Overview
Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) has been offering the Bachelor of Counselling programme for more than ten years, and has served the needs of Singapore's counselling landscape well. While counselling presupposes problems that clients bring to the table that may need to be resolved at the unconscious level, coaching has a developmental and forward-looking flavour to it. Coaching aims to help individuals realise their full potentials in their personal and professional lives.
Our Graduate Diploma in Professional Life-coaching (GDPLC) is positioned to provide life-coaching education for degree holders who wish to prepare for a career in professional life-coaching, and for others who can benefit from life-coaching education in their current careers. Professional life-coaching is empowering for persons in careers like counselling, social work, teaching, human resource management, business, psychology, and those in leadership positions. The skill sets would enable the incumbents in these roles to coach not only their direct clients, but also staff under their supervision.
According to the 2016 International Coaching Federation (ICF) Global Coaching Study in 137 countries, commissioned by ICF and undertaken by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the coaching profession has continued to evolve. With regard to future obstacles, one of the main concerns expressed by coach practitioners was untrained individuals who call themselves coaches.
Our GDPLC aims to equip individuals who like to coach others; and to do it well and competently. The programme ensures that the core coaching competencies stipulated by the ICF are taught to our students. The core competencies are broadly categorised into the following areas: (1) Foundation; (2) Co-creating the Relationship; (3) Communicating Effectively; (4) Cultivating Learning and Growth. Graduates are able to personally undertake on their own, via the ICF "Portfolio" Track, the credentialing process to have themselves certified as a coach if they so wish to. SUSS does not endorse any coaching association and entrust the credentialing responsibility to graduates, as each professional association have their own focus and criteria for credentialing applicants to fulfil.
Career Prospects
- Career coaching
- Life-coaching
- Executive coaching
- Youth coaching
- Relationship coaching
- Educational and career guidance coaching
Programme Structure
To graduate with the GDPLC, students are required to complete 30 credit units (cu) consisting of six compulsory core courses. All courses are 5 cu unless stated otherwise.
GDPLC is also stackable with the Graduate Diploma in Management (GDMGT) towards a Master of Management (Professional Life Coaching), subject to meeting programme requirements.
GDPLC is also stackable towards the Master of Social Sciences, subject to meeting programme requirements.
Curriculum
Admission Requirements
Refer to general admission criteria for graduate programmes.
Applicants are also required to furnish the following documents when applying for the programme:
- A two-page essay to express your interest and intent to be enrolled on the programme.
Should you require any form of learning support, do indicate the details in your application form.
In the event of overwhelming demand and limited vacancy, priority will be given to eligible applicants who applied early. You are encouraged to submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
This programme is currently unable to take in international students, i.e., you must be a Singapore citizen, permanent resident or a resident in Singapore (e.g., Employment Pass holder) in order to apply for admission.
Tuition Fees
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