DEIJB Specialty Certificate

This 12-week course provides the tools and education to become a competent and confident DEIJB (diversity equity inclusion justice belonging) coach* working with individuals, teams and groups. The training supports your own personal learning journey. On completion, you receive a certificate from Radiant Coaches Academy and a social media button. You also earn 50 x ICF accredited (International Coaching Federation) CCE hours (Continuing Coach Education in the area of Core Competency). These training hours may be used for your ICF credentials (ACC, PCC, MCC).

Enrol anytime! Classes follow a 12-week rolling repeat programme.

*Coaching is a journey of continued training, reflective practice, ongoing personal and professional development. During your coaching career you will continue to gain more coaching hours and training. If you are new to coaching then this course will support you on your journey towards becoming a DEIJB coach. It will give you the coaching basics and we suggest you continue your coach training by working towards your credentials (you can use your 50x ICF hours towards obtaining them). By working on your credentials you will go further into ethics, core competencies, and coaching as a whole. If you are an experienced coach this course is a powerful addition to your business as a DEIJB Coach.

I have a lot of DEIJB experience so for me my favourite thing was learning about the coaching aspect, but through the DEIJB lens. I really enjoyed the practice sessions and some of the conversations that were had during the zooms. I also enjoyed connecting with like-minded people and doing peer coaching outside of the main classes. And I like that it’s self-paced.

This program welcomes all genders, sexualities, abilities, ages, and backgrounds. No previous experience of coaching required, however those brand new to coaching will need further training to carry out work as a competent coach. This course supports you and your clients in building and maintaining a business that prioritizes DEIJB.

I am passionate about building a more inclusive world and a number of people have suggested that I may be a good coach. I was referred to speak with Ali by another Radiant coach and in speaking with Ali the course seemed very much aligned with both those areas.

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DEIJB is not an add-on, it is a chosen way of being.

Radiant Coaches Academy is based in the USA and our trainees are worldwide. The course leads are based in the UK (Ali Hendry – she/her) and USA (Margie Emme Whyte – she/her). All classes are on zoom and the syllabus is a self-paced online portal comprising videos, worksheets, community sharing, and resources list.

Are you passionate about promoting diversity, equity and inclusion?
Do you lead your life through the lens of a curiosity mindset?
Are you ready to provide a valuable service to individuals and society?

This course blends DEIJB coaching and holistic life coaching. It provides an integrated model influencing all aspects of our professional and personal lives. Once you are signed up, you have lifetime access to this learning portal and you can enroll anytime.

I enjoyed both the live sessions and the online study. The online study exposed me to several different areas that I had not been exposed to here in the US, so I found it an especially rich learning experience.

This program is more than just education; it is about shifting mindsets and changing vibrations.

Coaching is a lucrative career that will always be in demand. Committing to a training course approved by ICF demonstrates your commitment to excellence.

Ali brings a wealth of decades of experience in DEI work and applies it to coaching with depth and nuance, but also, somehow, accessibility and approachability for someone new to the conversations. As someone who has many years experience in DEI work, I still always learn something new in her sessions. She also brings a consistent curious mind to the work and is a voracious reader on the subject. Any student or mentee of Ali will leave with a nuanced understanding of DEI work and how to apply it to their own practice, as well as an amazing book list to continue independent learning!

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WHAT IS INCLUDED?

I enjoyed the group sessions, hearing about the perspectives of others, really going deep into some areas such as how to practically build your business model was especially valuable to me as well. I also enjoyed when we would review content/articles and discuss this as a group.

Key DEIJB Topics
Intuitive Questioning Skills Growth
ICF Core Competencies
Holistic Coaching Philosophy
Business Development Support
Psychology in Action
Constantly Updated Resource Centre

Tri-Learning Approach

Interactive Live Zoom Classroom Training
Practical Exercises to Enhance Coaching
Coaching Skills Practice and Observation Sessions

Every graduate feels equipped and supported to practice as a DEIJB COACH providing a life-changing service to humankind!

I learned a great deal from the skills practice sessions – the individual coaching sessions were particularly valuable in terms of both participation feedback and observations.

As well as the online syllabus, live training sessions, and mentor session, trainees also receive DISCOUNTED individual coaching supervision. The course syllabus does not expire and you can sign up anytime.

There is great value and knowledge attending Ali’s zoom meetings. The awareness and education provided about inclusion, diversity and equity is invaluable. Things as minor as wording and how or what to say and when all the way up the ladder to corporate level’s understanding how to allow a safe and open environment for employees are some examples of what we learn with Ali. No two meetings are ever the same nor is the same material just repeated. Always something new and different to learn.

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COURSE FRAMEWORK

Business Models: policies, procedures, and practices to support inclusion, unconscious bias, inclusive leadership
Marginalized Communities: history, discrimination, and laws relating to marginalized communities including race, LGBT+, disability (visible/invisible)
Intersectional Lives: prevalence, challenges, and intersectional joys
Racial Inequality: in the workplace, communities, and home
Equitable Living: theory and impact
Allyship and Social Impact: where to start, what to do, and how to sustain practices
Diversity and niching: how to value individual differences while also committing to a specific client demographic
Advanced Facilitation and Coaching: blending two skill-sets to create powerful experiences, the use of exercises and materials to enhance sessions

Re: the online syllabus. I thought this was particularly well organized and rich in new learnings for me; it covered areas I had not studied before, like relationship designs, for example, and some of the intersectionality and disability sections were great as well.

SYLLABUS TOPICS

I appreciated all the additional resources and the self-pacing.

LEVEL 1: Business Models I: Introduction, Breakdown of Diversity Theatrics in business
LEVEL 2: Business Models II: Definitions of DEIJB, Unconscious Bias, Inclusive Leadership
LEVEL 3: Marginalized Communities I: Disability, Race, Socialization and Under-Representation
LEVEL 4 Marginalized Communities II: Introduction to Marginalization, LGBTQIA+, Sex, Gender, Sexuality, Age, Menopause
LEVEL 5: Equitable Living: Life at the seat of the table, Case studies
LEVEL 6: Racial Inequality: Breakdown of events where inclusion would have shifted outcome
LEVEL 7: Advanced Facilitation and Coaching: Definitions, Group and Team Coaching, Models and Exercises
LEVEL 8: Intersectional Lives I : Definition, LGBT intersectionality, Microagressions
LEVEL 9: Intersectional Lives II: Invisible disabilities
LEVEL 10: Allyship & Social Impact I: What is allyship? Coaching and allyship, challenging unacceptable behaviour, social impact coaching
LEVEL 11: Allyship & Social Impact II: Case studies, the social impact of allyship organisations
LEVEL 12: Diversity & Niching: What is niching? Diversity and Niching, Creating a DEI policy

DEIJB CONSULTANCY & TRAINING. Ali led and produced all the work on a large and complicated training project for the entire Army. With a training population of over 100, 000 she had to design, deliver and assure the quality of a £1M plus training programme. She undertook the in-depth research with exceptional insight and designed an interactive, stimulating and engaging set of events and sessions. She steered the programme through several years of delivery and her constant and contemporary development kept it at the forefront of thinking on the issue and the ways of communicating with everyone from senior leaders to the newest joiners. She had a large team of facilitators as well as delivery groups and had to run a continuous improvement project to assure quality and successful output. Her skill, enthusiasm and ability shone through and everything she did was characterized by originality, empathy and professionalism. Everyone learnt a lot from her input and found working with her a great pleasure as well as hugely rewarding. Mark Abraham OBE, British Army

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ZOOM CLASS TIMETABLE

Classes are either led by Ali or Margie Emme.

The live zooms were definitely my favourite way of learning and practicing in real time. I really enjoyed the variety and learning about them all (coaching individuals, duos and groups) and the different skills and ways of working in different formations. I’m glad to have had the opportunity to witness and practice all of these types.

(The USA and UK/Europe clocks change on different dates, so please always use the Eastern time zone as the basis for working out your class times. This is because the zoom host organisation, Radiant Coaches Academy, is based in the Eastern time zone).

3rd Tuesday of month, 2pm Eastern / 7pm UK: Coaching Supervision: Trainees bring case studies, business questions, and celebrate recent successes.

Tuesdays, 9am Eastern / 2pm UK: Skills Practice: Mini-coaching sessions carried out by DEIJB Coach Trainees. Sessions include individual, two-person, and group coaching.

Thursdays, 8am Eastern / 1pm UK: DEIJB Coaching: Mini-coaching sessions and education on DEIJB history.

Fridays 9am Eastern / 2pm UK: Core Competency Coaching. Observe and feed back on PCC coaching, with the focus on a different ICF core competency each week.

1st Saturday per month, 9am Eastern / 2pm UK: Case Studies: Trainees will have the opportunity to ask questions that will assist in gaining more confidence in their coaching practice.

Students have 40 hours’ worth of 1-hour classes over each 12-week period, of which they only need to complete 24 hours of classes within this timeframe.

Emme’s Connection class was insightful and allows for introspection without making one feel judged or afraid to share your thoughts with others. Her teaching style recognizes all student’s rights to a learning experience that respects diversity. Quinetta, USA

COURSE LEADS

Ali Hendry (she/her) PCC, BSc hons

Coaching. Certified DEIJB Coach (PCC) working with individuals, duos, teams and groups | Education Director (UK & Scandinavia) at Radiant Coaches Academy | Host of Coach Me! Podcast | Lead Tutor on ICF Certified Relationship Coach Training Course | Coach supervisor for ICF UK.

Psychology. BSc Honours Degree in Psychology. Assistant psychologist to a clinical psychologist. Taught undergraduate students at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ University Hospital, UK. More recently, teaching coaching and psychology at University of West London, UK.

Training. For twenty years I worked as an award-winning inclusion and communication skills trainer with organisations in the public, private, voluntary, and military sectors. I developed courses for CIPD training, BTEC Certificates, BA Honours Degrees, Masters Degrees, MOD CLMs and ALDPs. I occasionally run training on projects that light me up, including a recent team cohesion and group coaching program for a London university arts department.

TEDx Speaker. “Survivor’s Guide to Jealousy” addresses how I learned to work though my jealousy on entering a non-monogamous relationship.

Podcasts & Conferences. Guest expert on many podcasts including award-winning The Divorce Social, Miracle Mindsets, and Write With Michelle. Panel events include Pride in London, L-Talent and Kingdom. Recent conferences I have presented at include the Relationship Super Conference 2022 and Healing Toxic Relationships Conference 2023.

Educational Work. I volunteer as a “human book” for The Human Library where members of the public from across the world ask me questions about non-monogamy. I have developed a menopause awareness training program for Bloody Good Employers, for rollout across the UK.

Performance. I created Short & Girlie Productions, a women’s theatre company in 1999 and for twenty years produced shows at Edinburgh Fringe, Brighton Fringe, and Camden Fringe. I taught drama and improvisation to a range of audiences, including marginalised families and neurodivergent children, and produced mini-festivals of plays by new women writers. I occasionally tread the boards as a drag queen for a bi-annual charity event!

Work/Life. Maintaining a work/life balance is paramount for myself, my family, my community, and my work. I prioritise my mental health and wellbeing. I love my weekly spin classes, reformer pilates, and nature walks. I successfully co-parent my daughter, and we enjoy hanging out with our rescue cat. I read a book a week, usually a self-help relationship book, an educational book, or a memoir written by marginalised authors. Other parts of my identity include lesbian, non-monogamous, and nine years sober. I work hard on examining my own filters as a cisgender, white, non-disabled woman in her 50s, and strive to present accessible and inclusive content and work projects.

Marge Emme Whyte (she/her)

Coaching with Emme feels like you are sitting down in front of a mirror. I trust the reflection, I am comforted and I feel reinvigorated.

Certified Holistic Coach
Certified Corporate DEI Consultant, University of South Florida Muma College of Business
Course Lead on Connections Course for Radiant Coaches Academy
Website: www.Coaching-With-Emme.com

Margie Emme works with nonprofits groups and leads workshops on Mindfulness, Good Manners and Career Development. Margie is also a course facilitator for Radiant Coaching Academy, with a course focusing on Connection, Interpersonal Relationships and Inclusivity.

Emme as a coach provides an opportunity for a masterful inner self work. Her coaching techniques for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are so insightful. I feel that she gets it and she guides me to have a softer approach as I navigate non diverse spaces in the workplace.

OVERVIEW & INVESTMENT

50 hours of training comprising:

25 self-study hours on the online self-paced syllabus
24 hours of live zoom classes
1 hour mentor session with one of the course leads
50 hours of training to go towards your ICF credentials

Pricing

$4000 USD investment
Discount when paying in full on registration
Interest-free payment plans
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FAQ

How long will it take to complete this course?

This program is a mix of self-study and live training zooms covering education, debate, exercises, practice coaching, observing coaching, and community sharing. It takes a minimum of 12 weeks. There is no maximum timeframe to complete the syllabus as you have access to the course contents for life. However the live zoom classes must be taken over a three month period. You can register anytime.

Do you do payment plans?

Yes. There is an interest-free payment plan available. Payment plans do not apply to some seasonal special offers.

Are there any other savings?

Yes. For people signing up to this course and paying in full before commencement, there is a healthy discount. There are also seasonal special offers.

Do I need to know anything about coaching prior to starting?

No. Do book in a zoom call with one of the course leads here to discuss whether this course is for you. You are also welcome to attend a sample zoom class before signing up. We recommend that you work towards your credentials because if you join us with no coaching experience this is a 12-week course and it is not possible to lean every nuance of coaching in that time. It would be unethical to call yourself a coach after attending a 12-week training course. The first level of ICF credentialing (ACC) involves completing 100 hours of coaching, 10 hours of coach mentoring, 60 hours of coach training (of which you will already have 50 hours from this course), submit two coaching session recordings, and completing an online exam.

Can I make an income out of coaching?

Yes. Be prepared for this to take time. Since lockdown the number of coaches training has skyrocketed, so it is worth thinking about what will make your coaching practice unique. What skills and experiences make you stand out from the crowd? During the course you will be encouraged to build on your established skills, experiences, and knowledge, to develop a practice that is bespoke to you. You have access to coach supervision to support your business’s growth. Here’s a blog I wrote about finding your niche.

Does this course expire?

No. Take as long as you need on the syllabus which you have lifetime access to. However the classes must be completed over a 3-month period from signing up. Over that period there are 40 hours’ worth of classes available and you only need to attend 24 hours’ worth. And once you have received your certificate you are always welcome to pop into classes anytime.

Can i join anytime?

Yes. The classes reset every three months.

Can I purchase this course as a gift?

Yes. Ensure the recipient is fully onboard, as sometimes gifted courses are not valued in the same way as those personally paid for.

Do you have any low-cost places for marginalised groups?

Radiant Coaches Academy follows pioneering practices for marginalised and intersectional communities. They have a queer coaches program, and BIPOC coaching programs. They donate regularly to three indigenous-led organisations. Contact one of the course leads for more information.

Can I continue to work full-time and still complete this course?

Yes. There is no specific timeframe you are required to complete this course.

What is the age range?

18 years old up to any age!

I am neurodivergent, what support can you offer me?

We welcome all abilities in our trainee cohorts. Speak to the course tutors in advance so they can make reasonable adjustments that suit your learning style.

Is this course only available in English?

Currently yes.

I have children in the house, can they be in the background while I’m attending zooms?

ICF requires that you are on camera where possible. If you do not wish to put your camera on you are required to remain active via audio or in the chat box. Pease wear a headset as some topics discussed are of an adult nature. Where you are taking part in skills practice coaching sessions it will not be appropriate to carry these out in the presence of children due to background noise and adult topics.

Can I be driving or walking while listening to the classes?

ICF requires that you are on camera where possible, and for your device to be in a stable position (otherwise participants can feel seasick from the moving video!) If you do not wish to put your camera on you are required to remain interactive via audio or the chat box. Assess whether you can give full attention to the classes. The topics run four times a year so you have the opportunity to take missed classes in the future.

What proof do I get on completion?

All trainee graduates receive a certificate from Radiant Coaches Academy and a button for your website and social media platforms.

Can I use this course for obtaining insurance for my coaching business?

Yes this is certainly true in the UK. You can use this course to support your application for professional indemnity and public liability insurance.

What is the value of having a certification that includes ICF hours?

This course is approved by the International Coaching Federation. ICF coaches run their practices aligned with a code of conduct and ethics standards. Coaching is not currently regulated, but is expected to come in the next couple of years. ICF is the largest coach membership organisation in the world and will soon be utilized for the regulation of coaches, hence jumping onboard now with your ICF hours will serve you and your business as proof of accountability. You can count your 50 x ICF hours from this course towards studying for a credential (ACC, PCC, MCC).

I’m still confused about certifications, credentials, and accreditations

It’s not surprising, this can feel like learning a whole new language!

CERTIFICATION. A certification is a certificate issued by a training organisation, in this case your DEIJB Coach Certification is issued by Radiant Coaches Academy. A certification is issued by a training organisation.
ACCREDITATION. We recommend you invest your time and money in gaining a coaching certificate from a reputable provider that is accredited by a recognised coaching body, there are several bodies and ICF is the largest. There are thousands of coach training organisations that are not accredited because they don’t have to! An accreditation is the award issued to a training organisation by a coaching body such as ICF.
CREDENTIAL. Radiant Coaches Academy is not only accredited by ICF it is also one of only 42 training establishments to have achieved Level 3. This means they can take their students up to a Level 3 credential. Credentials are issued by coaching bodies like ICF (the largest coach membership organisation in the world) and demonstrate a gold standard commitment to excellence.

There are 3 levels of credential you can obtain with ICF. Each level requires you to complete more coaching hours, and more training hours. You also have to complete an online exam, 10 coach mentoring hours, and submit two coaching recordings. It demonstrates your commitment to professionalism.

Level 1 is ACC (associate certified coach)
Level 2 is PCC (professional certified coach)
Level 3 is MCC (master certified coach

And this is the confusing bit, even though ICF uses the word “certified” in the description of the levels, these are credentials!

If I want to do a credential what is the procedure?

Check out my blog on how I obtained by PCC.

For each credential you need to do an online exam, complete 10 hours of coach mentoring, and complete a certain number of training hours and coaching hours

ACC: 100 coaching hours (at least 70 from paid clients), 60 coach training hours
PCC: 500 coaching hours (at least 450 from paid clients), 125 coach training hours
MCC: 2500 coaching hours (at least 2250 from paid clients), 200 coach training hours

What happens if I start the course and realise it is not for me?

Once you have made your first payment towards the course there is no refund. If you are following a payment plan this will still need to be completed regardless of whether you complete the course or not.

READY TO COMMIT?

Contact Ali Hendry (she/her) for a zoom conversation and start planning your purposeful career!

What would you say to somebody who is considering studying for the DEIJB training? “Go for it!“

This is a great course, very rich in content and practical guidance. The group sessions and opportunity to do skills practice are very valuable, and the coaching received during the group work and one-on-one is excellent.

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