AwarenessCoaching© Foundation Training Course (ACFT©)

An AwarenessArchitect© (or AwarenessCoach) is someone who enables people to make their dream come true.

If someone dreams of a special building, he goes to an architect who captures his vision.

The architect enables the builder to transform his vision into reality.

He asks the right questions when designing the plan and describes to the builder the necessary dimensions.

Finally he guides the builder until the work is completed and the finished result is achieved and celebrated...

Do you want to become such a professional coach?

Then enrol now to our 4-month AwarenessCoaching© Foundation Training (ACFT©).

What is AwarenessCoaching©?

Psychological competencies for coaching are fundamentally grounded in awareness - both self awareness and awareness of others.

AwarenessCoaching© sessions are structured to provide a greenhouse for awareness, growth and change to happen by itself.

That way change occurs sustainably because it is accepted by one's ego, whereas any change caused from outside (second-hand knowledge or advice) gets rejected after a couple of weeks.

Research shows that only changes that come about by themselves can become an integral part of consciousness and therefore will last.

Open awareness means attention without tension, back to your senses, a relaxed kind of watchfulness, just seeing, not making an effort, not striving or even judging; an effortless awareness.

Our coaching approach helps you understand what works and doesn't work for you in achieving your desired goals. This qualified awareness means you can concentrate on what's really important to you - and cope better with the things that seem to get in your way. Your desired outcomes become more achievable through this greater clarity and awareness.

The unique composition from

• education about the psychological background that shows the links between thinking and feeling, plus tools and methodologies from cognitive behaviour modification (CBM),
• coaching tools and techniques for the mind-oriented aspects such as GROWTH, PESTLE, SWOT, SWAN and SMART - asking the right questions in order to discover the hidden solution - an approach we call introspection,
• as well as elements from Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to learn how to programme the mind to function in the way we really want it to work,
• insights gained by looking inside (using non-religious active and mindful meditative techniques) for the emotional and body oriented aspects to re-encounter with your true authenticity (you know - Authenticity is sexy!)
• and have fun - because being "life positive" means live consciously a life of success and satisfaction (self-actualisation)!

How will AwarenessCoaching© be imparted

There will be...

...lectures, group work and plenum discussions on one 3-day weekend retreat to start (Fri-Sun), 2 full-day intensive coaching training days and another 3-day weekend retreat (Fri-Sun) at the end of the training (min. 68 hours in total)...

...as well reading of recommended supporting literature, practising with the newly taught coaching tools and techniques during the weeks at home with yourself (self-coaching), friends, colleagues, writing reports about the practise experience and get feed-back from your trainer (mentoring) using email exchanges and telephone coaching between the monthly study intensive days.

That way you learn and use your growing ability to coach (enable) and integrate a developing coaching culture into your day-to-day-practice...

Highly participatory, supportive and structured, the ACFT© will provide you with more than the necessary knowledge and skill required to

• act responsible and professionally as coach,
• to fulfil your (clients') coachees' expectations,
• deliver on and above industry level and professional standards,
• meet the needs of the AC's course recognition criteria:

Human Communication Ltd. is an Organisational Member of the AC, agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions of membership and registered under Association for Coaching (AC) membership number (OMAC HCL0106OM).

Human Communication Ltd. offers a foundation level training with over 68 hours delivered classroom based and additional time in distance learning.

The next course starts in September 2011 and runs over 4 months.

At the beginning the introductory weekend, each study intensive day and the final colloquium weekend the participants will get a detailed agenda, a breakdown of the content of the course day and the evaluation processes at the end of the day.

The training has a clear model of coaching including

• a structure (GROWTH) for the
  beginning (DreamWork, HistoGram, SMART Goals...),
  middle (PESTLE, SWOT, SWAN, action plan...) and
  end stage(s) (Taskforce, evaluation and Happy Hour)
  of the coaching process;
• essential communication skills training;
  such as questioning techniques, active listening, TCI...;
• the provision of relevant structures for evaluating the coaching process;
• the provision of information on ethical issues
  (AC Code of Ethics and Good Practice procedure);
• a balanced mix of theoretical input and experiential skill based learning.

The AwarenessCoaching© Foundation Training (ACFT©) is challenging.
Participating in the ACFT requires an ongoing commitment to yourself.

The ACFT© is intended to educate professional coaches to enable them to sustainably work as internal coaches, as Associate of London Coaching and in their own (commercial) practice.

The ACFT© is also considered as the first step towards the
Association for Coaching (AC)'s Accreditation Scheme
(from skill to competence!).

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