New Zealand Coaching and Mentoring Centre

What New Zealand Coaching and Mentoring Centre does

New Zealand Coaching and Mentoring Centre (NZCMC) is a privately held, founder-led training and consulting firm established in 2001 (with operating history referenced from 1995) and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. The firm delivers coaching, mentoring, and supervision skills training to organisations across the public, private, and NGO sectors, as well as to individual practitioners and health and social service professionals. It operates a 7-person team led by Director Aly McNicoll alongside Administrator & Events Co-ordinator Lesley Dawes, with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding.

NZCMC's core offering is a portfolio of structured training courses built around two proprietary peer-group methodologies: a 7-tool peer coaching toolkit and a 7-tool peer supervision toolkit, both refined over more than 12 years of practice. Its flagship Professional Mentoring and Workplace Coaching Skills (PMWCS) programme is a 5.5-day certificated course that confers an NZQA-registered Micro-credential (Level 7, 15 credits) and delivers 60 hours of coach-specific training aligned to International Coach Federation (ICF) core competencies. A parallel Supervision Skills programme for health and social service professionals carries a separate NZQA Micro-credential (Level 5, 5 credits). Courseware is delivered through public workshops (Auckland, Wellington, and online), customised in-house engagements, and a training-licensing model that allows larger organisations to deploy NZCMC content via their own trainers.

The firm monetises through three revenue streams: per-seat course fees (public workshops ranging from NZD $225 to $3,650+GST), bespoke in-house organisational contracts, and training-licensing royalties. It accepts Regional Business Partners vouchers from NZTE-funded small businesses and offers instalment payment plans for self-funded professional development. International reach is maintained through conference presentations at ASTD and EMCC events and direct client work in Australia, the UK, and the USA, though the primary geographic base remains New Zealand.

Name

New Zealand Coaching and Mentoring Centre

Legal name

New Zealand Coaching & Mentoring Centre

Website

https://coachingmentoring.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NZCMC is a privately held Auckland-based training firm delivering coaching, mentoring, and supervision skills courses to organisations, individual practitioners, and health/social service professionals across New Zealand and Australia, built on proprietary 7-tool peer coaching and supervision methodologies and NZQA-accredited micro-credentials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Training Course Fees: Public workshops and in-house organisational training delivery. Courses range from half-day workshops to 5.5-day certificated programmes.
2. Training Licensing: Courses can be licensed for in-house delivery by larger organisations' own trainers.
3. NZQA Micro-credential Programme: Professional Mentoring and Workplace Coaching Skills with NZQA Level 7 micro-credential (15 credits), available to NZ/Australian citizens or residents. Course invoiced over four instalments for self-funded participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

New Zealand Coaching and Mentoring Centre delivers public and in-house training courses, certification programmes, and organisational consulting in coaching, mentoring, supervision, and leadership development. Its core sellable offerings range from half-day workshops (e.g. Coaching & Mentoring Skills, Feedback Made Easy) to a 5.5-day NZQA-accredited Professional Mentoring & Workplace Coaching Skills certification, supported by specialist supervision courses for health and social service professionals and peer supervision workshops.

Product overview

New Zealand Coaching & Mentoring Centre offers a comprehensive portfolio of coaching, mentoring, and supervision training products and services. The core offerings include public training courses (Coaching & Mentoring Skills, Leaders as Coaches, Feedback Made Easy, Managing Difficult Personalities) and professional certification programs (Professional Mentoring & Workplace Coaching Skills with NZQA Micro-credential). The organisation provides specialist Supervision Skills training for health and social service professionals, including peer supervision workshops. Additionally, they deliver organisation-level solutions including coaching strategy, leadership development, peer coaching programs, team facilitation, and conference presentations. Courses are available as public workshops, in-house customised training, or virtual workshops via Zoom.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Coaching & Mentoring Skills Half-day online workshop covering the differences between coaching and mentoring, developing a coaching mindset, and providing practical tools for developmental conversations. Priced at $295+GST and aimed at managers, leaders, and professionals.
• Leaders as Coaches Two half-day sessions teaching managers coaching skills, including a 4-step coaching conversation tool, 3-step coaching-through-change tool, and 5-step performance improvement discussion tool. Priced at $425+GST.
• Feedback Made Easy Half-day workshop developing skills in both giving and receiving feedback, aimed at managers, leaders, and professionals. Priced at $275+GST.
• Professional Mentoring and Workplace Coaching Skills (PMWCS) Comprehensive 5.5-day certificated programme providing an NZQA Micro-credential (127349-1) Level 7, 15 credits. Covers coaching/mentoring ethics, psychology of change, and 60 hours of coach-specific training meeting ICF requirements. Priced at $3,650+GST for NZ residents, invoiced over four instalments.
• Managing Difficult Personalities & Toxic Behaviours at Work Half-day interactive workshop helping participants identify toxic behaviours and develop strategies to manage difficult personalities in the workplace. Priced at $225+GST.
• Leading Hybrid Teams - Working Together Apart Practical session for leaders covering hybrid working arrangements, coaching performance in hybrid environments, and leading virtual meetings effectively.
• Leading Virtual Meetings 2-hour virtual workshop via Zoom teaching facilitation skills for effective virtual meetings.
• Leading Virtual Teams

Quantifiable outcome

• Peer coaching groups provide extra layer of support and accountability enabling people to try things out and learn from both their own and others' experiences
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• CCS Disability ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Co-facilitated mentoring programme for disabled people as mentors to support other disabled people in leadership roles. NZCMC provided training for 20 mentors selected for the programme, which was a first in Aotearoa/New Zealand where disabled people were trained in mentoring to support other disabled people. NZCMC Director Wendy Baker trained the mentors.
• European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliation with EMCC available through their Asia Pacific branch. Course aligns with EMCC accreditation requirements. Aly McNicoll is a member of EMCC.
• International Coach Federation (ICF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCourse covers ICF core competencies and provides 60 hours of coach-specific training required for ICF membership and Associate Certified Coach accreditation through portfolio application.
• Clutterbuck Associates (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAly McNicoll is an international associate of Clutterbuck Associates (UK), Professor David Clutterbuck's coaching and mentoring consultancy.
• NZQA (New Zealand Qualifications Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNZQA approved micro-credential (127349-1) Level 7, 15 credits for Professional Mentoring & Workplace Coaching Skills. Also NZQA Micro-credential 5 credits at level 5 for Supervision Skills.
• NZTE and Regional Business PartnerssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Business Partners vouchers accepted for eligible small businesses accessing training through the voucher fund for management capability building.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Coach Federation (ICF): Global coaching industry body whose accreditation pathways NZCMC's PMWCS course supports (60 hours coach-specific training). ICF sets the standards and continuing education ecosystem in which NZCMC operates, and ICF-accredited training programmes at other schools are direct alternatives for aspiring coaches.
• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Global leadership development institution offering coaching, mentoring, and executive education programmes. While much larger and broader, CCL competes for the same enterprise L&D and leadership development budgets in Australia and globally that NZCMC targets with its in-house and licensing offerings.
• European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC): Global professional body for mentoring and coaching with Asia Pacific branch. EMCC is a key accreditation body that NZCMC aligns to; it also influences the broader training and certification market in which NZCMC competes, making it a structural incumbent in the same ecosystem.
• Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching: Internationally recognised executive coaching and leadership development brand with certified partner network. Competes for senior leadership coaching training demand, particularly for ICF-credentialed practitioners and large corporate leadership programmes, overlapping with NZCMC's senior audience.

Direct peers

• Results Coaching Systems: Asia-Pacific headquartered provider of coach training, leadership development, and team coaching programmes. Operates a comparable blended learning and certification model targeting the same corporate, government, and individual practitioner segments across Australasia.
• Performance Consultants International: UK-founded coaching and leadership training firm offering coach training programmes, mentoring education, and leadership development. Comparable in methodology rigour, international trainer network, and focus on professional coaching certification.
• Clutterbuck Associates: UK-based coaching and mentoring consultancy founded by Professor David Clutterbuck. NZCMC's Director is an international associate, and both firms operate in the same coaching, mentoring, and supervision training space with comparable methodology depth and senior-practitioner-led delivery.
• Coach U / Corporate Coach U: Long-established global coach training organisation providing ICF-aligned certification programmes and corporate coaching solutions. Comparable in offering foundational and advanced coaching skills courses, with deeper scale and global reach than NZCMC.

Regional players

• Tandem Group (New Zealand): New Zealand-based consultancy delivering leadership development, coaching, and team performance work. Operates in the same domestic NZ market as NZCMC, targeting similar public and private sector clients with overlapping coaching, supervision, and leadership development offerings.
• Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership (IECL): Australia-based coach training and leadership development provider serving the Australasian market. Directly comparable in region, course format (ICF-accredited programmes), and target audience of professionals and organisations pursuing coaching credentials.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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