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Best Practices in Advising & Coaching for the Proficient-Level College Access Professional

Take what you've learned a step further in this proficient-level course, in which you'll dig deeper into strategies for rapport building and decision making, both of which are important in your GEAR UP role as a college access professional.

This course covers:

  • Coaching skills to build rapport and provide support;
  • Best practices for advising students toward postsecondary readiness; and
  • Self-assessments and technology integration to support advising and coaching.
Expand on what you learned in the emerging-level course as you continue developing strategies and identifying best practices in advising and coaching.

Estimated time to complete the course
3 hours

Take the full series
This is the second of three courses focused on advising and coaching for college access professionals. The courses build on each other, so we recommend taking all three courses, regardless of experience. The full series should take up to 6 hours to complete and you can take the courses at your own pace.

Certificate of Completion
To receive a certificate of completion, you must complete each lesson, all surveys, and pass the assessment with an 80% or higher for which you will have two retake opportunities.

This course was developed in partnership with Learning Forward, a professional learning association for educators.