Intercultural Coach

Intensive modules: November│ March │ July
This accredited course has been developed and successfully delivered by Schuppener Global Transitions in Germany for several years.Our partnership with them enables this expertise and learning to be accessed in English, in the UK, for the first time.
 

Who is this course for?

Do you work with people from other cultures and want to come alongside and support them? Do you carry a personnel responsibility and would like to deepen your competencies in personnel management against the backdrop of migration and integration?

If you have at least one year’s experience working in an intercultural setting, this Advanced Vocational Training on Intercultural Coaching will be of benefit to you.

Training Structure

The training consists of six modules:

1. Intercultural Communication: foundations of intercultural communication, cultural dimensions, conversation building, rapport and trust building, pacing and stimulating interventions in coaching.
    
2. Coaching Foundations: basics of coaching, the three pillars of coaching, the coach as a person, their role and responsibility.
    
3. Systemic Coaching in an intercultural setting, circular questioning, building hypotheses, reframing.
    
4. Coaching Methods and Intervention Techniques: creative interventions, methods and interactive approaches in intercultural coaching.
    
5. Intercultural Teams: test methods, ‘The Inner Team’ of the client, Tuckman’s phases of team development, conflict management and mediation.
    
6. Case Studies and Coaching Profile: Intercultural case studies, developing your own coach profile, documentation of the coaching process, plenary evaluation session.

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Access

All modules are offered once a year. Making it possible to finish the training within one year, or you can stretch it over a longer period of time.

Each module consists of compulsory onsite teaching.

Modules 1 & 2, 3 & 4, and 5 & 6 are each taught together over three intensive weeks. Additional peer supervision/tutor consultation precedes intensive week 2 (Modules 3 & 4) and intensive week 3 (Modules 5 & 6).

Participants are free to start the training with either module 1 or 2.

Modules 3, 4, and 5 can be taken in any order.

Module 6 is the last module and builds upon the content of the first five modules. It has to be attended as the final module.

Course Certification

The Advanced Vocational Training Intercultural Coach Programme is currently certified by the Europäisches Netwerk für Beratung, Psychologie und Therapie (European Network of Consultation, Psychology and Therapy) and the German Qualitätsgemeinschaft Coach Ausbildung (Quality Association Coach Qualification).

After completion of the six modules and submission of additional course work and exercises, participants will receive their certificate which testifies to their successful attendance and completion of the Advanced Vocational Training Intercultural Coach Programme.

Lecturers

The Advanced Vocational Training Intercultural Coach Programme was initially developed by Jochen Schuppener and Günther Höhfeld. It has been further developed with the expertise of Christine Schuppener, Jürgen Homberger and Harry Hoffmann, and with the help and input of many participants. Current facilitators are:

Jochen Schuppener
Intercultural Coach & Consultant, M.A.
Government Certified Expatriate Adviser (AuswSG)
Team Management Systems™ Consultant

Christine Schuppener
Psychological Consultant
Personal Coach / Logotherapeutic Coaching
ADHS Trainer

Find out more about Jochen and Christine (links to their website)

Harry Hoffmann
M.A. Sinology
Business Mediator
Social Entrepreneur

Learn more about Harry (links to an intro video on his YouTube channel)

2022-23 Course Dates

Modules 1 and 6 could be taken via Zoom attendence if you are unable to join us on campus

* There are two compulsory Peer Supervisions which participants will have to attend as part of the course. The first one will take place between Modules 3 and 4, and the second will take place as part of Module 6.

Introductory webinars

If you would like find out more about the course, we are holding three short webinars to introduce the course on:

1. Friday 22 April 2022, 7pm - 7.45pm

2. Wednesday 18 May 2022, 7pm - 7.45pm

3. Wednesday 6 July 2022, 1 - 1.45pm

Please register your interest if you would like to attend one of these webinars.

Apply

• Click 'Apply Now' and choose your modules and consultations.

• On submission of your application form, pay the £25 application fee - click here to make the payment and please use the reference 'ICC [your name]'

• If your application is approved, we will notify you by email and request payment in full for the modules / consultation you have chosen. 

• You will also be emailed concerning Full Board accommodation and meals.

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