Anna and I were buzzing after attending the inaugural event for the Association for Coaching Aberdeen Branch last night. Networking was good! Spoke to Andrea who is doing the Coaching Academy diploma that I considered doing earlier this year. It was interesting to get her thoughts on the course and we exchanged emails so hope to keep in touch.
I was concerned by the speech made on the final day of the CA certificate course last December. A lot of emphasis was placed on how much money could be earned from coaching. Andrea agreed and felt that this could attract the wrong people to coaching believing they can 'get rich quick'. I'm certainly not interested in doing coaching to make a fast buck and thankfully the people at the event last night are of the same mind. However, Andrea is enjoying the diploma, although feels there is not a lot of tutor contact or practical work.
Also spoke to another woman who qualified with the Coaching Academy who works at Aberdeen University. She confirmed there really is not enough practical/supervision with the CA diploma. However, she is running a course at the University starting in January and has promised to send me more information. Anna and Lindsay did the pilot last year and they really benefited from it. This time it will be accredited and it has masses of practical work. It is six weekends over six months. Hopefully I can get some funding through the office which would help financially.
All in all it was a great night with a fantastic speaker. I was feeling like I had lost the way again recently as I was in two minds about continuing with my Style Coaching diploma. However, after last night I'm feeling inspired again. Will definitely continue with the Style Coaching but I'm really looking forward to the University course next year.
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