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CPCAB Level 4
Diploma in Coaching

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Duration
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Course Dates
30 Evenings
Mon
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Mon 22 Feb 2027 to 13 Dec 2027
120 hours run over 30 x 4 hour sessions
Thu
9:15 am - 1:15 pm
Thu 24 Sep 2026 to 17 Jun 2027

New Course

The Diploma in Coaching is our own tailor-made course, which has been approved by CPCAB and given the code DC-L4. It replaces the Level 4 Diploma in Life Coaching (LC-L4). This new Level 4 qualification is delivered entirely online.  

Nationally recognised

This Level 4 Diploma leads to a nationally recognised coaching qualification. As a result, it provides a clear pathway into professional coaching or the integration of coaching skills into your current role.

The course is designed for people working in helping professions, or those planning to move into them. In particular, it supports practitioners who take a humanistic and integrative approach.

You’ll develop the skills needed to become an independent coach while remaining grounded in Rogerian core professional values. This means working in a way that prioritises authenticity, strong relationships, and respect for each client’s own capacity for growth.

Rather than positioning the coach as the expert, the course encourages you to recognise and support the client’s internal resources and potential for change.

Who is it aimed at?

This course is aimed at those who have achieved a Level 2 and Level 3 qualification in a helping discipline, or equivalent. If you want to become an independent coach, or alternatively integrate coaching skills and knowledge into your existing helping practice, this programme provides a clear and supportive pathway.

Once you complete the course, you can establish yourself as an independent coach. Additionally you can strengthen your current professional role by incorporating coaching approaches into your practice.

Course Content

The qualification will enable you to:

- Work within an ethical framework for independent coaching practice

- Develop and apply a relational approach to your coaching practice

- Integrate an informed understanding of diversity into your coaching work

- Support clients to cope with life’s challenges and to engage with opportunities to flourish

- Draw on your own self-development to strengthen your coaching effectiveness

- Apply a coherent body of knowledge and skills to enhance your coaching practice

- Engage in reflective practice to continually develop and refine your coaching work

Entry Requirements
Assessments
Fees and Costs
Application Process
Facilitator

Previous training

To apply for this course you must have already undertaken counselling skills training of 90 hours or more at Level 2, for example, the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills. You must also have completed study training of 90 hours or more in a helping role, at Level 3, for example the CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies or its equivalent.

CPCAB Requirements

Students need to meet the generic CPCAB requirements and be aged 19 years or older. We will also follow the specific CPCAB LC-L4 guideline criteria when selecting applicants for the course.

We assess portfolios internally, and this is done by our tutors. This procedure is verified internally by the Redlands Internal Quality Assurance team and and addition is is externally verified by CPCAB. There is no external assessment.

Client Work

You will need to complete a minimum of 20 coaching client hours with at least 3 clients outside the course sessions.

We will make reasonable adjustments for students who need them e.g., non-native English speakers or students with learning difficulties.

2026/2027

The tuition fee is £2195* plus the CPCAB Registration fee of £201.

If you pay the tuition fee at least 2 months before the course start date, a discount of £200 will apply,  reducing the tuition fee to £1995.

Additional Costs

Professional Membership

You will need to join as an Associate member of the Association of Coaching, currently £145.    

Textbooks

Students will need to buy course textbooks which can be ordered from bookstores such as Waterstones, as well as Amazon.co.uk. The total cost of the course textbooks is approximately £140.

Client work

If you’re ready, you will begin client work by the end of the first six weeks of the course. Once you start client work you will need to arrange your personal indemnity and public liability insurance. Quotes will vary but you’ll need to budget for up to £100 for this.

Personal Coaching

You will need to receive at least 4 coaching sessions whilst on the course. You should budget for approximately £100-£150 per session.

Supervision

After you begin client work, you will need attend at least four one-hour supervision sessions. You will need to budget for up to £100 for each of those sessions.

Application Process

  1. Complete the ‘Register Your Interest’ form at the bottom of this page and we’ll send you the application form.
  2. Then fill in the online application form with your personal statement and the name & email address of your Level 3 course tutor.
  3. Next, we ask your Level 3 tutor for a reference and arrange an interview with one of our Level 4 tutors.
  4. If your tutor reference is satisfactory and your interview is successful, we will offer you a place by sending a Training Contract.

Maria Scholes is a humanistic integrative counsellor, coach, and supervisor. She has been delivering psychoeducational and personal development training for 15 years and is also experienced in delivering CPCAB Level 2-6 counselling and coaching courses.

She has been working in private practice for 9 years and previously worked as therapist within the NHS, community counselling settings and the charities sector.  Maria’s private practice has grown since qualifying as a coach because increasingly clients seek a dual skill set.

Maria is passionate about coaching which is informed by positive psychology, and she has a special interest in resilience and positive ageing coaching. She is a registered member of the BACP and the Association for Coaching and the Positive Psychology Guild.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do the initials CPCAB stand for?

CPCAB stands for the Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body. This is the Body which awards the qualification to students who are assessed as proficient at the end of the course. CPCAB is the only national Awarding Body which specialises in counselling qualifications.

Is there funding for the course, including the Advanced Learner Loan?

As Redlands is an independent training provider, we are not part of the Government-Funded Advanced Learner Loan scheme. For this reason, our learners are self-funded.

We do aim to keep our costs at a level which make all our courses accessible, whilst maintaining excellent quality.  There is an early payment discount for this course, and the details and deadline for this is on the Fees and Costs section of the webpage.

Can I pay the course fees in instalments, or do you offer an early payment plan?

We do not offer a fees instalment plan; however we do have an early payment discount for this course, and the details and deadline for this are on the Fees and Costs section of the webpage.

Does this course carry any credits towards the Open University Bsc Degree in Counsellling?

No, this course does not carry any credits towards the Open University Bsc Degree in Counselling.

The CPCAB courses which do carry credits are the TC-L4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, the CBT-L5 Diploma in CBT and the PC-L5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling.

What is the progression route?

Subject to tutor recommendation and CPCAB Guidelines, progression is to the CPCAB TC-L4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (BACP approved)

Am I required to be in coaching for this course?

Yes, you are required to have 4 coaching sessions whilst you are on the course.

    Register your Interest

    To register your interest in applying for this course please complete the details below and a member of our team will be in contact to discuss more details.

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