Standards

High Standards

To ensure that, as graduates you are amongst the best in the field we will:-

• Benchmark against best practice world wide.
• Enrol high calibre entrants.
• Establish on-going feedback
• Provide rigorous assessment.
• Work to MSc degree level.
• Share responsibility for your learning by returning 50% of course fees if you don't make the grade.

Benchmark
Against best practice world wide:
We will be at the forefront of developing international coaching standards - constantly monitoring and assessing our performance against best practice.
We are committed to presenting our work at international conferences and publishing on the web to invite comment and review.

High Calibre Entrants
We constantly seek to enrol and develop highly motivated learners rather than 'experts'. In a rapidly changing market place it is the ability to adapt and learn that leaders need from their coaches.

The application procedure and entry requirements are designed to identify the applicants that are capable of completing the programme within this context.

Establish regular feedback
Continuous feedback from clients, peers, internal staff and external assessors assist participants in progressing at an optimum pace.

Starting with a self assessment on entry and a repeat prior to completion, the coach will know what their learning needs are and how well they have been fulfilled.

Rigorous Internal & External Assessment
Assessment on the programme will be continuous and from peers, staff and external assessors. The emphasis will be on coaching to reach the required standards rather than an examination test.

Work to MSc Degree Level
The standard of professional work will be at University credit level 4. For those wishing to undertake the MSc. completion of an additional research project will be required. This will be identified and developed during the life of the programme and must be completed within a further 2 years.

The degree process will be undertaken through the Professional Development Foundation under the auspices of Middlesex University.

Shared Responsibility for Learning

The Academy of Executive Coaching takes responsibility for:

• Creating an optimal learning environment
• Enrolling high calibre students.
• Providing Masters' level of teaching.
• Advanced coaching of coaches.
• Rigorous feedback on performance.
• If a participant completes all the required assessment work and is failed by the external assessors, we undertake to either:
• Provide free of charge, all the additional support required to pass.
• Refund 50% of the course fees

You share the responsibility by completing the work on time, in the format required and to the best of your ability.

AEC Code Of Ethics

We also adhere to the codes of practice of the EMCC & ICF.

The Academy of Executive Coaching Standards of Ethical Conduct:

1. I will conduct myself in a manner that reflects well on coaching as a profession and I will refrain from doing anything that harms the public''s understanding or acceptance of coaching as a profession.
2. I will accurately identify my level of coaching competence and I will not overstate my qualifications, expertise or experience as a coach.
3. I will ensure that my coaching client understands the nature of coaching and the terms of the coaching agreement between us.
4. I will not intentionally mislead or make false claims about what my client will receive from the coaching process or from me as their coach.
5. I will respect the confidentiality of my client''s information, except as otherwise authorized by my client, or as required by law.
6. I will obtain informed permission from each of my clients before releasing their names as clients or references or any other client identifying information.
7. I will be alert to noticing when my client is no longer benefiting from our coaching relationship and would be better served by another coach or by another resource and, at that time, I will encourage my client to make that change.
8. I will seek to avoid conflicts between my interests and the interests of my clients.
9. Whenever any actual conflict of interest or the potential for a conflict of interest arises, I will openly disclose it and fully discuss with my client how to deal with it in whatever way best serves my client.
10. I will disclose to my client all anticipated compensation from third parties that I may receive for referrals or advice concerning that client.
11. I will honour agreements I make in my coaching relationships, and construct clear agreements that may include confidentiality, progress reports, and other particulars. I will obtain the express consent of the person being coached before releasing information to another person compensating me.
12. I will not give my clients or any prospective clients information or advice I know to be misleading or beyond my competence.
13. I will respect and honour the efforts and contributions of others.
14. I will respect the creative and written work of others in developing my own materials.
15. I will use Academy of Executive Coaching member contact information (email addresses, telephone numbers, etc.) only in the manner and to the extent authorized by the Academy of Executive Coaching.