Develop Skills to Coach Teams Effectively

This programme is suitable for qualified, new or experienced coaches who want to bring the complex skills of 1:1 coaching to teams. It is ideal for any coach working independently or within an organisation.

This programme is accredited by the European Coaching and Mentoring Council (EMCC) at Practitioner level. It has been awarded the EMCC’s Team Coaching Quality Award (TCQA), one of only four programmes in Europe to carry this award.

Successful completion of the programme will enable you to confidently offer team coaching to organisations. As well as a full programme manual containing valuable tools and resources, you will receive a Barefoot Coaching certificate of completion, and a Barefoot Trained Team Coaching Practitioner digital badge to use in your marketing. Our digital badge is a demonstration of your experience and credibility as a Barefoot trained Team Coaching Practitioner.

In addition, upon completion of our program, you can apply to the EMCC for your EMCC Individual Team Coaching Accreditation (ITCA) status.

This is a globally recognised standard for team coaching accreditation. Please note, the EMCC requires any delegates interested in applying for their ITCA status to meet the following criteria:

• Have completed a training programme that holds an EMCC Global Team Coaching Quality Award Training i.e. Our Barefoot Coaching’s Team Coaching Practitioner Programme
• Have completed an EMCC Global Individual Accreditation (EIA) equivalent to at least the Team Coaching Quality Award TCQA (in this case, Practitioner Level). Please note accreditation bridging is accepted. Accepted equivalents are:
  • ICF ACC, PCC and MCC
  • ILM (5/7)and CMI (5/7).
• Have at least three years of experience as a 1:1 Coach and/or Mentor, working with a minimum of 10 clients and totalling at least 100 hours over those three years.
• Have experience working as a Team Coach with a minimum of three teams
• Have read the EMCC’s Global Code of Ethics and the Diversity & Inclusion Declaration and agree and abide by them.

40 ICF CCE points will also be awarded for attending this programme. 

• Have developed greater self-awareness through deep critical reflection and feedback from other
  

• Understand the psychology of teams and the fundamentals of team coaching
• Know how to structure team coaching programmes using Barefoot’s 4D approach: Discover – Design – Deliver – Debrief
• Be able to contract effectively for team coaching and co-design the team/coach partnership 
• Understand what is required of an effective Team Coach and have developed the skills needed to act as an ‘instrument of change’
• Have practised facilitating team coaching and have received feedback from tutors and delegates

• Have reviewed their existing knowledge, skills and experience and understand how this can be brought into your coaching practice 
• Have acquired a range of practical tools and approaches suitable for team coaching e.g. systemic coaching, use of constellations and diagnostic tools, and have practised using some    
• Be prepared for the potential pitfalls and dilemmas of working with teams and know when to walk away
• Deepen your knowledge of the business of team coaching
• Have developed increased confidence, presence and impact as a Team Coach 

Our programme is delivered online in three modules over twelve half-days. 

TC16 – September 2026

• Session 1: 29th September 2026
• Session 2: 30th September 2026
• Session 3: 6th October 2026
• Session 4: 7th October 2026
• Session 5: 13th October 2026
• Session 6: 14th October 2026
• Session 7: 3rd November 2026
• Session 8: 4th November 2026
• Session 9: 10th November 2026
• Session 10: 11th November 2026
• Session 11: 17th November 2026
• Session 12: 18th November 2026

Personally funded:
£3,650 including VAT

Corporately funded:
£3,650 plus VAT