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Optimus Coach Academy is a coach training school based in London, set up in 2019 and run by Kudzi Coaching & Training Ltd.
It runs two coaching diplomas, both taught live online over Zoom with recordings, and neither needs previous coaching experience. The Associate Coach Diploma has 85 hours of training over four months, with weekly three-hour sessions and 10 hours of mentor coaching. The Professional Coach Diploma has 175 hours of training over about eight months, in groups of up to 14, also with 10 hours of mentor coaching. It also offers an Advanced Accreditation in Team Coaching, with monthly four-hour sessions over 9 to 10 months for up to 12 people, and shorter certifications in mentoring and in neurodiversity in coaching.
The Associate Coach Diploma costs £4,740 including value added tax (VAT), or six payments of £801.60. The Professional Coach Diploma costs £7,140 including VAT, or 12 monthly payments of £630, and the team coaching programme is £2,000 plus VAT. Optimus states that both diplomas are accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), at Level 1 and Level 2 respectively, by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and by the Association for Coaching (AC). EMCC Global has announced a Practitioner-level EMCC Global Quality Award (EQA) for the Professional Coach Diploma. Its founder and course director, Ruth Kudzi, states she holds the ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential.
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The OCM is a UK executive coaching, coach training and apprenticeship provider, founded in Oxford in 1998.
For organisations, it provides executive coaching, team coaching and programmes to build internal coaching capability. Executive coaching contracts usually run to 12 hours over six to eight months, one-to-one in person or virtually, through a coach pool that includes coaches outside the UK.
It also runs coach-mentoring qualifications that it states are accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), from a 50-hour Certificate to a 150-hour Diploma and a course in coaching senior teams. It is an apprenticeship provider for the Coaching Professional Level 5 standard, rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023.
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10Eighty is a London-based career management, coaching and outplacement firm, founded in 2012 by Liz Sebag-Montefiore and Michael Moran.
It offers executive coaching and mentoring, leadership and management development programmes, career management tools including Fuel50, and outplacement for people at all levels. Platinum Career Coaching is aimed at senior executives. Outplacement can include sessions with a career coach, psychometric assessments, curriculum vitae (CV) writing, LinkedIn and personal brand work, and advice on self-employment or retirement, with access to an online career portal. Coaching is offered in several languages, alongside workshops, webinars, a coaching app and the ZenEighty wellbeing marketplace. Programme lengths are not published, though the site says outplacement clients use an average of 7.5 hours of programme time before finding a role.
Prices are not published. 10Eighty states it has 132 accredited coaches and mentors, and individual coach profiles list credentials from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). It reports 7,177 career and executive clients over 13 years, work in 78 countries and a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 90. It has announced a partnership with the Global Talent Hub, a European outplacement group. The trading company, 10 Eighty Limited, was incorporated in December 2011.
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Human Technics is a UK coach training and coaching company, founded in 2004, with long-standing links to Bristol Business School.
Its main course is the Advanced Certificate in Executive Coaching, for practising coaches, human resources (HR) and learning and development staff, and managers who want to coach. Each programme has five workshop days, split into a three-day part and a two-day part about two weeks apart, with no more than 12 delegates. Most groups meet in person, and a few run over Zoom each year. Graduates can go on to the five-day Advanced Diploma in Transformational Coaching. For organisations, it trains internal coaches and mentors, and runs managed coaching programmes, in person for senior executives or online at larger scale.
The Advanced Certificate costs £2,975 plus value added tax (VAT) in person or £2,775 plus VAT over Zoom. That fee includes the Institute of Leadership Level 7 Certificate, and a Postgraduate Award from Bristol Business School, part of the University of the West of England, costs a further £995 plus VAT. The course states it is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Human Technics states it has been the main provider of coaching and mentoring training for NHS England since 2012.
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Synergy Global Solutions is an outplacement and career transition provider based in Whiteley, Hampshire.
It works with individuals facing redundancy or a career change, senior executives and directors, and employers running redundancy or restructuring programmes for groups and cohorts. Support covers CV and LinkedIn profiles, interview preparation, job-search planning, career coaching and mentoring until a new role is secured. Employer programmes can be delivered in person, remotely or as a blend, and can include group workshops, progress reports and training for managers who deliver redundancy news. Most clients finish in about 6 to 10 weeks once the initial assessment is done.
Prices are not published. It offers three packages, Silver, Gold and Platinum, and the first meeting is free. It also runs i-Reference, a referencing service for employers and recruiters in which chosen referees are interviewed by phone. Four team members are named, including career coach Hugo Davies, a non-practising solicitor who holds certificates from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
All levelsOrganisations and individuals
Whiteley, Hampshire, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Leadership Trust is a leadership development organisation based at Chelsea Parkfields near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, founded in 1975.
Its programmes aim to change how leaders behave, using residential courses, outdoor challenges, peer feedback and coaching. Cultivate, for emerging leaders, runs for 12 months with five residential days, four virtual half-day workshops and four one-to-one coaching sessions. Leadership in Management, for experienced leaders, centres on a five-and-a-half-day residential, with coaching before and after across six months. It also designs programmes for senior leaders, executive teams and whole organisations, and offers one-to-one and three-way coaching that includes the leader's sponsor.
Prices are not published, and the website lists no accreditations. The organisation was set up by David Gilbert-Smith, who had commanded the Special Air Service (SAS) Training Wing, and behavioural psychologist Janet Richardson. It is now the trading name of Leadership Trust Training and Development Limited and is part of Chelsea Group. Its case studies include WashCo, which reports turnover rising from £12m to £18m.
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Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom 4.9 (322)
CareerWorx is a London career coaching and outplacement practice founded in 2004 by career coach Lisa LaRue.
For employers, it provides one-to-one outplacement support for staff affected by restructuring or redundancy, at levels from administrative roles to C-level executives, with group programmes on request. Support covers curriculum vitae (CV) writing, LinkedIn profiles, job search strategy, interview coaching and transition advice. Individuals can buy career coaching packages of 6 to 12 hours, used over 3 to 12 months. It also offers executive coaching, coach supervision and strengths assessments. Sessions take place in person in London or online by Zoom, for clients in the UK and abroad.
Outplacement costs £1,500 for 6 hours or £2,500 for 10 hours, with a 12-month Platinum option priced on application and a 20% discount for registered charities. Individual packages, which include value added tax (VAT), run from £150 for a single Power Hour to £2,500 for the 12-hour Career Explorer. Lisa LaRue is listed on the Career Development Institute (CDI) register as a Registered Career Development Professional. She states she is accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) as a Master Practitioner coach and as a coach supervisor. The site displays Cyber Essentials certification.
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London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Change Formation is a people development and training company based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, led by managing director Rob McWilliam.
It offers leadership development, management skills, communication and client relationship training, team development and executive coaching, with separate programmes for graduates, line managers and project managers. Its catalogue includes masterclasses and workshops on change, coaching skills, feedback and hybrid working. Executive coaching is open to anyone from junior managers to senior leaders and usually runs as up to six sessions over six to nine months, drawing on Insights Discovery and Appraisal 360. All services can be delivered in person or online.
Prices are not published, and a free 15-minute consultation call is offered. It states that it is an Approved Centre for the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and offers the ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management. Its website also displays the logo of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). Published case studies include work for Paxton, Ericsson, CGG and Siemens PSE.
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Burgess Hill, West Sussex, UKNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
The David Clutterbuck Partnership is Professor David Clutterbuck's UK practice within the Clutterbuck Coaching and Mentoring International (CCMI) network.
Through CCMI it designs mentoring, team coaching, supervision and coaching culture programmes for organisations, and trains coaches, mentors and the managers who run mentoring schemes. The Professional Mentoring Academy Foundation course takes 35 hours in total, either four 4-hour virtual sessions or two days virtual or in person, with self-study and a reflective assignment, in groups of 12 to 24. Team Coach Foundation courses last three days. Group supervision runs over six to seven months in groups of 5 to 8. Most courses run online across time zones, with some held in person.
Course prices are not published. Individual membership of the online resource library costs £40 a year, with a free one-month trial. The website states that the Professional Mentoring Academy Foundation course is accredited by EMCC Global, formerly the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). EMCC Global confirmed in February 2025 that the programme manager training it runs with JHM Professional Development Consultancy holds the Programme Manager Quality Award (PMQA). David Clutterbuck co-founded the EMCC and is its Special Ambassador. He has written over 80 books and is a visiting professor at Henley Business School. CCMI states that it has more than 25 partner organisations covering over 120 countries.
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Inspirational Group is a leadership development consultancy based in Camberley, Surrey, with offices in Dubai and Pune, India.
It works with organisations on leadership programmes, coaching, change leadership, graduate and early career development, team events and performance diagnostics. Its programmes include IGNITE, a 12-month women's leadership programme for middle managers, and Manager Grand Prix, a five-month modular programme for people managers. Coaching covers one-to-one executive coaching, team coaching and coach training, and most coaching engagements run for three to nine months. It also lists Chartered Management Institute (CMI) qualifications at levels 5, 6 and 7, and a Leader as Coach module described as an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Level 1 pathway.
Prices are not published. It states that it is a certified B Corporation, and the B Lab directory lists it under its former name, Inspirational Development Group. The company, Be Inspirational Group Limited, was incorporated in 2000 and took its current name in May 2024, according to The Gazette. Its founder, Stephen Bennett, is chairman. It states that it has more than 26 years of experience and has worked with over 100,000 leaders.
Executive Connexions is a London-based career coaching and outplacement firm for senior executives, set up in 2014 by Steve Nicholls.
For individuals it offers one-to-one career coaching, executive interview coaching, executive leadership coaching and career change support, mainly for senior people earning or approaching a six-figure salary. For employers it runs outplacement programmes in which each departing employee has an individual plan and a named specialist, delivered face to face or virtually. Support ranges from a few sessions to programmes over a few months. It lists coaching teams for Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the USA and Canada, and the Middle East and Africa, and says it is not a recruitment agency.
Fees are not published, and a 30-minute first consultation is free. Steve Nicholls is a member of the Career Development Institute (CDI) and holds a postgraduate diploma in career guidance. The website displays logos of the CDI's Register of Career Development Professionals (RCDP) and the International Coaching Federation (ICF). The trading company, Executive Connexions Ltd, was incorporated in February 2014.
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Beckett McInroy Consultancy (BMC) is a coach training and coaching firm with a registered address in Manchester, run by founder Dr Clare Beckett-McInroy.
Its CoachME coach training runs from Level 1 to Level 7. The levels cover core coaching skills, then executive, team, board and systems coaching, mentor coaching and coaching supervision, with a separate Team Coaching Certificate. The Levels 1 to 6 programme gives 127.5 hours of blended learning, taught live online in groups of up to 12, and sessions are recorded. Some training also runs face to face. BMC provides executive, team, board and career coaching, coaching for educators and law partnerships, and diagnostic tools. Training is offered in several languages, including English and Arabic.
The CoachME Levels 1 to 6 programme is priced from $2,995 to $5,950 in United States dollars, depending on the package chosen. BMC states that its programmes are accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) at Levels 1, 2 and 3 and approved by the Association for Coaching (AC). Its team page lists eight coaches holding the ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential. Dr Beckett-McInroy is also listed as a European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Master Practitioner. Named clients include LEGO, Citi, DHL and Saudi Aramco.
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