This program has been approved by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.
The Life Skills Coach Certificate is designed to train and certify qualified individuals as Life Skills Coaches. A coach is a trained instructor and group facilitator, qualified to bring students to competency in a specific range of problem-solving skills for use in the following areas: self, relationships and family, education and employment, leisure and community.
Based on the Saskatchewan NewStart Model of Life Skills, coaches use structured lessons in combination with group dynamics to provide students with the necessary skills to both coach individuals and deliver community life skills programs. Training can be divided into four major areas of competence:
- Creative Problem Solving
- Structured Human Relations Training
- Coaching Techniques
- Life Skills Course Content
This program is also designed with a Personal Coaching section. The students will practice their skills in all of the Core Competencies as defined by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Students will learn about ethics, establishing agreements (contracts, guidelines, etc.), creating trust and mutual respect, and how to open and close a coach/client relationship.
Course Objectives
The principle objective of the Life Skills Coach Training Program is to facilitate students’ acquisition of the life skills required to develop and deliver programs in the community. Students must demonstrate a voluntary use of these required skills and the ability to transfer them into real-life situations.
Before the end of this course, students will demonstrate the following:
- Theory and Knowledge
- Defining Life Skills
- Understanding the theory, principles and methods of Life Skills
- The ethics of coaching
- Human Relations and Basic Communication Skills
- Becoming aware of one’s effect on others
- Displaying the ability to express and share feelings and self-disclose appropriately
- Demonstrating a positive self-concept
- Distinguishing own needs from those of others
- Remaining accountable for one’s own feelings, attitudes and beliefs
- Displaying fairness and lack of prejudice
- Recognizing own limits
- Individual Coaching
- Assisting clients to enhance self-concept and self-esteem
- Helping clients adjust to change
- Detecting a lack of understanding
- Identifying and resolving interpersonal problems
- Encouraging independence and self-confidence
- Facilitating resolution of clients’ issues
- Demonstrating skills using real-life problems
- Transfer skills to everyday life
- Group Dynamics
- Understanding and dealing with group dynamics effectively
- Planning group activities
- Delegating responsibility
- Lesson preparation and Presentation
- Understanding individual learning styles
- Communicating at the learners’ level
- Motivating group members
- Presentation of lessons in the five-phase format
- Sequencing lessons appropriately
- Adapting lessons to different groups
- Selecting appropriate techniques and learning aids
- Setting behavioural objectives
- Evaluation Skills
- Defining goals and expected outcomes
- Explaining evaluation process
- Analyzing student progress
- Terminating inappropriate trainees
- Assisting learners to devise self-evaluation strategies
Additional Information
Course Type: Daytime (FT)
Prerequisites: None
Other Requirements: None
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| Total Program Length | 12 weeks (270 hrs) |
| Number of Semesters | 1 |
| Total Tuition | $ 4,950.00 |
| Application Fee (Domestic) | $100 (non-refundable) |
| Application Fee (International) | $500 (non-refundable) |
| Textbooks & Course Material Fee* | $34 |
| Student Activity Fee* | $50 |
| Archive Fee* | $100 |
| Other Fees* | $70 |
| Delivery Method | In-person, online, blended |
| Language | English |
| Next Intake | March 31, 2025 – June 20, 2025 |
| Schedule | Monday – Friday 9am – 1:30pm PST |
*For a complete breakdown of each cost category, please see the dropdown menu below.
Textbooks & Course Material Fee*
This program includes a Course Material fee of $34 which includes all course notes and class resources such as course outlines, reading packages, and lecture notes.
There are no mandatory textbooks in this program.
Student Activity Fee*
Archive Fee*
Other Fees*
Other Fees ($70)
This program includes a Technology fee of $15 which provides access to all zoom classrooms, CampusLogin access and unlimited Moodle access up to one year after graduation. There is also a Graduation and Transcript fee of $55 which includes one official copy of the student's transcripts and one official copy of the diploma or certificate earned.
Admissions Requirements for the Life Skills Coach Certificate
- Grade 12 graduate or equivalent or mature student status – 19 years or older with an established work history or relevant experience.
- Submit a Personal Statement on why you would like to pursue an education with Rhodes Wellness College and what you hope you to achieve upon graduation.
- Submit two references.
- Successfully complete an Admissions Interview.
- Demonstrate spoken and written proficiency in the English language consistent with the proficiency of a high school graduate, as evidenced by a written personal statement and a one-on-one screening interview (see also the Language Proficiency Assessment Policy listed below).
- Provide an International study permit/student visa, if applicable.
- A minimum of 12 months prior sobriety** is required to be verified during the interview. The College’s representative may require the applicant to provide a letter to the College confirming the applicant’s sobriety from a counselor.
**Please see our Sobriety Policy for more details.
Rhodes Wellness College reserves the right to deny any candidate admission into this program if Admissions does not believe the applicant will be a potential fit or adequately benefit from taking the program.
Language Requirements
All students, whether they be Canadian or International students, must prove sufficient English proficiency through one of the following methods:
- Grade 12 completion in an English-based school system (or the equivalent of Grade 12 education in an English-based school system that does not call high school completion “Grade 12”, e.g., O-Level or A-Level certification in the UK or other Commonwealth school system).
- GED (General Education Development) completion in an English-speaking country*.
- Two completed full-time semesters at a post-secondary where the program of study is taught in English.
- Successful completion of one of the following English proficiency exams, achieving the minimum required score indicated below:
a. International English Language Testing IELTS (academic or general version): minimum score of 6.0 overall, and no individual category score less than 5.5.
b. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): minimum score 78 (internet based). Canadian Academic English Language Assessment Test (CAEL): minimum score of 50 in each category.
c. Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP): minimum score of 7 in each category.
d. Cambridge English Scale: minimum score of 169.
e. Duolingo: minimum score of 105.
f. Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 46
English-speaking countries include the following:
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For a comprehensive and detailed explanation of our policies, please visit the following pages:
- Refund Policy
- General Admissions Policy
- Language Proficiency Assessment Policy
- Attendance Policy
- Student Statement of Rights
- Dismissal and Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Dispute Resolution Policy
- Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Work Experience Policy (“Practicum”)
- Other Policies
