Careers in coaching
This exciting field is growing significantly around the world, as people and organisations recognise the importance of performance management and counselling to achieving better career and life outcomes.
As a coach you will be in a position to help people to make positive changes in their lifestyle, relationships, career choices or health, achieve business success, or their best in artistic or sporting endeavours.
Coaching techniques are based on positive psychology, and can be applied to individuals, teams or organisations as a whole.
Your qualification in coaching could lead you to a career as a:
- Personal or life coach
- Performance coach and trainer
- Community development coach
- Career guidance coach
- Teamwork coach
- Fitness, health and wellness coach
- Workplace learning coordinator
- Management or executive coach
- Workshop facilitator
Many professional coaching consultants are self-employed, so it may be a good choice if you’re looking for some flexibility and work-life balance in your own life.
- Did you know?
- ·There are 40,000 coaches in over 70 countries around the world
- ·It is one of the fastest growing industries, at more than 20% per year
- ·70% of coaches work by phone and email with a national client base, making it an ideal home-based business
- ·The average age of coaches is between 40 and 55 years old
- ·Annual spending on executive coaching in the US exceeds $1billion
- ·70% of Australian Institute of Management member companies hire coaches
Source:
rubbermeetstheroad.com/what is coaching
Harvard Business Review, December 2006
Inside Business, ABC2, July 2006
