The 6 best Coaching Courses in Barcelona

Coaching is a field of intervention that can be applied to very varied needs and contexts; from managing teams in companies and organizations to the emotional regulation necessary to advance our own project.

That is why it is increasingly common to find coaching training programs that address different aspects of people's personal and professional lives. In this case, we will see a selection of the best coaching courses in Barcelona, with a description of each of these learning and professionalization options.

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Why learn about Coaching?

There are many reasons why a person may decide to train in coaching. On many occasions, these have to do with promoting a new professional career, or at least a new facet to develop in the professional career that you already have. For example, it helps to manage teams, and this is useful whether you are a manager or supervisor of employees in general, or as a coach who helps other people run their companies.

On the other hand, the principles of coaching can be applied to personal life, since much of what is taught in specialization courses in coaching is reflected in our way of relating, speaking, organizing ourselves, etc.

The most valued Coaching courses in Barcelona

Below you will find several options to learn and train in coaching from the quality initiatives available in Barcelona.

1. Certification Program in Executive Coaching (EEC)

Escuela Europea de Coaching is an institution dedicated entirely to development and training in coaching, and has several locations both in Spain and abroad.

In this case, the Executive Coaching Certification Program taught in Barcelona offers one of the best coaching courses in Barcelona both for the content and materials used as well as for the teaching staff and the possibility of obtaining recognized certificates after completing all the tests.

It is aimed at managers and professionals in Human Resources as well as therapy-oriented psychologists, consultants and non-certified coaches who want to consolidate their professional careers. In addition, there is the supervision of specialized tutors who propose exercises based on the practice of the organizational context.

Among the skills and knowledge that are worked on are the organization and development of ways of acting aimed at solving problems, the improvement of resolution capacities and communication skills, emotional regulation, the fundamentals of leadership and much more.

The course is divided into two cycles, with the option of choosing the second to be face-to-face or intensive (the latter adapted to carry out part of the learning through the Internet), and lasts between 180 and 160 hours. Upon completion, the EEC Executive Coach Qualification and the diploma that grants the ACTP (Accredited Coach Training Program) accreditation is obtained, the highest qualification awarded by the International Coach Federation.

The Barcelona headquarters of the European School of Coaching is at 419 Consell de Cent street.

2. Intelligent Emotions Workshop (Psicotools)

An interesting workshop based on the fundamentals of Emotional Intelligence, takes place at Psicotools, a psychology center located in the Gràcia district, in the Vallcarca area.

In the professional field, Emotional Intelligence is especially useful to work in situations in which there is a high load of responsibilities, teamwork and situations of uncertainty, since it prevents us from generating added obstacles from our own Actions.

3. Workshop 'Transforming Stress into Positive' (Merche Moriana)

The online workshop 'Transforming Stress into Positive' is the interesting proposal created by the coach and art therapist Merche Moriana for anyone who, with or without training in Psychology, seeks to improve their stress management skills. It is a 6-week theoretical-practical training program that addresses topics such as fear of suffering a rise in stress level, detection and identification over time of the thoughts that lead to excess stress, improvement of the level of self-esteem from an assessment realistic of our abilities in the face of day-to-day challenges, mastery of various relaxation techniques, conflict resolution in contexts stressful, and more.

In addition, this workshop includes content to carry out Mindfulness meditation practices and art therapy at home.

4. Introductory Course to Coaching (EDPyN)

The School of People and Business Development carries out one of the training programs for those who want to enter the world of coaching in Barcelona: the Introductory Course to Coaching.

It is a 20-hour learning plan divided into 4-hour sessions, and taught to small groups of students (15 people). On the other hand, it is a course that is rewarded by Fundae.

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5. Team Coaching Course (Anna Flores Institute)

This course, taught in the heart of the Eixample district, is based on the principles of systemic psychology to apply them to the field of team management and leadership processes. Here you learn to promote adequate communication dynamics, contribute to a good disposition and attitude collaborator of the team members, adopt efficient work dynamics and adjusted to the capacities of each one, etc.

It is a proposal that lasts for a weekend (including a Friday), especially useful for managers, CEOs, department heads, trainers and coaches.

6. International Certification Course Expert in Coaching and Higher Program for Personal and Professional Growth and Leadership (EFIC)

This course, accredited by the ICF and by the Spanish Coaching Association, consists of 320 teaching hours, and its characteristics include: possibility of attending classes with a relatively small number of students that allows a more personalized attention by teachers and mentors.

Its contents include learning ways to empower leadership, strategies to overcome lockdown crises, the principles of marketing and effective communication, the identification of limiting behaviors, and many others.