CHOOSE YOUR INDUSTRY:
Faculty-As-Coach Program
Faculty-as-Coach Certification Program
Turn Faculty into Catalysts for Student Growth: Empower your faculty to move beyond content delivery—unlocking student ownership, critical thinking, and lifelong growth through coaching.
What is Faculty-as-Coach?
The Faculty-as-Coach philosophy redefines the role of educators.
Instead of simply delivering content, faculty become partners in student growth—turning everyday interactions into moments of reflection, clarity, and forward movement.
This approach doesn’t replace teaching—it elevates it.
It equips faculty to:
- Build trust and psychological safety in the classroom
- Listen deeply to understand—not just respond
- Ask powerful questions that unlock thinking
- Shift students from dependence to ownership
- Develop a coaching mindset that drives lasting impact
The result: students who think better, act with intention, and take ownership of their learning journey.
Why Faculty-as-Coach Matters
Today’s students don’t just need knowledge. They need clarity, confidence, and direction.
Traditional models produce:
- Passive learners
- Surface-level engagement
- Dependency on faculty for answers
Faculty-as-Coach creates:
- Self-directed learners
- Higher engagement and retention
- Stronger critical thinking
- Ownership of outcomes
This is the shift from:
“Delivering information” → “Developing people.”
Program Overview: Two Levels of Certification
A structured, experiential learning journey designed to build real coaching capability—not just awareness.
Level 1: Faculty-as-Coach (FAC)
Build foundational coaching skills and apply them in real student interactions.
Level 2: Certified Faculty-as-Coach (CFAC)
Deepen mastery through applied coaching practice, feedback, and evaluation.
✔ Certification awarded by CTI & WABC upon completion
Participants develop practical, high-impact coaching skills they can use immediately:
- Coaching Mindset & Role Clarity: Understand what coaching is—and is not—in a faculty context
- Active Listening & Deep Inquiry: Move from surface conversations to meaningful insight
- Powerful Questioning: Help students think critically rather than rely on answers
- Powerful Questioning: Help students think critically rather than rely on answers
- Line of Sight Coaching: Connect students’ daily actions to long-term goals and purpose
- Facilitating Growth Conversations: Navigate challenges with empathy, structure, and clarity
- Feedback & Accountability: Drive performance and ownership without damaging trust
Faculty-as-Coach: Program Structure
Level 1 (30 Hours Total)
- Interactive virtual training sessions
- Coaching circles (peer practice)
- Pre-work and applied learning
- Final reflection and integration
Emphasis on practice, feedback, and real-world application—not just theory
Level 2 (Certification – 45 Hours Total)
- Applied coaching with real students
- Mentor coaching and feedback
- Recorded session review
- Demonstrated coaching competency
Organizations implementing Faculty-as-Coach see:
- Increased student engagement and retention
- Stronger faculty-student relationships
- Improved critical thinking and problem-solving
- Greater student ownership and accountability
- More meaningful classroom experiences
At the faculty level:
- Increased confidence in difficult conversations
- Stronger communication skills
- Greater sense of purpose and impact

Why Partner With Us
We don’t just deliver training—we build capability at scale.
- Proven experience developing leaders across industries
- Customized curriculum aligned to your institution
- Expert faculty and certified coaches
- Experiential, results-driven approach
- Measurable outcomes and sustained behavior change
We help institutions move from teaching systems → learning ecosystems.
Bring Coaching Into Your Faculty Model
Ready to Transform Your Faculty—and Your Students?
→ Let’s design a Faculty-as-Coach program tailored to your institution.
Faculty-as-Coach
Program
The Shift We Create
Traditional Faculty → Faculty as Coach
- Delivers answers → Asks powerful questions
- Focuses on content → Focuses on growth
- Drives compliance → Builds ownership
- Talks more → Listens deeply
- Solves problems → Develops problem-solvers
How Can CTI Help Your Organization?
CTI’s leadership coaching expertise transforms organizations by:
- Developing Stronger Leaders – Equipping executives, managers, and teams with essential leadership skills.
- Enhancing Team Performance – Creating high-functioning and collaborative teams that drive success.
- Optimizing Business Strategy – Providing expert guidance on goal-setting, vision alignment, and execution.
- Improving Operational Efficiency – Implementing proven methodologies to streamline processes and maximize results.
- Customizing Solutions for Unique Needs – Every organization is different, and our services are tailored to your culture, challenges, and objectives.
What Sets CTI Apart?
With more than 20 years of experience, CTI delivers leadership development that strengthens leaders, elevates performance, and shapes resilient organizational cultures. We partner with leaders across industries—from healthcare systems and technology companies to global enterprises and government organizations.
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Our work is backed by a satisfaction guarantee because we believe in the power of coaching to create meaningful change. From building stronger teams to helping leaders navigate critical challenges, CTI partners with organizations to cultivate leadership excellence at every level.
Your organization is only as strong as its faculty. CTI is here to help you build the kind of leadership that drives innovation, improves culture, and accelerates performance.
Schedule a free consultation today to discover how our leadership coaching solutions can empower your team and elevate your results.
Let’s build the next generation of leaders – together.

