Coach Forward
Grow others. Scale impact.

Professional education connected to practice
Professional development credits appear only on the approved program offering after the activity registration and eligible hours have been confirmed.

Continuing coach education
ICF CCE hours appear only when the specific program or activity has current approval. The eligible Core Competency and Resource Development hours are stated on the approved offering.
Grow others. Scale impact.
Coach Forward is an applied leadership, coaching & change program designed for functional managers who need to strengthen coaching. It converts the D.E.S.E.R.T. portfolio architecture into observable workplace practice through realistic decisions, tools, feedback and application. Its promise - Grow others. Scale impact - is delivered through evidence of performance rather than attendance alone.
What will look different in performance?
Each outcome connects to behavior, practice and evidence so progress remains visible and reviewable.
Primary competency domain: Coaching
Portfolio framework: D.E.S.E.R.T. - Direction, Empowerment, Strategy, Execution, Resilience, Transformation
Target proficiency: Configurable to audience proficiency
Observable performance emphasis: Trust and psychological safety
Future-focused enabler: ethical judgment, digital fluency and evidence-based application appropriate to the role
From understanding to an applicable decision or tool
Specific objectives guide the curriculum, practice and assessment design.
- 01
Explain the concepts, standards and decision criteria underpinning developmental contracting.
- 02
Diagnose a realistic challenge related to trust and psychological safety using relevant evidence and stakeholder context.
- 03
Apply practical tools for listening and awareness in a realistic workplace scenario.
- 04
Demonstrate effective judgment and behavior when handling goals and accountability.
- 05
Evaluate options, risks and trade-offs connected with performance and growth integration.
- 06
Design an applied output for observed coaching practice and define how success will be reviewed.
A connected journey—not a list of topics
Every module adds knowledge, practice and an output that builds on what came before.
Module 1 - Developmental contracting
Leaders apply developmental contracting within Coach Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Module 2 - Trust and psychological safety
Leaders apply trust and psychological safety within Coach Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Module 3 - Listening and awareness
Leaders apply listening and awareness within Coach Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Module 4 - Goals and accountability
Leaders apply goals and accountability within Coach Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Module 5 - Performance and growth integration
Leaders apply performance and growth integration within Coach Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Module 6 - Observed coaching practice
Leaders apply observed coaching practice within Coach Forward through a realistic leadership decision, stakeholder scenario and feedback cycle. The module ends with a usable artifact or documented behavior to carry into the capstone.
Practice designed for transfer
Leadership simulations, assessment, coaching practice, business challenges, stakeholder work and action-learning projects. Each learning objective is mapped to an observable behavior, a practice activity and a defined evidence source. Facilitators use structured feedback and learners leave with tools that can be applied immediately.
Target audience
- Functional Managers
- Professionals in adjacent roles who contribute to Coaching
- Teams seeking a common, practical standard for workplace application
What is assessed—and what participants leave with
The experience combines performance evidence with practical outputs that remain useful after the program.
- Short pre-learning diagnostic to establish baseline confidence and knowledge
- Scenario-based knowledge checks with feedback
- A leadership simulation or action-learning challenge assessed against observable criteria
- Applied output or capstone reviewed with a competency-based rubric
- Post-learning reflection and workplace application commitment
- Leadership or change diagnostic
- Stakeholder, team or coaching tool
- Scenario decision and feedback record
- 90-day leadership challenge plan
- Capstone focused on observed coaching practice
What to know before you ask
Can this program be delivered for our organization?+
Yes. Learnuva can configure cases, assignments, role context and delivery pattern around your organization while protecting the core competency outcomes.
Is the program available in Arabic and English?+
Programs can be offered in English, Arabic or bilingually. The confirmed language appears on each approved offering.
How will learning be assessed?+
Assessment may include knowledge checks, observed practice, case decisions, work products, applied assignments and a capstone.
Will I receive a certificate?+
Participants who meet the approved attendance and assessment requirements receive the certificate stated on the program offering. Professional credits appear only when verified.
Ask about the program and the right delivery format
Share the audience, context and desired outcome. The Learnuva team will follow up with the right next step.
