East Tower Toronto Dominion Centre Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring
Coach with confidence. Mentor with impact.
84% of Fortune 500 companies have mentoring programs*. Mentoring is most effective when leaders can guide growth with structure, consistency, and clear intent. This program helps you build the coaching and mentoring skills to strengthen confidence and turn everyday conversations into measurable development.
May 28, 2026
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Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring
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Uncover Coaching Methods That Drive Action
Being a mentor or coach is both a privilege and a responsibility, especially in a context shaped by uncertainty and rapid change. When priorities shift and pressure rises, people look to their leaders for steadier judgment, clearer direction, and development conversations that help them move forward.
*Source: Forbes
Who is this Program For?
This program develops a practical, learnable approach to guiding others through clear goals, purposeful questions, and feedback that supports reflection and follow-through. It helps you build a more consistent way to coach in the moment and mentor over time, so everyday conversations become a source of clarity and measurable development.
Program Overview
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The goal of coaching. Treating your team as a key stakeholder. Identifying your team’s expectations and motivating them by using the 2-bucket approach. The physiology of coaching and its impact on morale. Exploring your own style of coaching. Identifying opportunities for improvement.
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Understand the impact of coaching by appreciating the 70, 20 and 10 ratios of employee development. Everyday coaching communications: knowing when to be a sounding board, a facilitator or an advisor. Appreciate the four effective strategies of giving advice. Setting SMART goals that build ownership and commitment. Learn when and how to recognize superior performance. Learn to challenge disappointing performance by having a constructive conversations that produces a positive outcome.
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Understand the difference between coaching and mentoring. Formal and informal mentoring compared. Setting up formal mentoring relationships. Identifying the ideal mentee. Create a structured mentoring meeting that produces value-added outcomes each time. Documentation to monitor progress and promote ownership for change. Tools to identify career growth opportunities.
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Identify the most effective methods of training your mentee. Knowing how to maximize the impact of formal learning. Understand your strengths and challenges as a mentor. Build a concrete plan for you and your mentee that sets everyone up for success. Create a customized learning plan using simple, yet powerful tools.
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Spring 2026
Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring
Course Dates Time Module 1: The Manager as a Coach 5/20/2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Module 2: Coaching Styles for High Performance 5/21/2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Module 3: Introducing Mentoring Programs 5/27/2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Module 4: Developing High-Potentials Through Mentoring 5/28/2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Get Training in Marketable Skills
Communication Skills
Motivation Skills
Leadership Skills
Who Will Benefit
Mid-Career Leaders
Mid-career managers and supervisors will gain the interpersonal skills required to advance to senior leadership roles in industries including the public sector, human resources, operations, quality and manufacturing, technical project management, employee development, sales and customer service.
4 Reasons to Enrol
Amazing Education for Busy Professionals
With just 3 days of study, you’ll be ready to take on mentees and champion their growth with new tools and techniques.
Stand Out from the Crowd
Get sought-after skills in coaching and mentoring, and become a compassionate leader who can inspire a high-performing team.
Learn from the Pros
Train with top-rated Schulich ExecEd instructors that are consistently ranked among the world’s best.
Earn Higher Pay
Schulich ExecEd students gain the confidence, skills and perspective to attain better roles, launch new ventures, and lead their teams to new heights.
What Difference Will You Make?
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What You Get
After completing a Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring, you'll receive an authentic digital badge from the #1 business school in Canada that employers will recognize.
As more and more companies look for candidates with specific skills, this badge on your CV will be a credible assurance of your achievements and expertise, allowing the right roles to find you faster.
Certificate
Provided upon completing a longer program that may comprise several badges signifying a more extensive skill set.
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