Qualify as an Association for Coaching accredited Disability Work Coach.
Disability Work Coach
Accredited Certificate in Coach Training
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 coachees for trainee coaches to develop supervised experience
- Become part of a Community of Practice of Disability Coaches
- All tutors & course authors are disabled people
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 Foundations
Learn what coaching is (and isn’t), build core coaching skills, and practise using models like GROW, CLEAR, and TWIP’s disability-specific frameworks. - 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, journalling, and structured supervision.
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.
- 1st – 11th December 2025
- 14th January 2026 – 8th April 2026
- 13th – 23rd May 2026
Fees
£4,000 + VAT full price course fee
£3,000 + VAT for disabled and / or trans people
Further bursaries assessed on a case by case basis.
