COACH FOR WORKPLACE PERFORMANCE: FUNDAMENTALS OF WORKPLACE COACHING

COACH FOR WORKPLACE PERFORMANCE: FUNDAMENTALS OF WORKPLACE COACHING

Funded

Course Duration

14.0 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

Written Assessment, Practical Performance

Who Should Attend

  • Individuals holding supervisory or management roles in their organisation and are leading a team or a department or division
  • People leaders who are looking to enhance their communication skills as leaders to motivate, influence and encourage team members
  • Newly appointed leaders looking to gain a headstart in their leadership journey

Course Overview

Coaching and Mentoring are 2 common approaches in the workplace to enhance performance of individuals in the workplace. People leaders play an important role to help team members become productive individuals who contribute to the overall organisational and team goals.

Learn how to enable team members to have self-awareness and take ownership of their actions and performance by leveraging on their strengths. This course further aid learners to differentiate between Coaching and Mentoring and how to use them synergistically to maximise potential of team members.

Course Schedule

Next available schedule

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Evaluate individual team members' strengths, capabilities, and learning styles to guide personalised developmental interventions.
  • Facilitate open discussions within a coaching environment that enables team members to set goals and development plans.
  • Advise team members on formulating comprehensive career development plans and recommend ambitious stretch goals aligned with organisational objectives.
  • Apply motivation and reinforcement concepts to empower team members' enthusiasm for surpassing their goals.
  • Acquire coaching and mentoring techniques to empower team members, fostering a culture of continuous development.
  • Provide ongoing feedback that reinforces positive behaviours and nurtures performance and growth.
  • Leverage organisational learning and development policies and procedures to facilitate continuous improvement in team performance.

Pre-requisites

The admission requirements are:

  • Read, write, and speak English at WPL Level 5
  • Have more than 1 year or more of work experience; and
  • Have at least 1 year’ experience in a supervisory or managerial role
  • Hardware & Software (if applicable)
    • This course will be conducted as a Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom platform.
    • Participants must own a Zoom account and have a laptop or a desktop with “Zoom Client for Meetings” installed. Download from zoom.us/download.

System Requirement

Must-have:
Please ensure that your computer or laptop meets the following requirements.

  • Operating system: Windows 10 or MacOS (64 bit or above) 
  • Processor/CPU: 1.8 GHz, 2-core Intel Core i3 or higher 
  • Minimum 20 GB hard disk space 
  • Minimum 8 GB RAM 
  • Webcam (camera must be turned on for the duration of the class) 
  • Microphone 
  • Internet Connection: Wired or Wireless broadband 
  • Latest version of Zoom software to be installed on computer or laptop prior to the class. 

Good-to-have:

  • Wired internet connection
    Wired internet will provide you with stable and reliable connection. 
  • Dual monitors
    Using a dual monitor setup will undoubtedly improve your training experience, enabling you to simultaneously participate in hands-on exercises and maintain engagement with your instructor. 

Not recommended:
Using tablets are not recommended due to their smaller screen size, which could cause eye strain and discomfort over the course of the program's duration.

Course Outline

LU1: Empower Team Members to Set Goals

  • Success factors for workplace goals
  • Psychological safety, emotional intelligence and diversity & equity for a thriving workplace
  • Uncover personal strengths and weaknesses
  • Customise Coaching approach to meet individual needs
  • Setting different types of goals and accountability

LU2: Align Team Goals with Organisational Goals

  • Optimise organisation success through team goals
  • Integrate diverse perspectives in goal setting
  • Set and achieve stretched goals
  • Effective performance reviews

LU3: Synergise with Coaching and Mentoring

  • Coaching vs Mentoring
  • Different context of Coaching and Mentoring in the workplace
  • Synergistic use of Coaching and Mentoring
  • Using the GROW model

LU4: Enhance Performance with Personal Development Plans

  • Different types of feedback
  • Listening and questioning techniques
  • Importance of continuous improvement
  • Feedback techniques for continuous improvement

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

  • Upon meeting the attendance and assessment(s) criteria, participants will be awarded with a digital Statement of Attainment (SOA), accredited by SkillsFuture Singapore. SOA will be reflected as Critical Core Skills – Developing People CCS-DVP-I002-1.
  • Upon meeting the attendance and assessment(s) criteria, participants will be awarded with a digital Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub.

Additional Details

Medium of Instruction: English
Trainer to trainee ratio: 1:20

Mode of Delivery: Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom or Physical class

Price

Course Fee and Government Subsidies

 

Individual Sponsored

Company Sponsored

Non-SME

SME

Before GST

After GST

Before GST

After GST

Before GST

After GST

Full Course Fee
(For Foreigners and those not eligible for subsidies)

$550.00

$599.50

$550.00

$599.50

$550.00

$599.50

For Singapore Citizens aged 39 and below
and
For all Singapore Permanent Residents
(The minimum age for individual sponsored trainees is 21 years)

$275.00

$324.50

$275.00

$324.50

$165.00

$214.50

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

$165.00

$214.50

$165.00

$214.50

$165.00

$214.50

Funding Eligibility Criteria

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses.
  • Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance.
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments and attain 100% competency.
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria.
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses.
  • Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance.
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments and attain 100% competency.
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria.

Remarks

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

SkillsFuture Credit: 

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding.

UTAP: 

  • This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
  • NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP.

PSEA: 

  • To check for Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) eligibility for this course, visit:​
    SkillsFuture (TGS-2023035567) for Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom or Physical Class
  • Scroll down to “Keyword Tags” to verify for PSEA eligibility.
  • If there isPSEA” under keyword tags, the course is eligible for PSEA.  
  • And if there is noPSEA” under keyword tags, the course is ineligible for PSEA.
  • Not all courses are eligible for PSEA funding.

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding: 

  • $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.
  • AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee.
  • Note: Courses / Modules under Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) will not be eligible for AP funding claim.

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Prices are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees.

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