County Wexford Chamber Skillnet is delighted to launch an exciting new service for local business aimed at upskilling employees in leadership, self awareness, assertiveness and resilience – Transition Coaching Programme.
We are all familiar with the notion of coaching in the world of sport; however, coaching can be applied in a variety of different settings. It is commonplace to see coaches operating in the business environment with executive and business-related coaching programmes. Coaching has been described as the process of ‘unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance’ (Whitmore, 2009[1]).
County Wexford Chamber Skillnet provides transition coaching programmes to employers to assist employees who are transitioning to new roles and situations in the workplace. Moving to a new role or managing change in the workplace can sometimes be difficult. Transition Coaching allows employees to analyse the process of change and both the challenges and opportunities change may bring. Transition Coaching aims to help employees focus on their key strengths, push past obstacles, and increase confidence in their own abilities to work more effectively. This service is open to both member organisations of County Wexford Chamber Skillnet and individuals and business owners.
How does coaching differ from training or mentoring?
Training provides learners with new knowledge, skills, and competencies either on a training programme or through one-to-one training. Training is of a fixed time period. Mentoring usually sees a more experienced workplace colleague provide support to the person being mentored by sharing their knowledge and experience with the goal of helping that person to develop their skills in the workplace. Mentors usually have specialist knowledge of the role of the person they are mentoring and mentoring tends to be ongoing and carried out over a longer period of time. Coaching focuses on the personal growth of the individual by increasing self-awareness. Coaching allows the employee to set realistic personal goals, identify obstacles to success and seek approaches to address and overcome these.
How can transitional coaching benefit employees?
Moving to a new role or managing change in the workplace can sometimes be daunting. Transition Coaching benefits employees by increasing their sense of self-awareness and identifying their core strengths and areas for future development. Coaches seek to show the employee or ‘coachee’ how to push past obstacles and increase confidence in their own abilities to work more effectively. Transition Coaching is a process that allows employees to analyse the process of change and the challenges and possibilities change may bring.
What transition coaching programmes does County Wexford Chamber Skillnet offer?
- Education to Work:
This programme is aimed at those entering the workforce with little or no previous experience of the work environment. - Mid-Career Advancement:
This programme is aimed at those who are advancing to a supervisory or management role. - Parents Returning to Work:
This programme is aimed at those who may have been absent from the workplace for a considerable time and are now returning to full or part-time employment. - Redundancy Support:
This programme is aimed at those who have recently been made redundant and are facing significant change. - Retirement Planning:
This programme is aimed at those who are approaching retirement from employment. - Executive Coaching:
This programme is aimed at those who hold senior management roles in the workplace.
Download Coaching Programme Chart – Transition Coaching Programmes Chart
All coaches working with us are qualified and have a range of different experiences so that we can match the right coach with the right company employee, thereby maximising the benefits to individual employees and in turn the company. Coaches are solution focused and work with coachees to set realistic goals, examine their current situation and address what specifically the coachee will do to push past obstacles and increase workplace effectiveness.
Figure 1- The GROW Model of Coaching – an example of a coaching approach used by County Wexford Chamber Skillnet Coaches
Transition Coaching Programmes offered by County Wexford Chamber Skillnet:
County Wexford Chamber Skillnet provides transition coaching programmes to employers to assist their employees who are transitioning to new roles and situations in the workplace. In-company transition coaching workshops are also available for groups of up to 10 people and can be adapted to meet the specific needs of an organisation.
| Programme Name | Suitable for | Outcomes | One-to-One Coaching | Group Workshops for in-company programmes |
| Education to Work
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This programme is aimed at those entering the workforce with little or no previous experience of the work environment. | · Smooth integration into the workplace.
· Development of essential workplace skills. · Confidence and readiness for the new role. |
· Individualised internship orientation and goals.
· Ongoing feedback and support throughout the internship. · Addressing specific concerns or challenges during the internship. |
· Introduction to the workplace culture and expectations.
· Workplace etiquette and professional communication. · Setting clear goals and expectations for the internship. |
| Mid-Career Advancement
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This programme is aimed at those who are advancing to a supervisory or management role. | · Enhanced leadership and decision-making skills.
· Strategies for career progression. · Increased job satisfaction. Clear understanding of promotion criteria. · Enhanced leadership and management skills. · Confidence in pursuing career advancement opportunities. · |
· Leadership coaching and skill enhancement.
· Career planning and goal setting. · Conflict resolution and decision-making strategies. · Personalised promotion strategy. · Leadership coaching and skill enhancement. · Presentation and negotiation skills development. |
· Leadership development and soft skills training.
· Personal branding and networking. · Setting and achieving career advancement goals. · Promotion criteria and assessment. · Leadership and management skills development. · Creating a promotion action plan. |
| Parents Returning to Work | This programme is aimed at those who may have been absent from the workplace for a considerable time and are now returning to full or part-time employment. | · Successful reintegration into the workforce.
· Work-life balance strategies. · Confidence and empowerment in the workplace. |
· Personalised Career Path Alignment: Tailoring their career path to their unique skills, interests, and goals.
· Confidence and Self-Empowerment Coaching: Building confidence and addressing any self-doubt after a career break. · Work-Life Integration Strategy: Developing a personalised plan to effectively balance work and personal life based on their specific needs and circumstances. |
· Career Reorientation: Helping individuals identify and align their current skills and aspirations with their new career path.
· Professional Development Planning: Assisting in setting short-term and long-term career goals. · Balancing Work and Personal Life: Providing strategies to balance work commitments with personal responsibilities. |
| Redundancy Support | This programme is aimed at those who have recently been made redundant and are facing significant change. | · Coping strategies for redundancy.
· Skills for job search and transitioning to new opportunities. · Emotional support and self-confidence. |
· Personalised job search strategy.
· Emotional support and stress management techniques. · Transition to new career opportunities. |
· Coping with redundancy and emotional well-being.
· Job search strategies and networking. · Resilience and stress management. |
| Retirement Planning | This programme is aimed at those who are approaching retirement from employment. | · Retirement readiness and financial planning.
· Personal fulfilment in retirement. · Pursuit of post-retirement goals and activities. |
· Personalised retirement plan.
· Support for adjusting to retirement life. · Pursuing post-retirement passions and activities. |
· Retirement financial planning.
· Goal setting for post-retirement life. · Transitioning to retirement. |
| Executive Coaching | This programme is aimed at those who hold senior management roles in the workplace. | · Strategic thinking and decision making
· High Performance and delivery of results · Effective senior Leadership · Building strong collaborative relationships |
· Increasing self-awareness
· Analysing areas for potential personal improvement · Setting personal goals for workplace performance · Identifying CPD and self-development opportunities · Seeking feedback 360° review |
· Creating and delivering on organisational vision
· Analysis of complex issues to aid confident decision making · Setting challenging goals and implementing effective performance management · Developing and maintaining effective working relationships |
How will I know the coach and coachee will be suited and work well together?
Successful coaching is underpinned by trust and mutual respect between the coach and the coachee. It is an equal relationship where the coach facilitates the personal development needs of the coachee. County Wexford Chamber Skillnet will arrange a short discovery call between the employee and the coach we feel has the experience to best meet their needs to ensure the coaching programme can be undertaken with confidence and agreed goals.
Who are our Coaches?
County Wexford Chamber Skillnet have developed an application process to ensure that our panel of Coaches have the relevant expertise and qualifications to meet the needs of all participants of the programme. We have adopted a continuous improvement process to allow for ongoing intake of new coaches to the panel as well as regular review and monitoring of the effectiveness of the programme.
To view our current panel of coaches, click here.
Organising Individual Employee Coaching
If you have an employee that would benefit from one of our Transition Coaching programmes contact Sonia at Sonia@countywexfordchamberskillnet.ie who will arrange a brief discovery call between the coach and your employee to agree suitability and coaching goals. The coach will then arrange the dates and times of coaching sessions, each of 60 minutes duration, with the employee. Following coaching, the coach will also carry out a 30-minute feedback session with the employee. The employer will also receive a feedback sheet on the outcome of the coaching programme and its success in meeting the coaching goals.
Costs for individual employee coaching:
Option 1: Discovery call, three coaching sessions and one feedback session – €350
Option 2: Discovery call, six coaching sessions and one feedback session – €630
Organising In-company Group Coaching Workshop
In-company transition coaching workshops are also available and can be adapted to meet the specific needs of an organisation. Transition Coaching Workshops normally take place on-site, are of 90 minutes duration and are intended for groups of up to ten people who share the same organisational goals.
Costs for a group coaching workshop:
Each Group Coaching Workshop (90 mins virtual) costs €259 (up to 10 people)
PDF for Download – Transition Coaching Individual V Group Chart
For more information or to discuss your coaching needs for your employees please contact Sonia@countywexfordchamberskillnet.ie.