Certificate in Business & Executive Coaching Leadership (FETAC Level 6)

Course Dates: 25^th February, 11^th & 12^th March, 8^th & 9^th April & 13^th May

Member Rate: €720.00

Coaching is about unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their performance.

This programme is designed to provide those with responsibilities for developing workplace competencies with the skills needed to develop individual performance in others. It is designed to create an understanding of the organisation and workplace context within which performance and individual career development takes place and it will provide the skills, knowledge and tools required to carry out effective coaching in the workplace.

Specific features of this newly revised programme include

(a) an exploration of the Co-Active Coaching model (course book provided);

(b) enhanced practical coaching applications; and

(c) an individual MBTI Personality assessment designed to provide participants with significant understanding of the psychology of workplace relationships.

All participants are required to attend a pre-course information session on the 19^th September which will be held in the Cork Chamber (2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.) The trainer, Pat Lyons, will introduce you to the course and what you can expect from him and indeed, what is expected from you during the course.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will:

• Understand the distinctive nature of coaching as an intervention designed to enhance workplace competencies and career advancement
• Learn how to use a range of coaching models
• Understand the organisational context of coaching
• Have learned how to set goals for individual development
• Be in a position to build powerful coaching relationships
• Understand the non-critical, non-judgemental and confidential nature of the coaching relationship
• Have acquired the skills of rapport building, active listening, systematic questioning, feedback and empathy
• Have acquired an understanding of how personality and individual learning styles impact on the workplace learning environment
• Have developed personal effectiveness as a coach
• Be able to manage a coaching programme and evaluate the effectiveness of coaching as a development tool

This course is ideal for anyone who would like to learn the core skills of Business Coaching whilst also gaining a qualification which is on the National Qualification Framework in Ireland (FETAC Level 6). This course is suitable for managers and other individuals who are responsible for developing workplace competencies and who possess the interest and skills required to develop individual performance in others.

See our full range of courses here 

Bookings can be completed through the website and enquiries should be directed to Aoife@corkchamber.ie  (Business School Executive)

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Jobs Expo is a highly successful careers and recruitment event that has an excellent footfall of high calibre, talented, experienced candidates who are extremely eager to talk with employers face to face regarding career opportunities at their organisations.

To ensure maximum exposure for both the event and our exhibitors, Jobs Expo Cork will be heavily marketed across a number of mediums including print, radio and online advertising as well as intensive Google AdWords, social media and newsletter campaigns. All in all, the marketing campaign for Jobs Expo is extremely visible and unfailingly one of the strongest campaigns of the season – providing you with an excellent opportunity for you to promote your company as a place to work.

Events

Creative Europe Desk Ireland Free Information Seminar on EU Culture Projects, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, 20th August 2014

The Creative Europe Desk Ireland – Culture Office is hosting a free information seminar and application workshops on EU Culture Projects on 20 August. The event will take place in the Triskel Arts Centre. Representatives from the Creative Europe Desk in Dublin will be in attendance, along with practitioners who have first-hand experience of developing and running EU-funded culture projects. The event will provide technical assistance and practical advice to attendees, as well as offer networking opportunities.

If your organisation plans to apply to the Creative Europe Programme, you can register for a one-to-one meeting during the application clinics which will take place at the seminar. These meetings are intended for organisations which are at a relatively advanced stage in the development of an application to the Creative Europe programme. ‘Relatively advanced stage’ refers to organisations who have already confirmed project partners and who have initiated the process of compiling application forms.

The seminar is free but places are limited. If you intend to attend the seminar and application workshop, please register here by Friday, 15 August.

International Matchmaking Event, Celje, Slovenia, 11th September 2014

An international matchmaking event will take place in Celje, Slovenia, on 11 September 2014. The event will focus on the areas of Renewable Energy, Metal Processing, Construction, Wood Processing, Electro Industry, and Plastics. This free event will offer the opportunity to pre-schedule targeted meetings with potential cooperation partners. The event will be conducted through the English language. For further information about this event click here or contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Regional Investment, Brussels, Belgium, 24th September 2014

A seminar entitled ‘Aligning Regional Investment to Digital Enablers for Future Growth’ will take place in Brussels on 24 September. The seminar will discuss how ICT’s potential as a major contributor and enabler of growth and jobs can be best primed to drive economic and regional development, and how synergies might accordingly be created with European Structural and Investment Funds and other financing sources. For further information about this seminar, click here.

Italian Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-economy (IFIB), Genoa, Italy, 25th - 26th September 2014

IFIB2014 is a workshop organised by Assobiotec, the Italian association for the development of biotechnology, Innovhub-SSI, the Italian Biocatalysis Centre, and the Genoa Chamber of Commerce. The IFIB 2014 is organised in the framework of the IFIB workshop and offers the chance to meet potential research, technology, and technology transfer partners through pre-arranged one-to-one meetings.  Participation is open to companies, universities, and public and private research centres from the field of Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-economy. For further information about this event click here or contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie.

 
International Partnering Opportunities within the IT Sector

An Italian company is developing 3-D interactive solutions which can leverage the capabilities provided by 3-D cameras and sensors which can enable interactions between people and display units, in a completely touchless mode.  The company designs products which are specifically targeted towards the Retail Sector, with the aim of enhancing the shopping experience. The company seeks technological partners with experience in 3-D interaction, 3-D modelling, sensor, and gesture recognition. The potential partner would assist with the design of new solutions and prototypes. For more information on this profile, contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie and quote Ref. TRIT20131126001.

A French manufacturer of high added-value equipment and systems for the telecommunications sector seeks sales agents and distributors in Ireland. The company offers value-add equipment for the following targeted technologies: Digital Radio Monitoring; Multi-Channel Monitoring WIFI Transmissions; and Wireless Fixed or Mobile Announcement Systems. Potential sales agents and distributors should have clients from the targeted technologies and potential partners will ensure the promotion, demonstration, and sales of the company’s products to clients. For further information about this profile, contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie and quote BOFR20131204003.

A Dutch engineering and production company has developed a robot that can pick up, cut open, and empty bags of bulk goods. The company seeks Irish distributors and agents in the Food, Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical Industries for this new product. This robot is particularly relevant for companies in the processing and manufacturing sphere and can handle bags weighing up to 25 kg. The standard robot can be customised to include additional features which clients may require. For further information about this profile, contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie and quote BONL20140717001.

To view all of the profiles contained within the Enterprise Europe Network database please click here.

 The Hangouts, which will be broadcast live on the Fáilte Ireland YouTube Channel, are free of charge and are aimed specifically at tourism businesses that may be new players in the digital arena or in the early stages of developing a digital strategy. 

  If you are interested in participating in Google Month please click here to register for these FREE events.

To help us tailor the Hangouts to meet viewer’s specific needs, we are requesting that they complete a short online survey. The results will provide us with:  

a)      Some insights as to what specific areas they are currently engaged in within the digital arena

b)      Allow viewers to raise issues they might like addressed during the Hangouts

If you have any queries please contact Michael Brady at michael.brady@failteireland.ie    

NB The information requested is for the sole purposes of this initiative and will remain confidential and will not be disclosed to any third party.

Treat and Phillip are played by Kevin Creedon and Christopher Walley, both students of CIT Cork School of Music. Harold is played by Diarmaid Mac Alsandair.The play will be directed by Simon Mckeon.

“Orphans” premiered in 1983 in Los Angeles and was staged on Broadway in 2013 starring Alec Baldwin, where it became the most talked about darkly comic play of the season.

All proceeds from the show are going to Cork’s oldest charity, Cork Penny Dinners.