Graduate Diploma in Organisational Coaching & Leadership

These pathways provide the opportunity to gain a recognised higher education qualification in coaching; advantageous as the industry continues to develop towards greater professionalism.

• Charles Sturt University is a highly regarded national Australian University and a leading provider of online distance education with degree programs that serve the broader professional needs of the economy. The Graduate Diploma is made up of four coaching subjects from IECL (Levels 1 to 3* plus Principles of Organisational Coaching) and four leadership subjects from CSU. Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma provides you guaranteed entry (with credits) into Charles Sturt’s Master of Social and Organisational Leadership or Master of Dispute Resolution.
• A Graduate Certificate in Organisational Coaching and Leadership (two IECL subjects and two CSU subjects) is also available. Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate provides you guaranteed entry into the Graduate Diploma of Organisational Coaching and Leadership.
• Students who have not studied recently may wish to revisit their academic skills. Charles Sturt University offers free short courses on writing and referencing, as well as introduction to online learning and transition to university study programs.

*Level 3 up to end of 2022, Narrative Approaches to Org Coaching from 2023 onwards.

At the end of your Graduate Diploma in Organisational Coaching and Leadership, you will:

• Have a firm grounding in organisational coaching and leadership,
• Be ready to take on contemporary coaching and leadership challenges in corporate, government, small business and not-for-profit roles,
• Be prepared as an organisational coaches with a rigorous coaching methodology that can be implemented for high-performance coaching at all levels of organisations,
• Also have the knowledge and skills to assume greater leadership responsibilities, and will have
• Built the confidence and competence of a professional Organisational Coach.

These Graduate degrees are awarded by Charles Sturt University on successful completion of all subjects. Each course is part of an articulated program of study; the Graduate Certificate forms Part 1 of the Graduate Diploma. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.

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The next step after completing your two IECL subjects is to enrol with Charles Sturt University. To attain the Graduate Certificate, students will need to complete two IECL subjects and two Charles Sturt subjects.

Prior to commencement of the Level 2 Certification course or Principles of Organisational Coaching, you are required to:

• Have completed IECL’s Level 1 Certification*.

Prior to commencement of IECL’s Narrative Approaches course, you are required to:

• Have completed IECL’s Level 2 Certification*.
• There are no other pre-requisites.

*IECL Levels completed prior to 1 January 2015 will require a short Bridging Program to attain full credit.
Once you have completed the subjects with IECL, the next step is to enrol with CSU.