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Qualify as an Association for Coaching accredited Disability Work Coach with the UK’s first qualification of it’s kind.

UK’s First Disability Work Coach Qualification

Gain the UK’s first qualification in Disability Work Coaching, that brings together disabled lived experience, academic research & practitioner specialisms, and pragmatic HR expertise to build the skills and knowledge you need to be the most effective Coach for disabled people navigating disabling barriers at work.

TWIP’s distinctive model of disability work coaching includes a dedicated disability ethics and competencies framework. Unlike standard personal and professional coaching models, our approach explicitly addresses both individual and systemic barriers in the workplace for disabled people, recognising the intersectional nature of disablement and its impact on career development. This approach equips coaches to work with clients not only on personal strategies for growth and resilience, but also on navigating organisational structures, challenging ableism, and working sustainably and pragmatically in professional contexts.

Accelerated Route to Association for Coaching Individual Accreditation

TWIP is approved to deliver the Association for Coaching’s Accelerated Route to becoming an accredited coach.

12 months of Coach Supervision, including 6 hours of 1:1 Supervision.

Personal Tutor support for assessment

12 months of membership with Association for Coaching

TWIP pro bono coaches for trainee coaches to develop supervised experience

Become part of a Community of Practice of Disability Coaches

All tutors & course authors are disabled people

Course Details

The course is delivered wholly online through TWIP’s Moodle (virtual learning platform), and is delivered over 12 weeks of 1 x 4 hr class or over 2 x 4-day weeks of 6 hrs per day. The course is taught is small groups, each cohort being a maximum of 16.

Syllabus Includes:

  • Understanding Disability & Intersectionality Explore medical, social, and relational models of disability. Consider the intersectionality of disablement, and the lived experience of visible and invisible disabilities. Apply a justice-informed lens to disability and coaching.
  • Coaching and Ableism
    Recognise structural and interpersonal ableism, challenge internalised oppression, and practise anti-ableist coaching.
  • Workplace Context
    Understand coaching boundaries in employment settings, HR and management norms, and how to contract safely with organisations.
  • Organisational, Systemic, and Cultural Coaching
    Navigate complex organisational systems, work with multiple stakeholders, and support cultural change towards accessibility. Position the coach as a culture worker who can disrupt ableist practices and enable sustainable, accessible organisational cultures.
  • Coaching and Neurodivergence
    Develop approaches for supporting neurodivergent professionals with executive function, sensory needs, and accessible pacing.
  • Safety, Boundaries & Trauma Awareness
    Learn to manage power dynamics, maintain ethical boundaries, and coach in a trauma-informed way.
  • Assistive Technology & Communication
    Use tools and strategies for accessible coaching conversations, supporting executive function and explicit communication. Develop knowledge in accessibility tools and how these can be used to develop workplace strategies.
  • Legal Literacy for Coaches
    Gain grounding in the Equality Act 2010 workplace disability rights & realities, to safeguard dignity and prevent collusion with ableism.
  • Reflective Practice & Supervision
    Build reflective habits through action learning sets, peer coaching, journaling, and structured supervision.

Dates

  • 1st – 11th December 2025
  • 14th January 2026 – 8th April 2026
  • 13th – 23rd May 2026
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To register your interest use the form at the top of the page.

For any inquires or more information email:
steve@theworkinclusionproject.co.uk