Frequently Asked Questions

 

As well as consistent support during your training, you get a built-in support network that stays with you after you’ve graduated 

When you join Optimus, you join a thriving online community of coach trainers, mentors and other students, past and present, giving you constant access to a support network. This community will advise you, share their experiences and challenge you. It’s there to facilitate your growth.  You’ll develop close relationships with your peers, build your coaching network and create life-long friendships. To hear from our students about the levels of support we provide, click here

https://video.optimuscoachacademy.com/f3m1huh82

 

Both courses are ICF accredited: they are also AC and EMCC accredited so you have peace of mind you've got a meaningful, credible qualification. 

Holding an ICF Credential is extremely important to today's coaching clients.

The 2022 Global Consumer Awareness Study conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers

found that;

"85% of coaching clients say it's important or very important that their coach holds certification or credential."

This demand extends into the corporate sector. You’ll find big clients in the public sector, FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 work with coaches. These organisations typically only consider working with coaches with an accreditation, with the preference being the ICF, as it is the leading global organisation for coaches and coaching. Equally, SMEs and start up founders look for accreditation as a signal of credibility.

We are competitively priced in the market place and think we provide great value as everything is included :

- You have a triple accredited diploma

- All your trainers are at the ICF PCC standard so you're getting experienced coaches and trainers

- We give you more feedback than competitors as we're committed to your improvement 

- You have supervision included post qualification as standard

- Ongoing alumni support and course updates are included

- We invest in a great support team which helps to contribute to our 97%+ completion rates

- We have smaller cohort groups so you have more personalised attention

- We invest a lot of time into our trainer development so you know you'll have a quality, consistent training standard

- We include business support as standard which you have access to ongoing 

- We provide support for you to get accredited with each body and post accreditation support 

- We provide tools and case studies so you have confidence to work with a variety of clients

- We have additional training and workshops you can access free of charge

- When you commit to us we commit to you providing high quality training and support during and after your diploma 

The reasons students enjoy studying with us are varied. So click the below link to hear directly from them as to why the course was enjoyable. 

https://video.optimuscoachacademy.com/fxr9l6e0a

 

To hear about the different ways the training has impacted our students click below.

 

https://video.optimuscoachacademy.com/fdz77katj

 

To hear from students past and present discuss why our training was invaluable for them click below. 

https://video.optimuscoachacademy.com/f5gmx6opi

For the professional diploma: you have 4 hours a week  in class and we recommend you do a minimum to do 1-2 hours of coaching each week plus 1 hour of personal development / reflection / reading. 

For the associate diploma : you have 3 hours a week in class and we recommend 1-2 hours of coaching each week plus 1 hour of personal development / reflection / reading. 

If you can block out 2-3 hours a week it would be great : if you can block out more that would be even better. Remember you might be able to count coaching hours in your role or business. 

If you have to miss a week don't worry : this is an adult learning environment so you're in control of when you learn outside class : if life gets in the way and you need more support let us know and we'll be there to help. 

We attract a wide range of people from business owners who want to add coaching to the mix of what they are doing, existing coaches who want a professional qualification, leaders who want to add coaching skills into their role and those who are looking to retrain. 

People have varied backgrounds including; education, entrepreneurship, HR, social work, accountancy, professional services, PR and marketing, academia, law, journalism, project management and engineering. 

You don't need any formal academic qualifications, only the ability to learn and to take on feedback: our course is practical so we support you to develop your skills. 

This is okay, you have a coaching buddy in the program and we have links with organisations for pro bono coaching. You are also able to tap into Ruth's network at certain points to get pro bono clients AND we help you with how to get paid clients too. 

We will always support you to get the client hours in.

Ruth Kudzi (CEO & Founder) is one of the most highly regarded business coaches in the UK and has worked with 1000s of people to help them get their first client or to build and scale. You get access to her expertise as well as the other experienced trainers who share and support you.

You have access to an online business course, group mentoring every month and marketing Q&A every month as well as online business days to help you implement and take action. 

The course is taught to an incredibly high standard which means that your diploma helps you to stand out in a crowded and unregulated market and can be used to get accreditation with the ICF, EMCC and AC. 

As our curriculum is unique it gives you an edge over other training providers who focus mainly on GROW or other models: you have evidence-based approaches which give you further credibility.

• You will be aware of the commitment to the program and will be willing to coach outside the program to gain experience
• You will be open to receiving feedback and will be keen to develop and become a certified coach
• You will need to agree to abide by the ICF ethics and guidelines and to get appropriate insurance
• No formal qualifications are required

All payments for fees will be completed by the start of the program, if you are paying on a payment plan you will have paid at least the first instalment when the program starts. Late payments may mean that your place on the program is reviewed according to our terms and conditions. 

As per the terms and conditions (these can be accessed on the site and you will agree to these when you sign up) you can withdraw from the course within 14 days of signing your contract and a full refund will be offered. If you want to withdraw beyond 14 days a place will be offered to you on a later program. We always look to work with you as an individual which is why we have over 97% completion rates.