The Self-Education Industry: A New Era for Coaches and Mentors

Welcome to a world where self-education is more than just a trend; it’s a lifestyle and a necessity in our continuous pursuit of knowledge. With a global value of 15 billion dollars, the self-education and knowledge industries have opened up a new dimension of possibilities for both educators and learners.

In this blog and in my podcast, I will explore how we as coaches and mentors can navigate and benefit from this flourishing sector. From offering personalized courses on online platforms to tailoring learning methods to meet our clients’ needs, the opportunities are endless.

The self-education industry is built on principles of accessibility and flexibility, making learning possible for everyone, everywhere. This aligns perfectly with our goal as mentors: to facilitate personal and professional growth. By leveraging resources like online courses, webinars, and digital libraries, we can support our clients on their learning journeys and provide them with the tools they need to succeed.

I will also discuss strategies for marketing our services through social media, building an online presence, and how we can use technology to engage and inspire our audience. By sharing success stories and valuable content, we can establish ourselves as reliable guides in a world driven by knowledge and learning.

Join the journey, and let’s explore together how self-education can transform our practice and illuminate our clients’ learning journeys. Let’s take the steps together toward a more enlightened and knowledgeable future!

The podcast I am referring too is The talk – by Mentorguru which is mostly in Norwegian, but some also in English. And this particular episode I will record in English and put it out on YouTube.

EMCC 2019 Research Award

EMCC is delighted to announcethe winner of 2019 Research Award Professor Erik de Haan for his research Differences between critical moments forclients, coaches, and sponsors of coaching

Dr Riza Kadilar, EMCC President said ‘With our roots firmly in research since EMCC was founded in 1992, we’re delighted in this our 26th anniversary year to be launching our first ever annual research award.
And who better to receive the first award then Professor Erik de Haan who has been a supporter of EMCC for many years by speaking at our conferences, contributing to our work, and enabling Ashridge to gain EMCC’s coach/mentor training award (EQA) and supervision training award (ESQA).

Erik has over twenty-five years of experience in organisational and personal development, bringing to his work a sensitivity to what moves and motivates people, and a strong analytical ability. He aims to support people in their search for what is ‘right and just’ for themselves and for others in their organisation. Searching for and assuring people’s personal engagement appears to him a key condition for change and development.The research started in Spring 2002 and concluded inSpring 2019, with the publication of the book Critical Moments in Executive Coaching.

Read more here about the award

About EMCC
The EMCC is an internationalcoaching, mentoring,and supervision association established in 1992. EMCC is made up of Affiliated Countries in Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdomand the Asia Pacific Region.We have over 6,000 members across more than 70 countries world-wide.EMCC exists to develop, promote,and set the expectation of best practice in mentoring, coaching, and supervisionglobally for the benefit of society. Our vision is to be the ‘go to’body in mentoring, coaching,and supervision.For more information on EMCC visit www.emccouncil.org