Certification
Aim of certification
The certification of future coaches is to ensure that coaches have competences
in accordance with the competence model of the Hamburger Schule and practice
coaching according to the Hamburger Schule.
The certification of the trainers guarantees the quality of the training. Certification
as coach
1. Formal admission criteria for
certification as coach
- Age
At least 30 years of age
- Education and work experience
Completed university studied (degree, state examination, MA, BA) as well
as at least 3 years experience in managing and guiding groups of employees.
Alternative
Abitur (final secondary school exams) as well as a completed apprenticeship
and 5 years of work experience, at least 3 of which in managing and guiding
groups of employees.
- Training participation
Participation in at least 150 hours of coaching training and reflection.
- Proof of practice
The coach has to have carried out and documented at least 3 coachings outside
of the training course which are overseen in the preparation and post-processing
stages by the trainer.
- Gesundheits-und Rechtsauskunft
Der Coach befindet sich zum Zeitpunkt der Zertifizierung weder in therapeutischer
Behandlung noch ist er vorbestraft.
- Commitment to ethics
The coach must have openly committed himself to complying with the ethics
of the Hamburger Schule.
- Confirmation from the training establishment
The trainer must have confirmed to the coach that he fulfils the requirements
in all competence areas for successful participation in the certification.
- Marketing conzept
The coach has his own marketing concept on the topic of coaching.
Comment:
The formal requirements reflect the standards set by the Hamburger Schule for
the certification process.
2. Written assessment of competences
The written assessment of competences examines on a structured
level the reflected understanding of the coach’s process responsibility.
Amongst these is the understanding of the official process steps
of the Hamburger Schule. Reflection takes place of resources such
as definitions, axiomatic, models, methods and tools which are used
in coaching.
As well as the formal assessment of the professional-methodical competence,
the personal competence is also examined.
The written assessment is a basic preparation for a general coaching
process.
3. Live assessment of competences
Professional-methodical competence, social-communicative competence, competence
for actions and decision-making and topical competence in connection with
the topical competence of the training institute are observed and evaluated
in a real coaching situation. At the same time, the adherence to the coaching
process of the Hamburger Schule is assessed.
4. Oral assessment of competences
The oral examination reflects the preceding coaching process, based upon the
areas of professional-methodical competence, social-communicative competence
and competence for actions and decision-making.
Objective characteristics in the evaluation
of competences:
- Factually correct knowledge about models, methods and tools.
- Adherence
to the predefined process.
- Provision of reflection on an abstract
level.
- Initiation of a sustainable self-learn concept
- Arrangement of a
communication context in the coaching.
Time required
Written assessment of competences: ca. 4 hours
Live assessment of competences: at least 60 minutes
Oral assessment of competences: at least 15 minutes
5. Repetition of examination
Individual elements of the certification can be taken again up to two further
times.
6. Re-certification
In order to receive certification, a re-certification through a certifier of
the Hamburger Schule is necessary every three years on the following points:
- Proof of at least 3 coaching clients per year with a
total of 30 hours of coaching per year.
- At least 3 documented coachings (basis: coaching process
of the Hamburger Schule).
- Qualitative reflection of the coach’s competence
for actions and decision-making.
- Written self-assessment, also with help from a coach,
based upon the competence model of the Hamburger Schule. The written
self-assessment describes the development of the coach’s
own competences since the original certification and provides an
outlook on future development.
Certification of the course trainers
1. Formal admission criteria for certification
as a course trainer
- Age
At least 35 years of age
- Certification as a coach according
to the Hamburger Schule
The certification has to be valid (3 year rhythm)
- Proof of practice as a coach
At least 3 years working as coach. Minimum of 5 payed coachings
per year.
- Factually correct knowledge in didactics
and methodology of the Hamburger Schule
Confirmation from a course trainer
- Work-placement as trainer
Proof of participation of a complete training course of the Hamburger
Schule as a work-placement.
- Carrying out a training unit
Independently carrying out at least a 3-hour systemic-constructivist
training unit.
- Confirmation from the training institute
The course trainer must have confirmed in writing that the future trainer fulfils
all requirements in all areas for successful work as a trainer.
2. Written
assessment of competence as a course trainer
The written assessment of competence examines the reflection on an abstract
level of requirements of a course trainer according to the Hamburger Schule.
Amongst these is the reflection of systemic-constructivist didactics and methodology,
developing own methods and exercises as well as the structured planning of a
3-day training module on a subject of one’s own choice.
3. Oral assessment of competences as
a course trainer
The oral assessment systemically reflects the training unit held, the planning
of the 3-day module as well as the developed methods and exercices.
Objective characteristics in evaluating
competence as course trainer:
- Factually correct knowledge of systemic-constructivist didactics
and methodology
- Agreement of a communication context in the training
- Orientation
towards the taxonomy of the Hamburger Schule
- Orientation towards
the competence model
- Orientation towards the curricular model
- Orientation towards the
axiomatic.
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