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Coaching Skills Foundation Programme

Everything you need to begin coaching with confidence

  • Build Practical Coaching Skills: learn core techniques you can use immediately in your role, relationships, and everyday conversations.
  • Understand the Psychology of Change: explore what motivates people, what gets in the way, and how coaching creates clarity and confidence.
  • Grow Personally and Professionally: develop deeper self-awareness and the ability to support others to think at their best.
  • Open to Everyone: no prior experience needed. Just curiosity, compassion and a desire to make a difference.
  • Learn From 30 Years of Coaching Excellence: trusted by individuals and leading organisations.

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June 2026 Cohort

2nd June to 7th July


October 2026 Cohort

30th September to 11th November

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Certification

An Introduction to Coaching

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Course Delivery

Online Sessions

6 x 4-hour sessions over 6 weeks via Zoom, led by expert Barefoot tutor.

Fees

£895 (Inc VAT)

VAT added for corporately funded places.

If you choose to go on to our full, ICF-accredited PG Cert in Coaching, completion of this programme will entitle you to a discount.

Overview

An introduction to coaching for individuals who would like to incorporate coaching tools and techniques into their business or personal lives.

This programme is open to everybody, with no prior experience assumed or expected. Whatever your current knowledge, you are welcome here.

This programme is perfect for anyone looking for an introduction to coaching, whilst developing a deep understanding through theoretical learning and real coaching practice.

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Upcoming Programmes

All sessions take place between 9:30am and 1:30pm UK time.

June 2026
Session 1: 2nd June 2026
Session 2: 9th June 2026
Session 3: 16th June 2026
Session 4: 23rd June 2026
Session 5: 30th June 2026
Session 6: 7th July 2026
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October 2026
Session 1: 30th September 2026
Session 2: 7th October 2026
Session 3: 14th October 2026
Session 4: 28th October 2026
Session 5: 4th November 2026
Session 6: 11th November 2026
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Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers

Anyone interested in finding out more about developing a coaching approach and understanding more about the psychology of change and motivation. This foundation-level course could be a springboard to move onto more professional, accredited coach training.

If you do choose to go on to our full, ICF-accredited Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching, completion of this programme will entitle you to a discount of £300.

Barefoot Coaching has led the way in coach training for over 30 years. With a global reputation, expert tutors and a strong, supportive alumni community, we deliver learning that’s practical, rigorous and deeply human. We’re proud to be rated Excellent on Trustpilot. Read our reviews here.

Delegates will be in a group of up to 15 people. Throughout the programme, delegates will have the opportunity to coach, be coached and to observe coaching. Tutors will give live demonstrations of coaching techniques. All delegates will receive a programme workbook and a certificate of attendance from Barefoot Coaching Ltd.

The intention of the course is to leave you with a good understanding of how coaching can be used to enable someone to be at their best. We will cover psychological theories of human behaviour and change and importantly, there will be a focus upon practical skills, trying things out and getting feedback on your coaching practice.

Some of the things we will cover are:

  • What is coaching?
  • The role of the coach and the coaching relationship
  • Listening
  • Asking powerful coaching questions and questioning models
  • Wheel of Life/Work
  • Values
  • The psychology of change and motivation
  • Towards and away from motivational drivers
  • Limiting and empowering beliefs and the role of the unconscious mind
  • Career coaching models
  • Coaching for relationships (work and personal)
  • Goals and celebration of achievements
  • Personal rate: £895 (incl. VAT)
  • Company rate: £895 (plus VAT)

If you do choose to go on to our full, ICF-accredited Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching, completion of this programme will entitle you to a discount of £300.

The programme is delivered online via Zoom across 6 half-day sessions, over 6 weeks. Sessions run from 9:30am to 1:30pm UK time,

Each programme is delivered in small cohorts of typically 12-15 delegates who stay together throughout the entire programme – building psychological safety quickly, learning from each other, and often creating relationships that last a lifetime. 

We believe that learning should be impactful, efficient, and fit into busy lives. That’s why our programme is delivered in focused, four-hour virtual sessions – maximising your time and energy and making space for other parts of your life!

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What our graduates say

This is an excellent course for people who are serious about becoming good at coaching. The tutors are patient and inclusive in the way they present the material and relate to the participants.
Nicholas Lee, Making Sense of Money
I developed an awareness of my own personal strengths and ways in which I can develop my coaching practice, fantastic strategies to use with clients, a much better awareness of appropriate contracting arrangements. All in all, the skills to make a difference to the people who choose to work with me.
Charlie Beswick, Mindset Management
I learnt so much on so many levels. I hadn’t fully appreciated how personally reflective the course would be and this was probably a good thing as I may not have signed up. So much to think about and some great references for reading and finding out more and a wonderfully supportive environment for taking my first steps into this work. Perhaps the biggest surprise takeaway was the value-added from having a group identity that grew and supported me as the journey progressed. The ‘safety’ of the online experience Shouldn’t be underestimated as this created a sense of space and a place to retreat to when feeling vulnerable. And I didn’t have to travel!! Brilliant.
Kate Comberti
I feel empowered to utilise and practice coaching techniques in all settings. The course gives you the confidence through theory-based learning, and the opportunity to cement that theory through practice. I feel more self-aware, a better listener and able to support individual learning & development through coaching techniques.
I feel empowered to utilise and practice coaching techniques in all settings. The course gives you the confidence through theory based learning, and the opportunity to cement that theory through practice. I feel more self-aware, a better listener and able to support individual learning & development through coaching techniques.

Ready for more than an introduction to coaching?

This free taster session is designed for anyone considering our ICF Accredited Coach Training Programme. You’ll meet a course tutor, experience our approach and get answers to all your questions – no pressure, just insight.