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Certificate of Life Coaching

The Certificate of Life Coaching is an online professional development course that will give you the essential knowledge and skills to pursue a career as a life coach. In this online life coaching course, you will learn how to be a successful life coach through learning how to coach using different coaching methodologies, how to build your coaching business and how to market yourself.
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Delivery Method
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Study Hours
50 hours
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Course Access
12 Months

If you’re passionate about helping people improve their lives, life coaching is a powerful profession. It’s more than a career—it’s a calling to walk alongside others on their journey to discover strengths, overcome obstacles, and create meaningful change.

The Certificate of Life Coaching is a professional development course that equips aspiring coaches with crucial skills, techniques, and frameworks to empower clients, inspire change, and promote personal growth.

In this life coaching course, you’ll explore the foundations of coaching, including its benefits and ethical responsibilities, while learning evidence-based models to facilitate meaningful change. You’ll discover the psychology of change, motivation, and resilience to help clients overcome resistance and achieve transformation through SMART goals and action planning.

You will also learn effective communication with strategies for active listening, powerful questioning, and building trust. You will develop skills in cultural competence, solution-focused and cognitive behavioural techniques to connect with clients for real change. Finally, you’ll learn business planning, marketing, and client acquisition strategies for your niche coaching business.

On completion of this course, you’ll feel confident in your ability to become an ethical and successful life coach, ready to make a difference.

Printed learning materials may be available free to print for this course. Requests can be made by contacting us. 

Course Structure
Unit - Certificate of Life Coaching

Unit 1: Foundations of Life Coaching

  • Defining life coaching
  • Scope of life coaching
  • Benefits of life coaching
  • Ethical and professional frameworks
  • Establishing professional standards
  • Promoting accountability
  • Understanding boundaries
  • Defining responsibilities
  • Boundary challenges

Unit 2: Facilitation Skills for Coaching Change

  • Evidence-based coaching
  • Evidence-based coaching models
  • GROW Model
  • Cognitive behavioural coaching
  • Solution-focused coaching
  • Positive psychological coaching
  • Systemic coaching
  • Psychology of change and motivation
  • Stages of Change
  • Resistance to change
  • Motivation and change
  • Self-Determination Theory (SDT)
  • Psychological strategies
  • Building resilience
  • Empowering clients to take action
  • Goal-setting frameworks
  • Action planning tools
  • Accountability mechanisms
  • Cognitive behavioural techniques
  • Motivation boosters

Unit 3: Communication for Life Coaches

  • Effective communication
  • Active listening
  • Powerful questioning
  • Active listening and questioning
  • Common pitfalls
  • Structured coaching sessions
  • Coaching best practices
  • Building rapport and trust
  • Establishing trust
  • Maintaining trust
  • Overcoming challenges
  • Cultural competence

Unit 4: Solution-Focused Coaching Techniques

  • Solution-focused techniques
  • Goal-setting strategies
  • SMART Goals
  • Visualisation and outcomes
  • WOOP Method
  • Solution-focused interventions
  • Adapting to client needs

Unit 5: Cognitive Behavioural Coaching

  • Understanding cognitive behavioural techniques (CBT)
  • CBT in coaching
  • Limiting beliefs
  • Cognitive restructuring
  • Behavioural experiments
  • Thought records
  • Goal-oriented problem solving
  • Mindfulness and relaxation
  • Challenging limiting beliefs
  • Reinforcing new believes
  • Building resilience
  • Building emotional wellbeing

Unit 6 – Structuring a Client Session   

  • Structuring a Client Session
  • Pre-Session Preparation
  • Establishing Rapport and Setting the Agenda
  • Exploration and Insight Generation
  • Action Planning and Accountability
  • Effective Session Closure
  • Post-Session Reflection and Follow-Up

Unit 7: Professional Growth and Practice Evaluation

  • Reflective practice
  • Steps in reflective practice
  • Reflective practice tools
  • Challenges in reflective practice
  • Continuous professional development
  • Seeking and integrating feedback into practice
  • Overcoming challenges 

Unit 8: Building and Sustaining a Coaching Business

  • Developing a business plan
  • Legal considerations
  • Ethical considerations
  • Risk management
  • Marketing your coaching practice
  • Growing your coaching practice
  • Strategies for client acquisition
  • Developing your niche
  • Pricing your services
  • Leveraging LinkedIn
  • Leveraging Facebook and Instagram
  • Building a successful coaching website
  • Email marketing
  • Content marketing
  • Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
  • Strategies for client retention
  • Balancing acquisition and retention
  • Technology and tools
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Estimated Duration
50 hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online
Assessment

Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

Approval and Recognition

Australian Online Courses Pty Ltd is an approved and recognised member of IARC. The IARC is an International association that recognises quality and excellence in tertiary education providers.

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Printed Materials – Free to Print

Course materials for this program are available to print at no extra cost.

Career Outcomes
  • Life Coach
  • Personal Development Coach
  • Life Strategist
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Certificate of Life Coaching
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About Us

At Australian Online Courses, we are passionate about helping individuals from diverse backgrounds achieve their career goals. Since 2008, we have created opportunities for people in Australia and around the world.

Our Difference

What sets us apart is that we genuinely care about your career development. That’s why flexible study schedules, competitive pricing and exceptional customer and student support are at the heart of what we do. Our comprehensive courses, developed in consultation with industry employers, provide the skills and knowledge necessary for success in your current role or to pursue new opportunities.

Our state-of-the-art eLearning platform means you can study anywhere, anytime. So, enrol today and get the skills and confidence you need to achieve your career dreams, big or small.

Graduation

A Certificate of Attainment and Statement of Results will be issued upon successful completion of this course.

How to Enrol

You can enrol online by clicking Get Started on any course page under Enrol & Start Today. Follow the prompts to complete your enrolment as an individual, business, or service provider.

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Course FAQs

Why choose Australian Online Courses?
  • Professional development that is widely recognised and respected;
  • Improve your employment opportunities;
  • Study online, anywhere via our elearning system;
  • High-quality professional development programs written by industry experts;
  • All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
  • Unlimited tutor support via email;
  • We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
  • Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.

There are no course or subject pre-requisites for entry into our programs. However, our professional development programs are generally intended for people over the age of 18 with a competent level of English. For those under 18, please complete the Parent/Guardian Consent Form before enrolling.

To study online with Australian Online Courses you will need a computer (desktop PC/laptop) running a current/updated operating system with reliable high-speed internet access. You will need to use the Google Chrome browser to access your course.

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This course is delivered online via our easy-to-navigate Learning Management System (LMS), where you will discover interactive online learning/written content, resources and assessment.

No. All courses are delivered online via our LMS and there are no work placement requirements in this course.

Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email only during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.

Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.

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