Coaching Certificate for Health Professionals
Are you a healthcare, fitness or nutrition professional looking for an accredited Coaching Qualification?
The HCA Coaching Certificate for Health Professionals offers a thorough foundation-level training in coaching. Coaching is a highly valuable skill to support people to make positive changes in their lives and improve health outcomes through behaviour change techniques.
This accredited training will widen your career opportunities and provide those already in the healthcare, fitness or nutrition professions with a new set of skills to enhance the way they support their clients and patients.
Certificate
Specifications
STUDY MODE: Part-time, flexible hours.
COURSE LENGTH: 12 Weeks
LEARNING HOURS: 100 Hours
COURSE START DATES:
January, April, June and September.
QUALIFICATION:
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HCA Certificate in Coaching
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Association for Coaching Award
Course Information & Fees
Download the Coaching Certificate Prospectus for more information about the syllabus, learning experience and fees.
What is included?
This comprehensive course is accredited by the well-respected Association for Coaching, meeting their rigorous Award-level standards.
Group Mentoring Sessions
A unique feature of our course is the weekly mentoring sessions with specialist mentors.
You will join a mentoring group led by a highly experienced coach and mentor who teaches and demonstrates the HCA GREAT Coaching process, which underpins coaching behavioural change.
In breakout rooms you will have the opportunity to develop and practise your coaching skills while receiving constructive feedback from your peers.
Coach, Connect & Support Sessions
With up to six Coach, Connect & Support sessions to choose from per month, you will have regular interaction with our senior training team and guest speakers. These sessions cover topics such as coaching, behavioural change, nutrition, health, and student spotlights, ensuring you stay inspired throughout your training.
These sessions also provide the opportunity to connect and practise in small breakout groups with your peers.
Online Learning Academy
You will gain access to our dynamic Online Learning Academy, where you will work through five engaging modules at your own pace.
Each module is packed with comprehensive coaching content, video presentations, interactive quizzes, and opportunities to reflect on your learning. To solidify your understanding, you will also complete one main assignment at the end of each module.
1-Day Special Guest
Speaker Event
Attend one of our online 1-Day Special Live Events where you'll meet and learn from our senior training team and special industry guests as they cover different areas of coaching and wellbeing.
These events provide an opportunity to connect with the HCA core team and meet fellow students during coaching practice breakout sessions.
Coaching Clinics
Every month, you can join our 90-minute Coaching Clinic, where you will witness expert coaching in action with Senior Trainer, Marcelle Dubruel. Watch as the GREAT Coaching model transforms goals into achievable actions.
Each session concludes with an engaging open group feedback session, offering you the chance to learn, share, and refine your own coaching skills.
Coaching Practice
Case Studies
The course is designed to immerse you in coaching by giving you plenty of opportunities to practise with fellow students.
To further hone your coaching skills, you'll also work with volunteers from your own network - people eager to make positive life changes. You'll complete 20 hours of volunteer case study work on your own schedule, with full guidance provided.
This hands-on experience will not only reinforce your learning but also empower you to make a real impact from the start!
Health Coaches Hub
Healthcare professionals can join our Health Coaches Hub providing you with a community of like-minded professionals and business club membership to support you to build your private healthcare practice.
Hub membership includes group business coaching sessions to show you how to get new clients, professionally written and designed marketing materials, business ideas hub, special guest speakers and much more.
Book a call with us today.
Discover how coaching can enhance the way you support clients and patients.
"I FEEL BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT CLIENTS BETTER MOVING FORWARD"
“The course has allowed me to develop more empathy and compassion for my clients because I get to work with the "whole' person. Every client has a unique life story and as one ages, we also get to understand ourselves more and work on areas that need change. Like our clients, we are able to work on our own goals and behaviour change, flexibility, problem solving and communication. I feel blessed to be able to support clients better going forward.”
JILL . NUTRITION COACH . CAPE TOWN
HCA Certificate in Coaching
Syllabus
The course consists of five core modules with lots of exciting topics to learn in each one, covering the foundations of coaching through to the behavioural change process.
FOUNDATIONS
OF COACHING
COACHING MODELS & WORKING WITH DIFFERENT PERSONALITY TYPES
CLIENT PROFILING AND GETTING CLEAR ON WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE
SETTING SMARTER
GOALS
LISTENING SKILLS &
BUILDING RAPPORT
OVERCOMING BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES
ACHIEVING RESULTS AND MAINTAINING SUCCESS
COACHING
AGREEMENTS
HISTORY & ORIGINS
OF COACHING
THE GREAT COACHING
MODEL
WHY CHANGE IS A MUST, A CLIENT CENTRED APPROACH
COACHING RELATIONSHIP
SKILLS
EXPLORING A FIXED VS
GROWTH MINDSET
TAKING COMMITTED ACTION, SEEING REAL RESULTS
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COACHING,
MENTORING & GIVING ADVICE
GETTING READY
TO COACH
"I WILL HELP MY CLIENTS TO THRIVE AND BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES"
“The experiences through the course were truly life changing for me. The HCA team were always there to help and share their practice experiences to motivate and inspire.I am confident and proud to have gained the knowledge that I have. It has been a transformative journey of learning and growth. I will take this experience and help my clients to thrive and be the best versions of themselves
NOMUSA . DIETICIAN. JOHANNESBURG
Options for
further study
HCA LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA IN HEALTH & WELLNESS COACHING
Our 12-week Coaching Certificate for Health Professionals is accredited by the highly-respected Association for Coaching. The training is designed to enhance communication skills, support behaviour changes and improve outcomes for patients and clients. It provides a meaningful way to support others whilst experiencing increased personal fulfilment and opens doors to new career possibilities in healthcare and corporate wellbeing.
12 Months (Part-Time) Flexible Study Options
For healthcare and nutrition professionals looking to train to become a Health Coach or seeking to add professional health coaching services to your portfolio career, our 12-month Diploma in Health and Wellness Coaching will equip you with everything you need to become a highly skilled professional Health & Wellness Coach. This includes an in-depth lifestyle medicine component and a business module which fully prepares you for practice, so that when you graduate, you are likely to already have several paying clients.
Level 5 Ofqual Diploma in Health & Wellness Coaching
Association for Coaching accredited Coaching Diploma
Professional Membership of Coaches and Mentors of South Africa (COMENSA)
Enrolment
& costs
Certificate Cost
R 19,750
Payment plans are available
Entry Requirements
12-week Coaching Certificate
The Certificate is available to qualified healthcare, fitness or nutrition professionals.
12-month Diploma in Health and Wellness
Whilst there are no specific entry requirements, it's important you feel ready to study and are passionate and committed to making a difference to others! Our courses often attract those seeking a career change and we recognise that you will have transferable skills. You are not required to have previous science education or experience in the health sector.