ILM 7 Certificate for Executive and Senior Level Coaches and Mentors

This qualification is designed for senior managers or HR/OD professionals who want to develop their expertise and credibility in the fields of coaching and mentoring, or to establish coaching on an organisational level. It's also for professional coaches and mentors seeking to enhance and accredit their experience with a nationally recognised qualification.

Results for you

• Build the context, strategy, culture and processes for coaching and mentoring at a senior level;
• Understand and analyse different coaching and mentoring models and their impact at executive level;
• Make a real difference to leadership performance in your organisation;
• Build your emotional intelligence, capacity to deal with inner game issues and make psychological interventions in your coaching practice;
• Plan, deliver and review coaching and mentoring with clients at senior and strategic level.

Impact on your organisation

• Implement coaching in complex working environments or at senior and strategic level in your organisation;
• Ensure that your organisation's coaches and mentors are properly equipped with the skills, knowledge and ethical understanding they need;
• Benchmark your organisation's approach against the latest best practice;
• Measurable impact on leadership performance in the organisation.

“The ILM7 coaching and mentoring programme comprised the right blend of practical and theoretical training and there was ample opportunity to build upon and sharpen my coaching skills in a lively and supportive environment.

Lois Burton is an accomplished coach and training professional and the sessions were both engaging and informative. I'm very happy to recommend this programme to anyone wishing to take their learning to the next level.

After completing the ILM7 programme I have successfully set up my own coaching practice”

Anita Saini-Golding 

Executive Coach

"I gained great benefit and enjoyment from attending the ILM 7 coaching and mentoring programme run by Lois Burton.

I found it very stretching and had lots of opportunities to practise new skills, with a great cohort of leaders from other organisations.

The psychological insights very particularly interesting and useful and I apply these on a day to day basis in my executive role.

With the programme being led by a master coach, I was confident that the host of tips and techniques shared were borne from significant practical experience. As a trainer and coach Lois was a great role model, very clear, supportive and generous. I would thoroughly recommend this programme to anyone seeking to develop and hone their coaching skills"

Penny Aspden

Executive Coach

“I have recently gained my ILM7 Executive Coaching and Mentoring qualification delivered by Lois Burton Ltd. I thoroughly enjoyed the course. Lois and her associates are great teachers and excellent coaches. As a trainer myself, I was incredibly impressed by the quality and interactivity of the training I've received. My cohort formed a really cohesive bond which enhanced my learning and meant I was always incredibly excited to go to my next workshop or class. This is all down to the learning environment created. Lois and the team create a really safe space where people can practice their coaching skills without fear. The course focuses on you gaining as much practical experience of coaching as possible which allows to acquire real skills and has given me the confidence to include coaching as part of my business. I now have paying coaching clients”

Lisa Jeskins

Lisa Jeskins Training: training, coaching and consultancy.

“The ILM7 programme has been everything I hoped for and so much more. With a focus on practical learning it has developed my self-awareness, encouraged me to think differently and enabled me to take my coaching to the next level. Lois is genuinely committed to your personal development and helping you to be the best you can be – she has challenged, supported and inspired me throughout. I never expected the level of impact the ILM7 programme has had on me – not just as a coach, but as an individual. Highly recommended”

Alison Monkhouse

Learning & Organisational Development, Kirklees Council