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EMCC reports on progress of standards project

A project to help the coaching and mentoring industry develop common European standards is already bearing fruit, according to the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).

The EMCC began a research project last summer into the various standards currently used by the coaching and mentoring community.

EMCC Standards Committee chairman Peter Bluckert said: "At present, the field of coaching and mentoring is unregulated, which means that anyone can practice as a coach or mentor, regardless of experience.

"Our standards research project will help identify the common competencies required for the different types of coaching and mentoring. This in turn could make a useful contribution to the wider debate on the future of standards in the industry."

Project researchers have amassed information from a wide range of professional bodies, coaching and mentoring organisations and independent practitioners and are currently evaluating their findings. A final report is expected later this spring - but the project is already causing a great deal of interest.

"This has already created a real buzz in the coaching and mentoring industry," said Bluckert, who heads Yorkshire-based Peter Bluckert Coaching. "It's sparking debate on standards in a number of forums, and when its results are published will go a long way to further informing that debate."

"The standards debate will have a great impact on the future of our industry and I would urge anyone with an interest in it to get involved."

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