Coach to Transform Lives

WOMBA Advanced

Coaching Certificate

Are you ready to elevate your coaching skills and make a lasting impact? With the WOMBA Advanced Coaching Certificate, you’ll gain the expertise and confidence to guide working parents through pivotal career transitions.

This immersive 6-month programme is tailored to give you actionable tools, a research-backed framework, and hands-on experience to transform your coaching journey.

What You’ll Gain with the WOMBA Advanced Coaching Certificate

This isn’t just another certification. It’s a transformational experience designed to empower coaches like you to stand out and succeed.

  • Tailored Expertise: Learn the nuances and complexities of supporting working parents with actionable insights drawn from pioneering research and real-world experience.

  • Proven Strategies: Master practical coaching tools and models that you can immediately apply to guide working parents through transitions like parental leave, or re-entering the workforce.

  • Elite Mentorship: Gain wisdom from WOMBA’s directors, Helen Sachdev and Alison Green, renowned for their expertise in executive coaching and DEI leadership.

  • Powerful Community: Connect with a network of like-minded professionals who are equally passionate about driving change and supporting growth.

  • Experienced external or internal organisational coaches looking to develop and refine their coaching competencies to support working parents. 

  • A dynamic blend of online and in-person sessions led by the WOMBA directors, including:

    • 1 × 1 day in person workshop (month 1)

    • 2 × ½ day virtual reflective practice groups (months 3 & 5)

    • 1 × 2 hour in person or virtual group learning session (month 6)

    • 1 × 1:1 virtual supervision session (during the 6 month programme)

  • EMCC or ICF-accredited coaches (or equivalent) ready to specialise in supporting working parents

  • Imagine being the go-to coach who:

    • Helps organizations retain top talent by supporting working parents.

    • Empowers individuals to balance ambition and family life with confidence.

    • Creates ripple effects of positivity and growth in careers and communities.

    This is your opportunity to stand out. You will gain:

    • Knowledge of why supporting working parents is important to organisations and DEI agendas 

    • Insight into the needs of working parents underpinned by thought leadership research 

    • Understanding of the WOMBA framework

    • Understanding the coaching needs of working parents at each stage of their transition

    • Familiarity with the approach, tools and models that are useful and effective when coaching working parents 

    • Experience of practising and reflecting on working parents coaching 

  • 6 months of interactive, hands-on learning

“We want to help create more impact through a strong network and community of coaches that value working parents”
— Helen, WOMBA Director

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The Programme will give you:

Meet the WOMBA supervisors

Our two directors, Helen Sachdev and Alison Green, offer a unique blend of executive and non-executive careers, D&I Board experience and senior executive coaching expertise.

As a senior accredited Ashridge executive coach, Helen is a founding member of WOMBA with a portfolio career, mainly supporting organisations with a social purpose. As a master executive coach, and non-executive director, Alison helps leaders create change for themselves, their organisations and their stakeholders.

As parents, they have experienced the highs and lows of having a family whilst trying to maintain and grow their careers. As leaders, they have championed diversity and inclusion in their executive and non-executive roles. 

By joining this programme as a participant, you will experience the benefits of partnering with these two highly experienced coaches who have walked-the-talk successfully. 

“We’re very proud and passionate about the work we do, and are looking forward to welcoming you to the WOMBA Advanced Coaching Certificate.”