Keeping in Touch Workshops (KIT)KIT workshops are designed to provide ongoing professional development and support to aspiring, new and experienced coaches and mentors. They are run every 3 months on the third Tuesday of the month from 9.45am – 4.30pm at Castle Donington, Derbyshire.
The workshops are renowned for providing the opportunity for coaches and mentors to develop their thinking and practice in a supportive and safe environment as well as to both learn from and support other practitioners. Networking opportunities are available at the beginning and end of the day.
Attendance is open to current members of the Optimising Coaching Community, their agreed guests and anybody who has previously attended any of our programmes.
Non-members are also welcome at the full cost for the day of £175.00. To book, please click on the relevant link below.
2020 Workshop Dates and Presentation Topics
| Tuesday 21 January 2020 | Contracting in Coaching and Mentoring | |
| Tuesday 21 April 2020 | Virtual KIT | |
| Tuesday 21 July 2020 | Virtual KIT | |
| Tuesday 20 October 2020 | Virtual KIT - Evaluation of Coaching and Mentoring | Read more Book |
Typical agenda for the day:
| 09.45 – 10.15 | Tea, Coffee and networking |
| 10.15 – 11.15 | Group supervision (certificate available) |
| 11.15 – 13.00 | Co-Coaching in triads. An opportunity to coach and receive feedback on your practice; be coached on a live issue; observe other coaches in action. Followed by Membership Update |
| Lunch Break | Tea and Coffee |
| 13.30 – 14.45 | Coaching in Context Presentation focused on a specific coaching and mentoring topic including practical activities (CPD certificate available) |
| Break | Tea and coffee |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Talk Coaching facilitated session of sharing and testing out of approaches, tools and techniques |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Networking |
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Please Note:
- 4 Keeping in Touch Day Workshops are included in each Option for Members of the Optimising Coaching Community
- Participants on our ILM qualification programmes receive free membership while they are on the modular part of their Programme
- Additional tutorial support for ILM assignments is available during the day
