Coaching

Executive coaching is a form of personal development that improves performance at work through individualised support. It is available for both individuals and teams. It uses one to one (or one to group) conversations to increase the coachee’s skills, confidence, knowledge or competence. Coaching works best when you have a clear view of what you want to achieve.

Whether being coached as an individual, or as part of a team, via the GSCU you have access to a pool of 130+ highly experienced executive coaches. All coaches have been selected for their ability to address the ever-changing challenges and context of operating in the Civil Service. All the coaches in the pool have met a series of quality standards that focus on their capability, experience and commitment to the ethics of coaching.

You can choose how many sessions you have, the tier of coach (there are 3 tiers), and speak to coaches before you engage with them to check chemistry.

People seek coaching to support them with:

Transitions

• Making an impact in my new role
• Preparing for my next career step or promotion
• Helping my new team become a high-performing one

Performance

• Dealing with additional responsibility
• Actioning performance feedback

Personal

• Becoming more confident
• Increasing my impact
• Managing my work life balance

Team

• Becoming a more effective team
• Deciding a course of action
• Navigating tricky periods

Coaching packages

A range of clearly defined coaching packages to support Departments, Professions and Functions get the best coaches in order to meet their needs and budgets. Packages can be tailored to meet the needs of departments who wish to ‘bulk buy’ coaching services. There are 5 packages available for individual coaching, ranging from 1-12 sessions across a single to 18 month duration, and 3 packages available for team coaching, ranging from 1-6 sessions across a single to 18-month duration.

To find out more and the packages available to you please visit the Civil Service learning coaching page on the learning website.

What tiers of coaches are available?

All of our coaches are qualified and accredited to ILM 7 (or equivalent). There are three strands of coach available.

Executive – minimum of 3 years' coaching experience. Some Civil Service and/or public sector experience and a minimum of 200 hours coaching experience.

Senior executive – minimum of 3 years' coaching experience. Some Civil Service and/or public sector experience and a minimum of 500 hours coaching experience.

Premier executive – minimum of 5+ years' coaching experience. Experience in coaching at FTSE 100 private and equivalent calibre public sector organisations and a minimum of 500 hours coaching experience.

How to book

Full details of the coaching offer are on the learning website (https://learn.civilservice.gov.uk/courses/ZMgxNrpLQ9uquddSXUM8xw). To discuss your coaching requirements, please contact your EY account manager and they will help to progress your request.