Whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your coaching practice, our ILM-accredited qualifications are designed to do more than tick boxes. They’re here to transform how you think, coach, and lead.
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| Area | Description | Description | ||
| Qualification Aim | To provide learners with the required knowledge, skills and understanding to coach or mentor others at an executive or senior level | To provide learners with the required knowledge, skills and understanding to coach or mentor others at an executive or senior level | ||
| Who are the qualifications for? | These qualifications are for senior managers or Human Resources (HR)/Organisation Development (OD) professionals who wish to develop their expertise and credibility in the fields of Executive and Senior level coaching and mentoring, or to establish coaching at an organisational level. They are also ideal for professional coaches and mentors seeking to enhance and accredit their experience with a nationally recognised qualification | These qualifications are for senior managers or Human Resources (HR)/Organisation Development (OD) professionals who wish to develop their expertise and credibility in the fields of Executive and Senior level coaching and mentoring, or to establish coaching at an organisational level. They are also ideal for professional coaches and mentors seeking to enhance and accredit their experience with a nationally recognised qualification | ||
| Benefits for individuals | · Understand the strategic purposes of coaching and mentoring at an executive or senior level | · Understand the strategic purposes of coaching and mentoring at an executive or senior level | ||
| · Analyse the knowledge, skills, behaviours and practices necessary for effective coaching or mentoring at an executive or senior level | · Analyse the knowledge, skills, behaviours and practices necessary for effective coaching or mentoring at an executive or senior level | |||
| · Plan, deliver and review own effective coaching or mentoring at an executive or senior level | · Plan, deliver and review own effective coaching or mentoring at an executive or senior level | |||
| · Learn why reflective learning is important for own professional practice | · Learn why reflective learning is important for own professional practice | |||
| · Be able to plan own future professional development activities as a coach or mentor operating at an executive or senior level | · Be able to plan own future professional development activities as a coach or mentor operating at an executive or senior level | |||
| Benefits for employers and educators | · Implement coaching in complex working environments or at an executive or senior level in your organisation | · Implement coaching in complex working environments or at an executive or senior level in your organisation | ||
| · Ensure your organisation’s coaches and mentors are properly equipped with the skills, knowledge and understanding they need | · Ensure your organisation’s coaches and mentors are properly equipped with the skills, knowledge and understanding they need | |||
| · Create a coaching and mentoring culture in which senior managers and leaders demonstrate their commitment to supporting their own and others’ development and performance improvement | · Create a coaching and mentoring culture in which senior managers and leaders demonstrate their commitment to supporting their own and others’ development and performance improvement | |||
| What opportunities for progression are there? | These qualifications will provide progression opportunities to a range of qualifications such as: | These qualifications will provide progression opportunities to a range of qualifications such as: | ||
| · ILM Level 7 Certificate or Diploma for Coaching Supervisors | · ILM Level 7 Certificate or Diploma for Coaching Supervisors | |||
| · ILM Level 7 Award, Certificate or Diploma in Leadership and Management | · ILM Level 7 Award, Certificate or Diploma in Leadership and Management | |||
| Level 7 | Level 5 | |||
| UNIT 1 | Understanding the Skills, Principles and Practice of Effective Coaching and Mentoring within an Organisational Context | Understanding the Principles and Practice of Effective Coaching and Mentoring at an Executive or Senior Level | ||
| UNIT 2 | Undertaking Effective Coaching or Mentoring within an organisational Context | Undertaking Coaching or Mentoring at an executive or senior level | ||
| UNIT 3 | Reviewing Own ability as a coach or mentor within an organisational context | Reflecting on your ability to perform effectively as a coach or mentor at an executive or senior level | ||
| GLH | TQT | ILM Number | ||
| L7 (Cert) | 52 | 138 | 8589-21 | |
| L7 (Diploma) | 60 | 368 | 8589 – 31/32 | |
| L5 (Cert) | 42 | 160 | 8588-21/24 | |
| L5 (Diploma) | 50 | 380 | 8588-31/34 |
Step into confident, capable leadership with our ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management.
This skills-focused qualification is designed for new and aspiring middle managers, department heads, and project leads who are ready to strengthen their leadership presence, deepen their strategic insight, and build the practical skills needed to lead teams and deliver results.
At CoachingLoop, we combine dynamic group learning with personalised 1-2-1 coaching, giving you the space to reflect, grow, and apply your learning in real time. You’ll explore key areas such as communication, team dynamics, strategic planning, and change management—always grounded in real-world practice, not just theory.
Whether you’re looking to step up in your current role or prepare for greater responsibility, this programme will help you sharpen your leadership and management skill set and develop the confidence to lead with impact.
These qualifications are for managers and those with significant responsibility for effective coaching and mentoring as part of their daily role within an context. They are also ideal for individuals who wish to move into a development role or start a career as a freelance coach or mentor.
Benefits for individuals
Benefits for employers
£2,500 per person
The qualifications are designed for senior managers or Human Resources (HR)/Organisation Development (OD) professionals who wish to develop their expertise and credibility in the fields of Executive or Senior level coaching and mentoring, or to establish coaching at an organisational level. They are also ideal for professional coaches and mentors seeking to enhance and accredit their experience with a nationally recognised qualification.
Benefits for individuals
Benefits for employers
£2250 AS AN INTRODUCTORY OFFER
Normally £2,750 per person
ILM Level 7 Coaching & Mentoring cohort1 – November 2025
Cohort 2 ILM Level 7 Coaching & Mentoring – December 2025
Delivered by Coaches Who Walk the Talk
We’re not just trainers, we’re real-world executive coaches. Alan Rapley and Nick Pullan bring decades of experience in leadership, performance, education, and elite sport. You’ll learn from people actively doing the work.
Full programme includes live teaching days, optional 1:1s, and group supervisions
Delivered across 10–12 months to allow integration, experimentation, and depth
Hosted fully online with Zoom links and resources made simple to access
Induction starts Thursday 24 July, 19:30–21:00 (UK)
Next delivery day: Tuesday 9 September, 09:00–17:00 (UK)
You don’t just ‘complete’ this course. You emerge as a more grounded, more effective, and more human coach.
We’re currently onboarding for Summer & Autumn 2025 cohorts. This is the perfect time to explore your fit, secure your place, and bring your coaching practice to life.
Nick Pullan – nick@coachingloop.co.uk – 07970739195
Alan Rapley – alan@riversofthinking.com – 07825696774