Coaching is a supportive, guiding conversation focused on helping students explore their thoughts and find their own solutions. This module is crucial for anyone in a mentor role who regularly has one-on-one conversations and wants to adopt a coaching approach. You will develop essential skills to actively listen, summarize, and ask meaningful questions. You will also learn how to respond to emotional students and know when and how to refer them for additional support.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

understand the power of focused attention in coaching conversations;
practice core skills like listening, summarizing, and probing;
know how to respond effectively to emotional students;
be aware of your own boundaries and referral options at this university.

Sign up for this module

Select the moments and modules you want to follow and click on Enroll (above Scheduled Training Events).

Target audience:

Teachers who’s role is also to coach students one-on-one (e.g. as a supervisor or a mentor).
This module is compulsory for all tutors and beginning teachers 4. It is therefore part of the DOP introductory training and the introductory didactical teacher training for tutors.
This module is strongly recommended for all teachers that will supervise students during their bachelor- or master thesis.
All modules are open for everyone who is teaching at the Faculty of Science. Not sure which module suits your learning objectives best? Please send an email to tlc-training-science@uva.nl.

Prior knowledge: No specific prior knowledge required.

Required time investment: The module itself (3 hours). There is no preparation required for this module.

Trainers: Brit Giesbertz / Saskia Belt / Charlene Diepenbroek-Barker / Marlijn van der Poel / Meike Heeremans.

Group composition: Between 5 (minimum) and 15 (maximum) no. of participants.

When?

02 October 2025 9.00-12.00
13 November 2025 10.00-13.00
19 November 2025 10.00-13.00
1 April 2026 13.00-16.00
3 June 2026 10.00-13.00

Location: Science Park 904

Course duration: 3 hours

Registration:

You can sign up for this module here. If you want to sign up for this and other modules at the same time click here. The available dates are on the registration page. Do you have any questions? Please contact us via tlc-training-science@uva.nl.

Unable to attend?

You can make changes in the registration system up to 3 working days before the module starts (e.g. if your module is on Wednesday at 10:00, you have until Thursday at 23:59 to reschedule). If urgent or unavoidable circumstances arise within that 3-day window, please let us know as soon as possible at tlc-training-science@uva.nl. If you’re absent without notifying us, you’ll be marked as a no-show and receive an email.

Our modules are designed for collaborative learning and sharing experiences. To achieve the desired impact on education and professional growth, it’s crucial that enough participants are present. Without timely notice of your absence, we cannot ensure this or take the necessary measures. Together, we share the responsibility to make these modules effective and meaningful.