Launch of the Association for Coaching in Ireland

Posted by: Krishna De | Posted on: May 28th, 2007 | 1 Comments | Posted in: Coaching, Events, Ireland

If you are interested in being a member of a collaborative community focused on coaching in Ireland you might be interested to know of the forthcoming launch of the Association for Coaching in Ireland.

The Association for Coaching was established in 2002 and is an independent and non profit professional body committed to raising the standards and professionalism of Coaching. It has members in 22 countries, as a key leading professional body in the field of coaching.

Details about the Association for Coaching and membership criteria can be found in this handout.

The first meeting in Dublin of the Association for Coaching in Ireland, will be a master class on the subject of Excellence in Coaching coinciding with the Irish launch of the Association for Coaching’s new book “Excellence in Coaching, an industry guide”.

Please see the attached flyer for full details, but in summary here is the information:

Date: 19 June 2007

Time: 6pm – 8.30 pm

Venue: JFK Suite, Europa Academy, Europa Campus, Balheary, Swords

Title of the event: Excellence in Coaching, a platform for performance

Speaker: Katherine Tulpa, Chair of the Association for Coaching and a contributing author of “Excellence in Coaching, an industry guide”

Price: €32 non-members or €17.50 members

How to book: Book on line to reserve your place as places are limited

This same event will also be taking place in Belfast on 20 June 2007 at 8.30am – for details of the event please contact the Belfast ACIreland team
at belfast(at)associationforcoaching.com.

The Mission of the Association for Coacing In Ireland

• Raise awareness in Ireland of the importance of professional standards and continuing professional development for coaches
• Create an active community for those involved in coaching to support each other and support continued professional development
• Build strategic connections with organisations and lead bodies to support the growth of the coaching profession in Ireland.

Who can become a member of the Association for Coaching?

Members of the Association for Coaching include:

• companies and organisations who are embedding coaching capabilities
• professional coach training organisations
• and coaches and interested in pursuing excellence in coaching.

More information about membership of the Association for Coaching in Ireland can be found online or by emailing members(at)associationforcoaching.com.

AC Ireland forthcoming events:

Confirmed future speakers for future meetings of the Association for Coaching in Ireland in 2007 and 2008 include:

• David Clutterbuck – Europe’s leading expert in mentoring and author of the best selling book “Everyone Needs A Mentor”
• Myles Downey – Founder of the School of Coaching and author of “Effective Coaching”
• Peter Hawkins – Founder of the Bath Consultancy Group, Europe’s leaders in coaching supervision training and author of “Coaching Mentoring and Organisational Consultancy”
• and Sir John Whitmore – a pre-eminent thinker in leadership and organisational change and author of the best selling book “Coaching for Performance”

How to find out more about the Association for Coaching in Ireland?

If you would like to know more about this or future events please contact:

Krishna De for details of Dublin Events – dublin(at)associationforcoaching.com

Oliver Johnston for details of Belfast Events – belfast(at)associationforcoaching.com