About the institute
Coaches who are
both rigorous
and kind.
We serve aspiring coaches, internal people leaders and experienced practitioners who want to deepen their craft rather than collect another certificate.
Why we exist
Everything we teach is shaped by real conversations.
Foster Coaching Institute was built to develop coaches who combine rigour, warmth and a real respect for human growth. Our work is rooted in strong conversation design, ethical practice and reflective leadership.
Everything we teach is tried out in a real conversation, so every module ends in practice rather than a quiz. Where a framework does not help clients, we stop teaching it.
That standard sets the shape of the institute: small cohorts, practising faculty, and an admissions conversation that is honest about whether the timing is right for you.
18 Faculty mentors, all still seeing clients
Our principles
Five commitments we hold to.
- Teach frameworks sturdy enough to use and flexible enough to adapt.
- Value listening as highly as technique.
- Build confidence through practice and mentoring.
- Treat ethics and boundaries as craft, not compliance.
- Keep cohorts small enough for real feedback.
Get in touch
Sit in on an open session before you decide anything.
Start a conversation- Open sessions
- First Thursday
- Mentor calls
- By arrangement
- Enquiries
- Answered in two days
- Visiting
- Edinburgh or online