Qualifications and Credentials

Relevant Qualifications / Credentials – Lizzi

   

I have completed Certified Professional Executive Coach and Certified Higher Professional Coach: ACTP (accredited coach training programmes) with the ICF (International Coaching Federation).  This program incorporated a Certificate in Coach Supervision and was also accredited through ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) at Level 7.

  • So What? The duration of these programmes are >200 training hours and include extensive theoretical knowledge and practical skills assessment relating to the art and science of coaching aligned to professional competencies.

MA (Master of Arts) Applied Coaching with NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) through the Uni of Derby

  • So What? The thesis for this was entitled “Leveraging Ambiguity for Productive Outcomes” and I am conducting ongoing research in this area, plus the field of Environmental Psychology / Blue Health, ensuring all clients experience the most current and relevant methodologies to assist them with change.

ICF Credential “PCC” (Professional Certified Coach)

  • So What? This is a professional credential gained through evidencing real time coaching hours whereby clients can provide feedback relating to their coaching experience and the outcomes delivered.  PCC level equates to over 750 client coaching hours.  It says “I am an experienced and competent coach abiding by ICF ethics.”

ICF Accreditation for CCUEs for the Blue Health Coach™ course

  • So What?  As a new certification which puts the ocean at the centre of decision making this course provides recognised and required continual professional development for Coaches.  It is also the first formally recognised applied Blue Mind coach program in the professional coaching field.

Certified mBIT Coach, mBIT Master Coach and mBIT Trainer (Professional mBraining Coach / Trainer)

  • So What? This is a qualification is one of the newest fields of emergent coaching and is an evolving methodology.  This shows a passion for developing my own ongoing professional credibility, embracing and creating new methods in the arena of coaching and expanding my Coach toolkit to ensure you have access to the latest approaches.

PCET/ PGCE Professional Certificate of Education (with Plymouth Uni) also a QTLS Credential (Qualified to Teach in Lifelong Learning Sector) with the IFL (Institute for Learning).

  • So What? A Cert Ed is an in depth Level 5 programme >125 hours exploring all aspects of learning and facilitation theory and practice.  QTLS relates to a recorded track record, with evidenced ongoing application of teaching / lecturing with proven results.  It demonstrates “I can teach in practice, not only in theory.”

Professional Guild of NLP: NLP Practitioner, NLP Master Practitioner, NLP Trainer, also ANLP Credentialed / Accredited NLP Trainer

  • So What? The combined duration of these courses > 375 hours, including observation application of skills and feedback.  The PGNLP were one of the earliest professional NLP bodies in existence until early 2018.  They only offered full syllabus NLP programmes conducted over significant duration to enable skills embedding.  The ANLP Credential for the courses I run myself says “The courses provided by Lizzi / Going Coastal are certified by a professional awarding body, abide by ANLP ethics and are monitored and validated internally and externally.”  I am also the ANLP Special Envoy for Environment and Ocean and the ANLP Regional Ambassador for Cornwall.

BPS (British Psychological Society) Level A and B Psychometrics and RQTU (Registered Qualified Test User)

  • So What? Qualifying in level A+B ensures a grounding in the psychological principles of various psychometric assessments.  This qualification says “I have an understanding of the underlying principles beneath the test I am administering and so can explore in depth with you the wider implications of your results”.  RQTU relates to a register which ensures those registered to administer psychometrics align to the BPS ethics and carry out regular CPD (continual professional development) to ensure their knowledge is up to date.  Individual psychometric qualifications and metrics offered to clients are listed within this website.

Plus : Additional qualifications which assist in recognition of mind / body effectiveness and efficiency are…

  • Sports Therapist >200 hour programme (including sports psychology, fitness coaching health and diet and body therapeutics)
  • Yoga Instructor >200 hour programme (including meditation / mindfulness, pranayama breath techniques and asana physical yoga).