Work-Related Mentoring & Coaching

Looking to enhance you career as a mentor or coach? This is an ICHAS course delivered at Griffith College by ICHAS.



This programme is taught by experts in the field, bringing real-life experience to the classroom. It will supplement existing academic and professional learning among graduates of relevant undergraduate programmes, allowing students to engage with subject material supporting their work-related roles.



Why study a course in Work Related Mentoring & Coaching?

This Level 9 Certificate uses blended learning approaches, offering a flexible approach for all students through face-to-face and online learning. Combined with organisational psychology within work situations, this will optimise employee engagement, well-being and organisational effectiveness.



The overall aims of the Certificate in Work Related Mentoring & Coaching Course are to:

• A comprehensive theoretical discourse and understanding of the key principles of work-related mentoring and coaching.

• Develop a critical understanding of the interface between/application of psychological theory and research findings to work contexts.

• Support professionals who work with (or seek to work with) individuals in work settings to support their well-being and participation in work contexts.

• Support for graduates in developing and applying theoretical knowledge of occupational health psychology to work-related contexts.

• To employ work-related mentoring & coaching competencies as a strategy for informing management and leadership practice.

• Provide access routes to appropriate higher education for participants based on their current professional needs, individual professional interests, and/or career orientation.

• Enhance the skills, competence, and knowledge of the psychosocial aspects of work for those who wish to specialise in management and leadership roles in various work-related contexts.

• Learners will be able to support and guide workforces in various settings through extended study of key aspects of work-related psychology.

• A non-clinical, analytical and consultancy-oriented perspective of work-related psychology.

Modules:

• Principles Competencies and Practices of Mentoring & Coaching

• Learning, Engagement and Wellbeing in the Workplace

• The certificate is designed for graduates of a relevant Level 8 programme at a minimum of a 2.2 standard who wish to engage in further study in this field. Relevant programmes may include, but are not limited to, psychology and business-related programmes, graduates of Humanities and Human Science, such as health sciences, nursing, social care, and social work, and programmes in cognate areas who wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of the use, effectiveness, and appropriateness of the principles of work-related Mentoring and coaching.



• Those who have completed other relevant education programmes or have relevant professional experience etc., where Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) and Acquired Prior Learning (APL) can be applied, may apply for admission to the programme by submission of programme content, qualification and assignments equivalent to an appropriate Second Class Honours (2:2) award at Level 8.



• If English is not your native language, you must have the minimum English language proficiency requirement for this programme is B2+ in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages which is equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.5.



• All applicants are required to be over 23 years of age.

Applications for this course are submitted through the ICHAS website. When you click on "Application Weblink" above, you will be directed to ICHAS to complete your application.

12 weeks full-time, 24 weeks part-time.



Timetable

Timetables will be made available closer to the course start date. The timetables are structured to optimise the utilisation of hybrid learning. This course can be taken over 1 Semester on a full-time basis or 2 Semesters on a part-time basis.

Intake Dates:

Dublin - Full-Time - September 2026

Limerick - Full-Time - September 2026

Dublin - Part-Time - September 2026

Limerick - Part-Time - September 2026

Cork - Full-Time - September 2026

Cork - Part-Time - September 2026

Dublin - Full-Time - January 2027

Limerick - Full-Time - January 2027

Dublin - Part-Time - January 2027

Limerick - Part-Time - January 2027

Cork - Full-Time - January 2027

Cork - Part-Time - January 2027

Progression

Students can progress to a wide range of work-related psychology / behavioural programmes at the college and will receive exemptions based on the modules covered in this certificate programme.



MA in Work Related Psychology

MA in Work Related Behaviour with Customer Relationship Management

MA in Work Related Behaviour with Entrepreneurship

MA in Work Related Behaviour with Leadership and Management

MA in Work Related Behaviour with Mentoring and Coaching