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There has never been a better time for you to attain an internationally recognised qualification and become the ‘go to’ coach or mentor in your chosen profession. Our programmes help you to create ‘freedom and choice’ in the type of work you want to do, working with the people you want to work with.
You may be here because you want to acquire new skills that you can instantly transfer to the work you do:
Or, you may be coaching/mentoring already, so you want to validate your skills through having a recognised ILM qualification:
Whatever your reason for learning, our supportive and inspiring environment gives you the tools and resources you need. You will make rapid progress and provided you are committed, you will be able to achieve your chosen qualification within a year (certificate).
We want to make your route to a qualification as supportive as possible and that is why we take pride in supporting our students in every way possible. Our remote learning programme includes:
Join our ILM Coaching Community today via one of these qualification routes and we will help you build your coaching practice and create freedom and choice through a career in coaching.
Download the full prospectus with dates and costs, for you chosen level:
The ILM 5 Coaching & Mentoring programme starts in March 2023; series of fortnightly evening sessions
No Guru ILM L5 Coaching & Mentoring Programme 2023
The ILM 7 for Executive and Senior Level coaches starts March 2023, last Friday of each month
No Guru ILM L7 Coaching & Mentoring Programme 2023
John from No Guru was a patient and knowledgeable as an ILM trainer and coach. I really looked forward to all of the modules and tutorial sessions. The assignments were challenging, but John provided excellent guidance and support throughout. I am able to use what I learned to support coaching clients and my team members. It has also helped me reflect on myself, my communication style and improve key skills such as listening. The ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring has been an excellent investment in my professional development. I am incredibly grateful to John for sharing his knowledge and experience, and I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to learn from him, so that I might support others in their development.
Christina Lovelock, Business Analysis Leader , University of Leeds
The ILM programme is a perfect introduction to coaching theory and practice. John and the No Guru team delivered excellent workshops and supported our learning and development, and I am now using the skills to deliver coaching in my organisation. Completing the programme gave me the confidence to become a coach, and working with clients is immensely rewarding.
David Bell, University of Leeds
Our coaching programme is aimed at people who want a recognised qualification in coaching and mentoring and we offer both Level 5 and Level 7 ILM qualifications.
‘What’s the difference?’, you are probably asking
So you are on a managerial career path, perhaps working in an HR/Training or consulting role or moving into a role that support people development. You may already be in a managerial role with good people skills and have ambitions to develop your career. Or you could be in a business support role and perhaps considering coaching business owners and becoming a freelance coach.The Level 5 Certificate in Effective Coaching and Mentoring is perfectly suited for you. Equivalent to a degree, our programme equips you with all the knowledge and practical application to demonstrate your really are an effective coach or mentor. It is ideal for people working in an organisational role and those coaching small business and start ups.
Completion of the Certificate can also lead to achievement of the Diploma at Level 5 over a longer period of practical coaching.
Click here for the ILM information on this qualification.
You could be operating in a senior or executive position and you would like to move into coaching and/or boost your cv. You have a passion for developing others and especially those operating in a senior/strategic type position. Equally you could be an experienced business coach/mentor who wants a recognised qualification to take your coaching to the next level.
In which case the Level 7 Certificate for Executive and Senior Level Coaches and Mentors is the best solution for you. Equivalent to a post-grad this is definitely for people who see themselves working with more senior clients, usually directors, MDs or CEOs. Again there is an option to attain the Diploma over a longer period of practice.
Sound interesting to you?
Why not contact us today to discuss the perfect qualification for you and find out how to apply for our renowned programmes.
We’d love to hear how we can help further your career or business plans through ILM.
Call us on 0844 873 1226 for more information
Email: coachingcapability@noguru.net
(Why ILM C&M?) Coaching is a real passion of mine, I love coaching , mentoring and supporting individuals to fulfil their passions, reach their goals and overcome any hurdles along the way. Having coached for many years, leaving my role and starting up as an independent consultant and coach, thought this was a perfect opportunity to refresh and develop my skills further as well as give me that well recognised qualification – a little rubber stamp of my skills. Help and support from John was great, classroom days were interactive and engaging. Beyond this the encouragement and support to keep us focussed, guide us through those early day coaching sessions and be a listening ear whilst I was working through the assignments, meant a lot. I’m now using it all the time; in my Coaching with clients, my Associate work with other organisations, in my Consultancy role when I’m working with leaders to develop new thinking and so much more.(What would you say to others considering it?) Go for it! It’s super hard work, not for the faint hearted, requires real commitment and dedication, but absolutely worth every ounce of it!
Another assignment from University of Leeds, this time with Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Culture. With change and challenge presented by the current financial position across HE, we were pleased to be asked to deliver a new programme for the faculty exploring leadership in different contexts, leading change from an adaptive versus technical approach and using real world scenarios to collaborate across teams, to solve problems and explore new opportunities.
Thank you to our stakeholders for your trust in us, once again. 
Delighted to be working with the International Office at University of Huddersfield, on a new programme to help officers position the University as the University of Choice for international students coming to the UK to study.
It has been a pleasure working with key stakeholders in devising a programme to meet the needs of the business, and look forward to sharing more news as we roll this one out. 
We are delighted to announce we are now working with Heriott-Watt University to deliver the Welcome to Leadership programmes for their managers. The university has a large international presence with an ambitious strategy and we are looking forward to working with their Professional and Organisational Development team. Heriott-Watt is the latest University to join our growing list of valued customers within Higher Education and we are grateful for this amazing opportunity.
Do you know how sometimes, you want to bite the bullet and make changes but you are a little afraid of the consequences, and perhaps, the reactions of others?
Procrastination I’ve found, aside from being the ‘thief of time’ is the enemy of positive action. Waiting for the right time can be a useful strategy in some situations, but more likely it becomes an excuse not to take action.
At the centre of all this, are the conversations we have – conversations that are decisive, action orientated and can resolve tensions or competing values. Conversations that boldly take us into new territory.
I noticed recently I was almost on the point of putting off a conversation I should be having. In spotting that I committed to practicing what I preach, by setting up, and hosting a conversation that mattered to me, and to others.
The results were good.
We managed to navigate some tricky terrrain.
The path ahead is much clearer.
Conversations are our route to taking action, moving away from tension or even pain, and moving towards better outcomes in work, and in life.
My e-Book ‘Find Your Voice’ – has strategies to help us host our most important conversations. It is FREE to download from my website and is ideal for those who want to stop procrastinating and start taking action.
You are most welcome to grab a copy and I’m available to run workshops to create better conversations within the workplace.
Find Your Voice and create action!
John
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Why be a coach or mentor?I am a little biased but I love both coaching and mentoring. I used to enjoy being the ‘trainer’ which satisfied the performer in me but as I get older there is something that I find deeply satisfying in being a coach or mentor.
More than that, I find it a privilege to work with people. People that trust you enough to share their greatest challenges, dearest hopes, deepest fears and core beliefs about life. I can think of few professions in business that afford you such intimacy. I feel lucky and grateful each and every session I get to spend with my clients. (more…)
Speaking Truth to Power
(But) TED is a tough, pressured, hugely stressful gig, even for experienced public speakers, and I’m not that. Standing in the wings waiting to go on, I told the stage manager that my heart was racing uncontrollably and in an act of great kindness, she grasped both my hands and made me take breath after breath. And what you don’t see in the video – deftly edited out – is the awful, heart-stopping moment when I forgot a line, followed by another act of collective kindness, a spontaneous empathic cheer as I composed myself and found my cue. “That’s when the audience came onside,” an attendee told me. “You were human. That’s when you won them over.” Guardian April 2019
This from Carole Cadwalladr, a journalist at the Guardian who has in this last year investigated the role of tech corporations and their platforms in influencing the workings of our democracy. What makes her TED talk so compelling is because here she is facing those very same technology giants on their turf. And speaking truth to power.