Leader Coaching in the Global Enterprise Experience
Develop coaching skills and empower leaders of global teams
Course overview
This Leader Coach programme grows your ability to uplift others and put humanity at the heart of your organisation through effective coaching conversations. More than just a set of skills, coaching becomes a mindset, creating pathways for authenticity and empowerment for those around you.
Once you have mastered the essentials, been coached by qualified coaches, and practiced with other trainees, you advance to coaching team leaders of the Global Enterprise Experience. You play a key role in their development while they are leading a global team to design a profitable business that centres on a UN Sustainable Development Goal.
The programme blends engaging virtual workshops, self-paced modules, and practical experience in being coached and coaching others while contributing to meaningful solutions that heal our world.
You can opt for a level 7 micro-credential from Victoria University of Wellington after completion.
The Leader Coach programme is perfect for those who wish to:
- Transform relationships to stimulate engagement, initiative, innovation, and performance.
- Build a culture where staff enjoy coming to work.
- Know how to make the workplace an emotionally safe place that supports open communication and wellbeing.
- Form your own profound insights – and help others to form their insights.
- Network with other leaders putting humanity and diversity into the heart of organisations
- Be recognised for your learning with coaching certification, a VUW micro-credential, and award ceremony at parliament.
Course modules
Coaching essentials:
- Building trust and rapport
- Self-awareness and regulation
- Coaching models
- Change readiness
- Levels of listening
- Effective feedback and navigating difficult conversations
Beyond the basics:
- Neurobiology – understanding and managing threat
- Building resilient teams through stress and uncertainty
- Leading through change and adopting a growth mindset
Further Information
Format
This course is delivered fully online through a combination of live Zoom sessions and self-paced learning activities. Live sessions are interactive, combining presentations, group discussion, and practical exercises. You’ll have access to an online learning platform for readings, activities, and resources. Group size is limited to ensure active participation, and session recordings are made available for review.
This course includes:
- Interactive two-hour webinars with rich connection to peers.
- Sessions are run in groups of eight at different times to suit people in different time zones and work circumstances
- Access to a world-leading edtech resource in coaching for content
- Personal coaching with a skilled coach to experience quality coaching and for your own personal growth
- When you have completed the training sessions, online lessons, and received personal coaching, you will be provided with a Microsoft Team calendar so that you can offer coaching at times that suit you to the leaders of the Global Enterprise Experience.
What You'll Receive
Completion to an acceptable standard earns you the option of a Victoria University of Wellington Leadership Coach in the Global Enterprise Experience Micro-credential (15 points at NZQA Level 7). You have the option of this additional recognition for $304.75 incl. GST.
Upon successful completion, you will receive:
- A digital badge
- A digital certificate
- Academic credit recorded on your official Victoria University of Wellington academic transcript
All credentials include the total CPD/PLD hours completed.
University credits achieved may be used through ‘credit transfer’ to stack towards future qualifications (see Pathways and Further Study).
These digital credentials are portable, verifiable, and designed to support both your current role and long-term career advancement.
More information about our digital badges and certificates. (url: https://wellingtonuni-professional.nz/learnerrecognition/)
Benefits for your organisations
Your organisation will benefit through improved:
- Capability for constructive, future-focused conversations that lift performance, engagement, and accountability.
- Leadership that grows others, with managers who coach rather than direct, enabling teams to think, act, and innovate independently.
- Cross-cultural communication and collaboration, strengthening relationships across diverse teams, stakeholders, and communities.
- Confidence navigating complexity, with leaders who can hold ambiguity, ask powerful questions, and guide others to clarity.
- Team resilience and wellbeing, supported by leaders who listen deeply, recognise strengths, and create psychologically safe environments.
- Strategic alignment and execution, as leaders learn to connect daily actions with organisational purpose and long-term goals.
- Retention of high-performing staff, driven by leaders who develop talent and foster a culture where people feel valued and supported.
What is a Micro-credential?
A micro-credential is a formal credential that acknowledges specific skills and knowledge gained through learning programme or activity. These credentials are assessed and meet industry standards, allowing you to demonstrate mastery in particular areas.
Our micro-credentials carry University credit at defined level (eg undergraduate or postgraduate) and credit may be used towards further learning. Micro-credentials are designed to be stackable, creating a pathway to further qualifications or career advancement. More information (url: https://wellingtonuni-professional.nz/learner-recognition/)
Here's what others are saying
“The Leader Coach training was one of the best investments I’ve made. It was a fulfilling and empowering experience. I grew personally and it enabled me to enter my chosen career path in Organisational Development.” Kimberley Gaarkeuken, Ministry of Primary Industry, NZ
“The coaching programme opened my eyes to reaching my potential. As I coached the GEE team leaders, I saw them also reach deep realisations about how to turn their self-imposed obstacles into stepping stones.” Yugdeep Thapa, Ministry of Social Development, NZ
“Working in the public sector can be challenging. I found this course invaluable to helping my colleagues navigate their way through tight deadlines and ever-changing priorities – while maintaining good wellbeing!” Celeste Derozier, Department of Conservation, NZ
“The course coincided with a sudden change in job role where I had to manage our technical delivery team. While I’ve had team leader roles and done coaching in the past, this course completely changed my approach and coaching methodology. As I learned, I shaped and changed the interactions with my team. By the end of the year, executives in other business units were enquiring about the profound changes they observed in my team’s performance, engagement, and attitude. Within 6 months they literally went from the team nobody wanted to work with to being our star performers” Joel Arcus, Management Consultant, South Africa”
Upcoming Courses & Delivery Options
17 Mar 2026 | Online
Duration: 8 Weeks
$NZD 1,950
excl. GST
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