Links
Here you will find some useful websites with information about coaching, personal change and career change. (Please note that these are not live links.)
COACHING ORGANISATIONS
International Coach Federation — an international organisation that regulates the coaching profession, accrediting training courses and coaches.
www.coach-federation.org
Association for Coaching — a professional, accrediting coaching body based in the UK.
www.associationforcoaching.com
European Mentoring and Coaching Council — professional accrediting body for coaches covering Europe.
www.emccouncil.org
ENTO — organisation developing vocational standards for coaching in the UK.
www.ento.co.uk
Coaching Development Ltd — London based coach training company offering ICF-accredited coach trainings, where I did my core training. www.coachingdevelopment.com
PERSONAL CHANGE
Byron Katie: The Work — simple but radical technique for letting go of limiting thoughts. Videos, guidance and free worksheets to download.
www.thework.com
CAREER CHANGE AND JOB SEARCHES
Careers Advice Service — the main government careers advice site with a huge amount of resources to help you decide on a career, plan your transition, and find jobs. Also includes some free skills and personality profiling tools.
www.careersadvice.direct.gov.uk
Learn Direct — information and access to many courses and trainings nationwide plus much more.
www.learndirect.co.uk
JobCentre Plus — government site with information on job hunting, benefits while unemployed, and a jobs database.
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/jcp/index.html
Personality Types test — a free, simplified version of the Myers Briggs personality profiling tool which can give a useful indication of what career might suit you.
www.mypersonality.info
Total Jobs — one of the biggest job search site in the UK.
www.totaljobs.com
Prospects — job search site for graduates.
www.prospects.ac.uk