Careerology Coaching Academy for Employment Services
Better conversations. Better outcomes.
Practical career coaching training for employment advisers, supported employment teams and service managers.
The Careerology Coaching Academy helps employment professionals strengthen the skills that sit behind effective employment support: listening, coaching, career decision-making, motivation, psychological understanding and person-centred practice.
Because employment services need more than good processes.
They need skilled people having good conversations.
Training for the conversations that influence employment outcomes
Employment advisers work at the point where policy, performance targets and people’s real lives meet.
That isn’t easy.
Clients may be experiencing poor mental health, low confidence, uncertainty about what they want, repeated rejection or multiple barriers to employment.
Advisers need to help people make progress while managing caseloads, meeting programme requirements and maintaining their own motivation.
The Careerology Coaching Academy develops the practical skills advisers need to navigate those conversations confidently.
Our current training programme consists of two courses:
Motivational Career Coaching
Two Days
Evidence-based practical training for employment professionals
Motivational Career Coaching helps advisers move beyond giving career advice towards helping clients think, decide and take action for themselves.
The training combines career-development knowledge with practical coaching skills that can be used within day-to-day employment-support conversations.
Advanced Motivational Career Coaching
One Day
Understanding psychological barriers to employment
Our one-day Advanced Motivational Career Coaching course builds on the skills developed within Motivational Career Coaching.
It focuses on the psychological factors that can influence a person’s ability to engage with employment support, make career decisions and take action.
What Participants Learn
Motivational Career Coaching (2 days)
Day 1: Understanding careers, work and career decisions
- Career coaching foundations
- Understanding the labour market
- Understanding your client
- Helping clients make career decisions
Day 2: Developing motivational career-coaching skills
- Core coaching skills
- Goal setting and action planning
- Delivering effective employment support
- Caseload management
Advanced Motivational Career Coaching (1 day)
- Supporting clients with anxiety and depression
- Self-efficacy and motivation
- Cognitive behavioural coaching techniques
- Motivational interviewing
Meet Your Trainer
Careerology Professionals is led by Dr Claire Wrynne, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience in Supported Employment and employability services.
Claire is a former lecturer at King’s College London, where she taught Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for 14 years.
Since launching Careerology, she has delivered training to hundreds of employment professionals across the UK, receiving over 200 five-star reviews, with 100% of participants recommending the training to colleagues.
Who is the Coaching Academy for?
The Careerology Coaching Academy is designed for professionals working within employment and employability services, including:
- Employment advisers and employment specialists
- Supported employment practitioners following IPS or SEQF models
- Connect to Work and Work Well advisers
- NHS Talking Therapies Employment Advisers
- Employment team leaders and service managers
- Employability professionals
- Local authority, NHS, charities and third-sector providers
Over the past three years we’ve delivered employment adviser training for NHS Trusts, local authorities, charities, and third-sector providers, including:
Why Careerology?
Careerology combines occupational psychology, career development and extensive supported-employment experience.
We understand employment services because we have worked within them.
Our training brings together three areas that are often taught separately:
Career Development
Understanding how people make career decisions and identify realistic, meaningful employment goals.
Coaching
Developing conversations that help clients think and act rather than becoming dependent on advice.
Psychology
Understanding some of the factors that affect confidence, motivation, behaviour and engagement.
How does this fit with IPS and SEQF?
Careerology training is designed to complement established supported-employment models rather than replace them.
IPS and SEQF provide important frameworks for delivering high-quality supported employment.
Our training develops some of the practitioner skills that help advisers work effectively within those frameworks – particularly career conversations, listening, decision-making, psychological barriers and person-centred coaching.
This means teams can strengthen the quality of adviser-client interactions without introducing a competing delivery model.
What outcomes can you expect?
Organisations commissioning Careerology training commonly find improvements in areas such as:
Adviser Confidence
Helping practitioners feel better equipped to navigate difficult or complex career conversations.
Client Engagement
Developing conversations that encourage clients to participate actively in their own decisions and actions.
Achievable Goals
Helping advisers support clients to identify employment goals that are both meaningful and realistic.
Reflective practice
Giving experienced advisers as well as newer practitioners opportunities to examine and strengthen how they work.
Staff fulfilment
Helping employment professionals reconnect with the skilled, human work at the heart of their role.
Sustainable employment outcomes
Strengthening the quality of support that sits behind progress towards meaningful and sustained employment.
What employment professionals say
“It didn’t feel like training. Hard to put into words. I learned so much.”
— Employment Adviser, NHS Talking Therapies
“100% loved today. As an experienced employment adviser and manager it was nice to cement my knowledge, refresh and reaffirm my practice.”
— IPS Team Leader
“Incredibly valuable – gave space to learn, reflect and see strengths in what we do.”
— Employment Specialist, Connect to Work
“I feel this is really reassuring for other person-centred workers – but also shows those who aren’t – that maybe they should adapt.”
— Senior Employment Adviser
Beyond Job Outcomes
Free weekly ideas for employment professionals
Beyond Job Outcomes is Careerology’s free newsletter for employment advisers and service managers.
Each edition includes practical ideas that help you strengthen employment support without losing sight of the person behind the outcome.
Expect:
- Practical coaching ideas
- Tools you can apply within client conversations
- Reflection on common challenges within employment services
- Updates on Careerology training and resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the training be delivered online?
Yes. Both Motivational Career Coaching and Advanced Motivational Career Coaching can be delivered online or face-to-face.
How many people can attend?
Training is designed for groups of up to 16 participants. Keeping group sizes manageable allows time for interaction, discussion and practical activities.
Do participants need previous coaching experience?
No. Motivational Career Coaching introduces and develops the core skills needed within employment-support conversations.
Advanced Motivational Career Coaching is designed to build on the core programme, so we recommend completing the two-day training first.
Can the training be tailored to our service?
Yes. We can adapt examples and activities so that they reflect your client group and delivery context while retaining the core learning objectives.
Does the training align with IPS and SEQF?
The training is designed to complement supported-employment approaches including IPS and SEQF. It does not replace either model. Instead, it strengthens career-coaching and psychological skills that can support practitioners delivering within these frameworks.
Is the training suitable for Connect to Work teams?
Yes. The content is relevant to professionals delivering personalised employment support, including Connect to Work practitioners.
How much does the training cost?
All prices are per group (maximum 16 participants per group)
| Course | In-Person | Online |
| Motivational Career Coaching (2 days) | £3,590 +VAT | £2,990 +VAT |
| Advanced Motivational Career Coaching (1 day) | £1,795 +VAT | £1,495 +VAT |
| Motivational Career Coaching + Advanced Motivational Career Coaching (3 days) | £4,485 +VAT Saving £900 | £3,735 +VAT Saving £750 |
Additional travel costs apply for in-person delivery outside Greater London.
Do you offer discounts?
Yes, discounts are available for multiple bookings. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Can we book training now for delivery later?
Yes. Delivery dates can be agreed around organisational requirements and available dates.
Better conversations start with better-equipped advisers
If you want to strengthen your team’s career-coaching skills, build adviser confidence and create more space for effective person-centred practice, let’s talk.
Email us at info@careerology.org to discuss your training requirements, or submit the enquiry form below.
