Use our contact form to forward specific questions about the course content to the appropriate school.

Training in coaching is suitable for very different target groups. People from advisory professions, for example in education, social work, business or healthcare, but also project managers, managing directors of SMEs, managers and HR managers, are all possible candidates. In principle, anyone thinking about training or continuing education, further training to become a coach should also be prepared to do something for these additional qualifications. After all, every training course requires commitment and willingness to learn, motivation and, last but not least, sufficient time from the participants. This is because, in addition to attending classroom courses, you must always take into account the time you spend on self-study, i.e. working on what you have learned at home or at another location outside of school, or preparing for lessons. All of this takes time, but is extremely important in order to increase the learning success of your continuing education, further training and to achieve your goals. You should also always ask yourself why you are seeking such continuing education, further training. What do you expect from such a course? What professional changes do you want to achieve with coaching training and how do you want these to be implemented in your day-to-day work? Would you like to become self-employed, change jobs or move up with your current employer? Once you have clarified these questions for yourself and found an answer to at least most of them, training to become a coach might actually be suitable for you. People who want to work in this field in the future should be open to new ideas and willing to take a close look at themselves. Because before you are ready to advise other people, it is important that you get to know yourself and allow change and development processes to take place.

Training courses or continuing education, further training in couples coaching often run under a different name, as is the case here at Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch. If you don't like the course or school you see on this page, take a look under the heading "Counseling, Coaching, Supervision" for other interesting options in couple coaching or couple counseling. You will find this section either on our homepage under "Education / Social Affairs / Psychology" or the link to it right here at the top of this page.

This question is difficult to answer, as there are a large number of coach training courses that train you in very different areas. A further training course to become a career coach, for example, cannot of course be compared with a coach for children and young people, for business, resilience training or human resources. All training or continuing education, further training courses have different content and duration, so we cannot recommend a course that you can complete quickly. Basically, you can say that a CAS, a Certificate of Advanced Studies, is a short continuing education course. It usually lasts one semester, i.e. half a year, and is completed alongside your job. Nevertheless, these CASs are usually aimed at people who are already working in the field of supervision, consulting, training or coaching and want to continue their education, training or coaching. As a newcomer, you need basic training that will enable you to help other people and support them in a wide variety of life and work situations. In this case, four hours a week for one month while working is not enough to give you the skills you need. You should therefore expect a longer training period and contact the individual schools, who will be happy to present their different training models to you. Full-time training or compact seminars may also be a sensible alternative for you. Simply use the contact button to get in touch with the individual coach schools and let them advise you.

If you want to work as a mental trainer or mental coach, you have various options for training and further education in Switzerland. As there is no federally recognized training in the non-university sector, there are a large number of different courses with different focuses, also because consultants, coaches or trainers are not protected terms. Only universities of applied sciences offer continuing education courses that provide you with comprehensive training in the field of mental training. These include, for example, the postgraduate course leading to the Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS Psychological & Mental Training in Sport (UAS).
If you do not have a license for this course or would like to continue your education in another way, there are, for example, certificate courses for mental trainers or mental coaches. Basic courses are often offered that provide an initial insight into this exciting subject area and then give interested parties the opportunity to build on this by attending further courses that even include SVEB 1, for example. You will also find continuing education, further training courses that award certification from the European Coaching Association (ECA), such as the ECA Master Mental Coach / Dipl. Mentaltherapeut/in. This European-recognized training, in combination with a basic anatomical training course of 450 hours, also qualifies for registration with ASCA as a mental therapist.
If you are looking for a less comprehensive training or further education, you can, for example, do a continuing education, further training to become a certified mental and stress coach after the basic course.

While individual courses deal with specific topics, a full training course offers a comprehensive learning concept including certification. It also usually includes supervision, self-awareness and a final examination. Coaching training teaches structured process management and ethical behavior in the coaching context. Interested parties can find further information on requirements and structure here.

The following coaching courses are available as part of Life Coach Training Switzerland:

• Life coach training (life coach with school diploma e.g. NGL)
• Life coaching training with an association qualification or association diploma (e.g. Coach bso from the Swiss Professional Association for Coaching, Organizational Consulting and Supervision as a widely recognized national quality standard or ECA - Professional Association of Professional Coaches in Europe or SCA Swiss Professional Association of Professional Coaches and Company Mentors)
• Life coach training with hybrid teaching (mix of online and face-to-face learning)
• Life balance coach training (focus on work-life balance)
• Life Coach Course
• Life Coach Seminar (mostly weekend seminars)
• Life coach training online
• Life coach course online
• Coaching training in conjunction with EASC certificate (European Association for Supervision and Coaching or ICF International Coach Federation - internationally recognized)
• Further training for the federal diploma for counselors in the psychosocial field (higher professional examination for the federal diploma, the preliminary stage is usually the professional examination for company mentors with a federal certificate) or federally certified supervisor/coach

Yes, there are continuing education, further training courses in coaching that lead to a federal qualification. These are

• Company mentor with Federal Diploma of Higher Education (FPE)
• Counselor in the psychosocial field with Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education (Achtung: Englisch wie gleichg. Dipl. HF!)

You will also find postgraduate studies CHE courses and CAS courses, which are often nationally or internationally recognized. Find out more about the coaches courses and their recognition from the individual schools.

Here at Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you will find a wealth of offers relating to training and continuing, further training in a wide range of specialist areas, including offers for consultant training. However, as most of the courses on offer do not lead to federally recognized qualifications, such as a Federal Professional Examination (FPE) or a Diploma of Higher Education (CHE), the courses are structured very differently depending on the school and award different qualifications, such as the Diploma in Stress Regulation, Intermedial Art Therapy or the Federal Diploma of Higher Education (SVEB 2). Therefore, please inform yourself comprehensively about the individual offers of the schools for a counselor training and have all the necessary documents sent to you by e-mail.

The combination of counseling and coaching offers a wide range of possible applications. Depending on the course, topics such as crisis intervention, systemic thinking and solution-oriented work are covered. Continuing education, further training in counseling and coaching is suitable for professional deepening and professional development. Further information can be obtained directly from the providers using our contact form.

People who already work in the care of children and their parents or parents alone, such as playgroup leaders, father and mother caregivers, professionals from youth welfare, child psychiatry or all other professionals working in a social, medical, educational or therapeutic field, have various opportunities to further their education in care, coaching and training for parents. Depending on the educational institution, different courses are offered, for example in systemic parent coaching, which includes attachment, development and conflict theories, Marte Meo, hypnosystemic counseling, family psychology, non-violent resistance and parental presence. However, people who would like to train as a parent coach without too much professional experience in this field can also do so at some educational institutions. Please contact the respective providers for more information.

Training to become an Integral Coach can vary depending on the training institute. There are also differences within the courses offered by the individual schools. For example, basic training is offered, which serves as a foundation for further courses. After the certificate training, diploma courses and master's courses can be attended.

Training Coaching courses are offered in various formats - from intensive weekend modules and part-time courses to online courses with a self-study component. The choice of the right format depends on personal learning preferences, professional situation and time resources. Many training courses in the field of coaching rely on a combination of classroom teaching, e-learning and practical phases. It is important that the structure makes sense and that the content builds on each other. The exchange with fellow learners or the opportunity for practice coaching can also be a quality feature. Courses with a recognized qualification or connection to further educational levels are particularly recommended.