From necessity to choice: An exploration of participants’ learning experience of online coaching training programmes

Mangion-Thornley, Karine

Abstract

This exploratory study examines how online coaching education is experienced by managers and senior leaders taking part in a Coaching and Mentoring (C&M) qualification at level 5 and 7. This is particularly timely and important considering the shift to digital coaching in organisations that occurred during the Covid19 pandemic, and which is predicted to grow at a fast pace in the future (PWC, 2020). Despite the growth of digital coaching, few empirical studies have been conducted about online training and education of coaches. As the online platform becomes more mainstream in coaching education, it is critical to examine effective strategies for developing a quality learning environment (Passmore et al., 2023).

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: The 23rd International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice across Europe, “Workplace change – disruption, continuity and reinvention. The role of HRD in a changing Global Context”
• Start Date: Jun 7, 2023
• End Date: Jun 9, 2023
• Acceptance Date: Jun 6, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Sep 6, 2023
• Publication Date: Sep 6, 2023
• Deposit Date: Sep 25, 2023
• Pages: 173-174
• Book Title: The 23rd International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice across Europe, “Workplace change – disruption, continuity and reinvention. The role of HRD in a changing Global Context”. Book of Abstracts
• Keywords: Digitalisation, Coaching, HRD, Coach Education
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11138117
• Publisher URL: https://www.ncirl.ie/University-Forum-for-Human-Resource-Development-Conference