Welcome to your induction to the ILM Level 7 programmes in Executive Coaching & Mentoring (through executive coaching).

These programmes are delivered by the Academy of Leadership and Management and are accredited by The Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM). This induction will provide you with an overview of the qualifications, the learning approach and what to expect during your programme of study.

Welcome to Theme One of the ILM Level 7 qualifications in Executive Coaching and Mentoring. 

This theme will enable you to develop a critical understanding of how executive coaching and mentoring can contribute to effective practice and performance at a senior and strategic level. It will challenge you to examine the two different disciplines of coaching and mentoring and to consider how they can be integrated into the context of an organisation's strategy, culture and processes. You will also form a proposal for how you will deliver a programme of supervised executive coaching and/or mentoring and contract with your client organisation(s).

Welcome to Theme Two of the ILM Level 7 qualifications in Executive Coaching and Mentoring. 

This theme will enable you to develop a critical understanding of the skills and practice of a high performing coach or mentor working with senior and strategic level clients. It will challenge you to review and develop your own skills and abilities in coaching and mentoring. You will also keep records of your own practice as you deliver a programme of supervised executive coaching and/or mentoring.

Welcome to Theme Three of the ILM Level 7 qualifications in Executive Coaching and Mentoring. 

This theme will enable you to critically evaluate the contribution of coaching or mentoring from the perspective of your senior and strategic level clients. It will challenge you to develop your understanding of, and skills in building, the coaching and/or mentoring relationship through reflective practice. 

The learning is designed to take ten weeks. You are strongly recommended to work through the list of activities in the order in which they are presented.