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Qualification / Level 5

Award in Professional Team Coaching

Develop powerful team coaching skills to unlock performance, build trust, and embed a lasting coaching culture across your organisation.

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Duration
3–6 Months (Part-Time)
Assessment
Coaching Assignments & Portfolio
CMI Membership
Member (MCMI) eligible
Delivery
Virtual & In-Person | Abu Dhabi · Online GCC

Overview

About This Qualification

The CMI Level 5 Award in Professional Team Coaching is a specialist qualification for managers, HR professionals, and L&D practitioners who want to harness the power of coaching to unlock team performance. You will develop the skills to facilitate powerful team conversations, build psychological safety, and embed a coaching approach that drives lasting behaviour change.

Delivered with a practical, skills-focused approach by experienced coaches at Skills Plus, this award gives you a structured coaching methodology you can apply immediately with your teams, improving engagement, accountability, and results.

Who Is It For?

Who Is It For?

Managers and Leaders
Those who want to develop a coaching leadership style to improve team engagement, performance, and accountability.
HR Business Partners
HR professionals who want to coach teams through change and performance conversations more effectively.
L&D Professionals
Learning and development practitioners who want to add team coaching to their professional toolkit.

What You Will Achieve

What You Will Achieve

  1. Apply a structured approach to team coaching conversations
  2. Build psychological safety and trust within teams
  3. Use powerful questioning and active listening to unlock potential
  4. Design and facilitate impactful team coaching programmes
  5. Measure the impact of team coaching on performance
  6. Embed a sustainable coaching culture within your organisation

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between team and individual coaching?

Individual coaching focuses on one person's goals. Team coaching works with the whole team as a system, building collective capability and aligning around shared goals.

Do I need prior coaching qualifications?

No prior coaching qualifications are required, though some management or HR experience is beneficial.

How is the award assessed?

Through practical coaching assignments and reflective evidence from real team coaching sessions.

What CMI membership does this lead to?

Completion supports application for Member grade (MCMI) with the CMI.

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