A journey towards self-discovery and team coach mastery

It is ideal for executive coaches, OD professionals, facilitators, and consultants who want to provide a high quality and impactful team coaching service

While other Team Coaching Diplomas focus on methodologies and frameworks, our Diploma goes deeper.

We have many years of experience in this discipline and understand that a coach’s true skill is to ‘stand in the heat’ and observe the dynamics of a group, as they play out in front of you.

It can be scary not to try to fix the problem, particularly when the team turns to you for answers.

Our Diploma has been designed to give you the confidence to use yourself as an instrument, so you can make the shift from facilitation to true team coaching. Whatever your background, learning these skills will benefit your whole practice.

Typically after you’ve completed the Diploma, just getting one Team Coaching assignment will more than cover your investment.

In addition, Team Coaching can help coaches to build a much more substantial business.

Coaching 10 one-to-one clients at, say £3-5k per client, is very different to coaching 5 teams at, say, £20k each!

You’ll see a return in other ways too, as you embark on a transformative journey to greatly improve your confidence in working alongside teams of any size and level, and find the courage to take on new challenges.

We ask that applicants:

• have experience of working with groups and/or teams.
• have a good understanding of the core competencies of coaching and be able to demonstrate these competencies in your practice
  • for those with formal coach training, these are defined by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the Association for Coaching (AC) or those another credible coaching professional body
  • for those who are not formally trained coaches, you may have developed similar skills through other professional routes like counselling, psychology or leadership development
• have completed or be willing to complete the e-learning course Team Coaching Fundamentals and read Mastering the Art of Team Coaching by Georgina Woudstra. Both are included in the Diploma programme materials.
• have completed the Team Coaching Studio (TCS) Certificate in Team Coaching, or to have been awarded an exemption from this by a TCS Diploma course leader due to other training or experience

You will be part of a small, multicultural cohort . Your programme will be run by TCS faculty, led by TCS Founder Georgina Woudstra (MCC/ACTC) and Director of Training Allard de Jong (PCC/ACTC) 

Host to student ratios will not exceed 1:8

As well as the advertised zoom dates for orientation, taught modules, practicums and final presentations we recommend you set aside:

• 1 hour per week for the duration of the programme for your small team activities.
• 1 hour per week for the duration of the programme for personal reflective practice and to complete your assignments.
• Time as agreed with your small team for your team project work.
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You are also invited to attend the arranged 2 x 2.5 hours group supervision sessions for your cohort.

We ask that all participants read Georgina’s book, “Mastering the Art of Team Coaching” and compete the self guided e-learning programme Team Coaching Fundamentals. TCF takes approximately 12 hours to complete.

You are also required to read and digest the Diploma Handbook and the code of ethics provided by your coaching professional body. 

All pre-reading is contained within the resources section of your private online space for your cohort.

You will integrate your learning by coaching a real-life client team. This will form the material for your team coaching case study essay, as well as support your development by applying your learning to a real-life team.  This might be paid work, a team in your organisation or completed pro bono. You are required to coach a real work team for a minimum of 3 x 90-minute sessions

The programme cohort will be organised into small teams (sub-groups within the cohort). Each team is charged with undertaking a small team project, with the goal of making a contribution to the profession.

The Diploma is accredited for the new ICF Advanced Accreditation in Team Coaching (AATC).

For ICF accredited coaches, it means that you will have a straightforward, simple education path towards achieving your advanced certification (ACTC).

The Diploma has also been awarded the AC’s Accredited Diploma in Team Coach Training (ADTCT). Once you have the required team coaching experience, you will be able to apply for Accredited Master Team Coach (AMTC), the highest level of team coaching credential available.

You are expected to attend, and fully participate in, all sessions and modules.  

We understand that life happens so in exceptional circumstances, you may miss up to two sessions and still be awarded your Diploma. This is on the proviso that you watch the recordings and submit a reflection piece.

Please note, missing more than 30 minutes of any one session constitutes a missed session.

We periodically run early bird discounts. Please enquire on your application for any discounts we are currently running.

It is important to us, to you and your cohort that the Diploma is the right fit for you.

To learn more you are able to drop us an email, attend and intro, call a senior faculty member or arrange a conversation with a Diploma Grad.

You can secure your spot on any of your Diploma programmes by paying a £495 depost. Once your deposit is received, we will contact you to arrange a payment plan and to take down any details that will help us onboard you onto the programme.

If you haven’t trained with us before, we may ask you to attend a short, free online meeting with a Senior Faculty member in advance of the Diploma programme starting.

ICF AATC training hours (ie. the TCS Diploma) can be used to apply for credentials and credential renewals. They are considered ACSTH/Level 1 in regards to credentials or all Core Competencies for renewing.

Please secure your spot by using the link to pay a £497 deposit. We will be in touch once you pay your deposit to arrange a payment plan. Students typically choose to pay via a lump sum payment or 6 month installment plan.

Once we receive your deposit, we will contact you to set up your payment plan and to learn a little more about you. If you haven’t trained with TCS before, we reserve the right to ask you to arrange a free discovery call with Senior Faculty to ensure the Diploma is the right pathway for you. 

Your payment plan must be in place and all relevant information received within 30 days of receiving your deposit/of the programme starting. 

As Diploma Alumni, our support doesn’t just end once you get your certificate!

We welcome you into our community for further practice, to make connections, and to attend webinars on the topics that matter to our industry.

You will also have priority access to join Georgina, Allard and your fellow Team Coaches at our Retreats and masterclasses.

If you wish to share your insights with a wider audience, we sometimes offer our grads a chance to write our monthly column in Coaching at Work magazine