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Intercultural Coach

This online and offline blend of course modules will revolutionise intercultural communication and cross-cultural understanding in your workplace. These topics have never been more relevant than they are today.

The public course is for individuals. Private, tailored intercultural coaching courses can be arranged for organisations that want to train a group. The course is ideal for individuals who want to sharpen their prospects in this area, and for groups experiencing intercultural challenges, e.g. police, teachers, NHS staff, and refugee charities.

Why do we need cross-cultural and intercultural coaching?

The coaching tools developed in the West may not make sense to people from other cultures. This is why Jochen and Christine Schuppener, the founders of the Intercultural Coach course, have developed this accredited diploma in coach training.

Designed for the intercultural workplace

You don’t have to be academic to take this course; it involves hands-on learning-by-doing which is personalised to the work setting of each individual on the course. We believe that the impact of intercultural management competence and cross-cultural communication training is optimised by using students’ real-life work scenarios.

What does the Intercultural Coach course deliver?

This series of six short modules can be taken in its entirety or as a short, two-module foundational course. The full series provides:

  • Significantly improved intercultural communication

  • Skills to ensure smooth international or cross-cultural cooperation

  • Building blocks to develop cross-cultural rapport

  • Expertise needed to trigger stimulating interventions in intercultural settings

  • Insights to solve, or prevent, intercultural team conflict

  • A rich, long-lasting self-development experience

  • Extensive resources to enable you to grow and develop others

  • Sensitivity to foster resilience in those who have experienced loss

  • Fresh perspectives to navigate and thrive in an international environment.

Taster session

If you’re not sure how much of the course you need to take, you can just book the first two modules and decide later if you would like to complete the remaining four.

Can the Intercultural Coach help training and coaching businesses?

This course increases the professional intercultural competence of coaches. It’s a recognised qualification for those wishing to establish themselves as life or executive coaches. After completing the modules, you can earn your AC Coach Accreditation.

Furthermore, it introduces an additional USP to your business: although this course has  been highly successful for many years in Germany, it has only recently started to be delivered in English in the UK.

You will have the freedom to deliver systemic coaching in non-Western settings, using non-verbal, highly effective coaching methods for those communicating in a second language. This gives you a new business horizon to work from and enjoy.

The modules

If you’d like to attend the Intercultural Coach course, each short course module is offered once a year. Training can either be completed in one year or spread over two. Click here  to see the content of each module.

2024-2025 Course Dates

3–5 June 2024 9am–5pm
Residentially at All Nations
Module 1 Intercultural Communication
Lecturer: Jochen Schuppener

8-11 July 2024 8.30am–1pm
Online by Zoom
Module 2 Coaching Foundations
Lecturer: Christine Schuppener

16–19 September 2024 8.30am–1pm
Online by Zoom
Module 3 Systemic Coaching
Lecturer: Harry Hoffmann

14 October 2024 8.30am-1pm
Online by Zoom
Peer Supervision/ Consultation Day
Jochen Schuppener

4–7 November 2024 8.30am–1pm
Online by Zoom
Module 4 Coaching Methods & Intervention Techniques
Lecturer: Christine & Jochen Schuppener

11-14 March 2025 8.30am–1pm
Online by Zoom
Module 5 International Team & Conflict Mediation
Lecturer: Jochen Schuppener & Harry Hoffmann

11 June 2025 9am–5pm
Residentially at All Nations 
Peer Supervision/ Consultation Day
Jochen Schuppener

12–14 June 2025 9am–5pm
Residentially at All Nations
Module 6 Case Studies & Coaching Profile
Lecturer: Jochen Schuppener

Participants will be required to complete a Team Management Profile questionnaire, and create a Team Management Profile.

Interested in taking the Intercultural Coach course, or a few modules?

If you are curious and want to know more, speak to us about the course, or visit the college, please email icc@allnations.ac.uk or call +44(0)1920 443500 and ask for Kit.

Submitting an application for the Intercultural Coach course

Click on this Apply Now link and select your modules and consultations.

After submitting your application, you will be asked to pay a £25 application fee. Click here to make the payment using reference ICC (your name).

If you experience any problems, please call All Nations on +44(0)1920 443500 or email icc@allnations.ac.uk.

How much do intercultural coaching courses cost?

The cost will depend whether you take some or all of the modules. You can spread them over one or two years.

  • Individual modules

Cost: £520

Frequency: Up to 6

Timing: Over one or two years

  • Team Management Profile questionnaire

Cost: £100

Frequency: One-off

Timing: Module 5 only

  • Application admin fee

Cost: £25

Frequency: One-off

Timing: On application

Not sure yet? Join a Q&A Webinar

Register for one of our webinars to discover how this course will impact your effectiveness in relating to, managing and leading multicultural teams, and what you can expect to achieve with your new skills and qualification both personally and professionally. Get an overview of the course structure and content, there's time for Q&A and the opportunity to hear from a recent graduate of the course.  

18 April 2024, 5 - 6 pm GMT   |   Register here

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