A CYPFS Story – Gamze Kiran, Istanbul Turkey
Gamze, our dynamic CYPFS leader was thrilled to share with us her successful delivery of the career module – “My
14/12/2021
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Coaching made easy.
A complete life coaching "toolkit"
for schools, youth agencies and coaches.
Designing your own coaching programs and resources will be a thing of the past!
Coaching Young People For Success (CYPFS), is a leading coaching program purpose built by Life Business Consultancy for private coaches, youth professionals and teachers, to guide their work with young people.
The CYPFS program includes the SIX COACHING MODULES that youth professionals can deliver to assist young people reach their full potential and achieve greater life-satisfaction, wellbeing and performance in all areas of their life.
Our strengths and evidence-based coaching program covers the eight key pillars that form the foundations of a young persons life and enhances their self-awareness, self-compassion and self-responsibility through a process of goal striving.
Since 2005, we have trained over 20,000 leaders from around the world who are now delivering Coaching Young People For Success programs within their own school, community agency or coaching practice.
Programs & Packages
Select, learn and deliver any of the SIX Coaching Modules or bundle them together to form a holistic coaching system, with up to 80 hours of potential curriculum.
Every CYPFS module follows our signature five step P.O.W.E.R Coaching Model© which incorporates strategies from positive psychology, evidence based coaching and hope theory. By combining strategies from all three, we have designed a goal striving model proven to enhance the wellbeing, resilience and personal performance of young people.
The P.O.W.E.R Coaching Model has been mapped against the..
√ Australian Blue Print for Career Development (ABCD)
√ Australian National Curriculum Framework
√ Victorian Curriculum Framework
√ Personal Learning Plan – PLP – South Australia
√ Australian Teachers Standards
√ Is an endorsed program in the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)
√ The USA – ASCA National Standards
My Career Coach includes the TRAINING and all the RESOURCES schools need to assist young people connect to their “real self” and design an inspiring Life and Career Pathway Plan that matches their vision, strengths, values and lifestyle preferences.
Based on our P.O.W.E.R and G.O.A.L coaching model, the module will enhance your existing career or transition programs and can be delivered individually or in conjunction with our Life, Performance and Peer coaching modules, to form an extended program with up to fifty hours of potential coaching curriculum.
Guide young people through the FIVE P.O.W.E.R Coaching steps to design their own life and career pathway plan.
The Career Coaching Module will assist you take young people on a journey of self-discovery. Access all the resources you need to assist young people complete a Who am I? personal profile, connect to their key strengths and design an inspiring life and career pathway plan that aligns with their vision, values and desired lifestyle. Their plan can then form the basis of all your ongoing coaching sessions.
Step #1:
Imagine Possibilities for their Life & Career
The key to life and career planning is self-awareness. Young people will begin their journey completing their comprehensive “Who am I?” personal profile to assist them imagine possibilities for the life they would love to live and the type of work they would find fulfilling.
Step #2:
Become Organised by making a plan
The information in Step One will assist the young people design their short, medium and long term plan to begin transforming their life and career goals into reality Their plan will give them hope for the future and clarity of how to step into being their best self and living their best life
Step #3:
Develop Will-power
To further assist young people be successful on their journey they will consider the costs and benefits of achieving their goals to determine if they are worth striving for. This process focuses on building their commitment , ownership and motivation they need to be successful.
Step #4:
Build your Emotional Skills
A significant step to goal striving is for young people to identify their EQ strengths and areas for development needed to increase their resilience and persistence to overcome obstacles that may hinder their progress as part of the planning process
Step #5:
Achieve Results by taking action.
Young people will finish their plan, by establishing S.M.A.R.T steps they will immediately take. This allows them to experience success quickly and build their confidence and sense of agency in implementing goals on an ongoing basis.
* The online GOAL tracker helps them stay on track
Plus 5 x seats to "My Career Coach" online program
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Every young person will have their own login and complete the program self paced with the assistance of a virtual coach or facilitated by you in groups or one to one.
Their Life and Career Pathway Plan will all be stored online for 4 years in a MASTER GOAL TRACKER so they can revisit, review and reset their goals anytime, making ongoing career planning a breeze.
Leaders can purchase additional seats
for $10 pp for 4 years access.
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A life & career coaching program
Leaders toolkit for offline delivery
100 x My Career Coach seats for online delivery
Young people will get a login to the online My Career Coach program and can complete their life and career pathway plans with the assistance of a virtual coach or facilitated by you, in groups or one to one. Their plans and goals will be stored in their own MASTER GOAL TRACKER for 4 years and can be revisited and reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Access all the resources to take young people on a journey of self-discovery. They will complete a Who am I? profile, connect with their key strengths and design an inspiring life and career pathway plan that aligns with their vision, values and desired lifestyle.
The fee includes online training and toolkit for unlimited offline delivery.
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A complete life coaching program for young people
The fee includes training and a toolkit for unlimited offline delivery.
Access all the resources you need to guide young people through the five steps of P.O.W.E.R Coaching where they will design a tailor made “Steps for My Life Success” wellbeing plan that covers eight key areas of life. Their plans can then be used as a focus for ongoing coaching with the support of a parent, peer or coach.
Plus 1 x “My Life Coach” seats for online delivery.
Receive 30 “My Life Coach” seats, and deliver the Module via the online portal. Young people will be supported with additional videos with a virtual coach, self assessment quizzes, healthy tips, journalling features. Their wellbeing goals are stored in a MASTER GOAL TRACKER that they can review and revisit over 4 years making on going coaching a breeze.
Option to purchase additional seats for $10pp open for 4 years
Assist young people discover their passion for work & life
Take young people on a journey of self-discovery. They will complete a Who am I? profile, connect with their key strengths and design an inspiring life and career pathway plan that aligns with their vision, values and desired lifestyle.
The Career Coaching Module will assist you take young people on a journey of self-discovery.
Instantly access a complete toolkit the comes with all the resources you need to assist young people complete a Who am I? personal profile, connect to their key strengths and design an inspiring life and career pathway plan that aligns with their vision, values and desired lifestyle.
Their plan can then form the basis of all your ongoing coaching sessions.
Deliver in groups, one to one or online via the My Career Coach Portal.
Assist young people thrive in all areas of their life.
The Life Coaching guides young people through the design of a “Steps for My Life Success” action plan. Using the life wheel, they’ll identify priority areas they want to improve and the steps required to achieve greater health, well-being and fulfilment in all aspects of their life.
The Life Coaching Module guides young people through the 5 POWER coaching steps to design their own “Steps for My Life Success” action plan.
Using the My life wheel, young people will assess their satisfaction in eight key areas, identify the priority areas they want to work on and design a tailor made plan that will take their health and wellbeing to a new level.
Their wellbeing plans can be shared with their coach, parents or peers so they can stay focussed and on track to be their best.
Deliver in groups, one to one or online via the My Life Coach Portal.
Module 3. Performance Coaching
Steps for My School Success (Junior)
Steps For My SCHOOL Success empowers students to take responsibility for their learning. Students will review their academic and personal performance, identify potential blockers, then set and regularly their learning goals and action plan.
My TOP Performance Plan (Senior)
The My TOP Performance Plan Module teaches senior students the commonalities and strategies of TOP school performers. They can then use this knowledge to design a tailor- made action plan that will supercharge their own performance.
Peer Coaching Skills
Peers can influence an individual’s performance or behaviour, so having supportive ones is vital for motivation and wellbeing. This module provides CYPFS leaders with a ready-to-deliver coaching skills workshop that teaches young people how to be effective peer coaches and support one another in implementing their pathway plans.
Parent as a Coach
This module provides trainers with all the resources they need instantly introduce a “ready to deliver” parent as coach skills training program to their suite of services. The aim is to assist parents develop the key coaching skills they need to lead powerful coaching conversations that will support their children in their wellbeing journey. This involves supporting them to build the social and emotional skills they need to implement their life, career and school performance goals into the future.
Moving Up - Steps For My High School Success
The transition from primary to secondary school is an exciting but often overwhelming time This module assists students with this important transition by getting them to reflect on on their primary years, understand the differences and challenges they may face, identify their goals and ways of achieving them and helping them learn the strategies and skills needed to enjoy and excel in a high school environment.
Printable Workbook – pdf
Deliver the module offline using the printable My Life and Career Pathway Plan Worksheet – PDF which can be printed for every young person you coach.
The completed pathway plans can then be used as a focus for ongoing career and transition conversations with parents, peers and coaches, to keep young people on track with their goals and “fast track” behaviour change.
Slideshow Galleries
Access the slideshow gallery that will guide you step by step through the five P.O.W.E.R coaching steps for easy delivery in both groups and one to one.
Completion Certificate - pdf
The certificate can be printed to help celebrate their achievements in completing the career program and designing their dreams and goals for the future.
Download 6 sets of coaching activity e-cards
Together the coaching cards assist each young person design their Who Am I? personal profile, and connect to their uniques strengths, values and skills. The coaching cards can be used in groups and one to one and are also embedded in the Slideshow galleries.
Qualities Coaching E-Cards
The Qualities Coaching Cards are a powerful tool to assist young people identify their strongest qualities and personal attributes. Connecting to their strengths promotes self-awareness, well-being and positive self-regard and assists them to connect to the type of life and work that is alignment with who they are.
Life Motivator Coaching E-Cards
The My Life Motivator Coaching Cards depict 20 core values that can drive us in life and work. The Cards allow individuals to connect to their inner expert and identify the key drivers that give them meaning and life satisfaction at the deepest level. When individuals live in alignment with their core values they are able to increase their happiness, health and productivity in life, relationships and at work.
Interests Coaching E-Cards
The Interest Coaching Cards outline 32 different areas of interest that young people can review to assist them quickly identify the main interests they are naturally curious about and those they would like to explore further in their life and work in the future.
Lifestyle Coaching E-Cards
The Lifestyle Coaching Cards include 24 different lifestyle and living environment preferences. The cards will assist you young people identify their ideal lifestyle preferences that match who they are and the type of life that would give them the greatest meaning and life satisfaction in the future.
Workstyle Coaching E-Cards
The Workstyle coaching cards depicts 32 different work environment preferences. The cards will assist participants identify the work environment that best match who they are and would allow them to thrive and perform at their best at work.
LifeType Coaching E-Cards
The My LifeType Coaching Cards outline six key personality types that are based on personality type theory and easily match with the six occupational themes. Helping young people identify their personality type will assist them connect to their natural strengths, lifestyle preferences and ways of interacting with the world and others.
The cards include a career interest profile sheet, for each Lifetype to assist them explore a range of careers that could match their main Lifetype preferences.
Leader Accreditation Training
With a Leader's Manual
Learn how to take young people through our signature five step POWER Coaching Model© to design a “Steps for My Life Success” wellbeing plan. You will also have the opportunity to design your own plan so you can confidently coach young people in groups, one to one and online via the “My Life Coach” portal.
You will also learn The G.O.A.L Coaching Conversation©, which is a simple framework to assist young people stay on track and maintain the resilience and motivation they need to put their plans into action on an ongoing basis.
Slideshow Galleries
Access the slideshow gallery that will guide you step by step through the five P.O.W.E.R coaching steps for easy delivery in both groups and one to one.
Life Wheel TIP Sheets - pdf
The Life Wheel TIP sheets provide hundreds of practical action steps that young people can take to improve their health and wellbeing in eight key areas including: School and learning, career planning, emotional health, physical health, friends, family, finances and living environment.
Participation Certificate - pdf
The certificate can be printed to help celebrate their completion of their life coaching plans, achievements made and their ongoing commitment to their health and well-being into the future.
Printable Worksheets – pdf
Deliver the module offline, with as many young people as you wish using the “Steps For My Life Success” printable worksheet – PDF which can be downloaded from your Member library.
The life coaching plan can then be used as a focus for ongoing conversations to keep young people focused and “on track” to implement their goals on an ongoing basis.
Two sets of coaching activity e-card sorts with instructions sheets.
Cards are designed to be used within the life coaching module but can also be used as stand alone coaching activities with people of all ages.
My Life Coaching E-Cards
The My Life coaching cards are a must have resource for every coach. The cards include 52 simple black and white images that can be used to assist people connect to how they feel about any area or situation in their life and help them create a mental picture of how they would love it to be from the inside-out!
E.Q Coaching E-Cards
The My E.Q coaching card sort depict thirty key emotional and social skills that are important for success in life, work, school and relationships. The cards are used to assist young people identify the key emotional strengths they have and the skills they would like to strengthen to improve their health, well-being and performance on an ongoing basis
Deliver online via the My Life Coach portal program
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Receive 5 x My Life Coach online seats, so you can start coaching young people via the online portal.
Young people will be supported with coaching videos, self assessment quizzes and healthy tips and strategies to design a tailor made wellbeing plan that is stored in a MASTER GOAL TRACKER that they can revisit on an ongoing basis with a parent, peer or coach.Make on going coaching a breeze.
Optional: Leaders can purchase additional seats for $10 per seat open for 4 years.
Available in hard copy or as e-cards, that you can download and print for lifelong use.
In English, French, Spanish, Turkish and Serbian coming soon!
The P.O.W.E.R Card Kit includes all nine sets of coaching activity card sorts in the series.
Together the coaching cards, provide an invaluable “toolkit” to lead powerful and focussed conversations to assist clients connect to their “inner expert”, build their self-awareness and clarify who they are and what is important to them in their life, work and study.
Purchase and access the toolkit and leader training straight away.
Peer Coaching Module
With Community Licence
$300 plus $50 annual subscription pp
Video Testimonials
What people are saying...
We offer training in career development to professionals in the field, when we have asked what their best tools were, those who had done CYPFS training chose it as number one without fail.
Garry Gilfoy, Counselling & Career Development Lecturer TAFE SA 
The CYPFS program assists us to provide a high quality and consistent approach to case management across the agency and is getting great outcomes with the young people we support. I am also a passionate CYPFS Trainer and deliver the leaders training to other youth agencies and schools across the state.
Kerrie Sellen, Manager Re-Engage Youth Service, South Australia
For several years we have been incorporating CYPFS into our aboriginal peer mentoring programs using the resources both one to one and in groups, providing opportunities for the young people to set meaningful goals and develop their own unique career and life pathway plan with outstanding results.
Lee-Anne Smith, CEO Halo leadership development agency inc. Western Australia
I have encouraged all our school career practitioners in Western Australia to use the Life Business CYPFS program. It is a holistic approach to help create a career development culture in our schools and assists students to explore all aspects of their life, learning and work.
Peter Carey 
CYPFS is an empowering opportunity for young people to become re-engaged and excited about their own lives and futures.
Bec Weatherford, Teacher, Deception Bay High School, Queensland
CYPFS forms the basis of our Pathway planning for all students from Year 9 through to Year 12. Meeshed with a few other bits and pieces we feel it is a vital part of our students career planning and assists them to stay on track and plan a life they would love to lead!
Jodie McCarthy, Carwatha College P-12 Victoria
An effective easy to follow approach to use with young people to inspire them to reach achievable goals
Clare Beckingham, FLO Project Case Manager, Service to Youth Council South Australia
CYPFS provides an excellent framework for goal setting and career pathway planning Highly recommended.
Steve Smith, YR 10 YLC District High School, Queensland
In well over a decade of working with young people across the NT, Coaching Young People for Success (CYPFS) has proven to be one of the most powerful tools in my toolkit. I'm built and managed Darwin's Transition to Work service, who have used the CYPFS resources when supporting hundreds of young people in their career and life transitions. I can’t recommend this training and the wealth of ready-to-go coaching resources – highly enough.
Carina Frew,YouthWorX NT Business Service Advisor & Leadership Academy Coordinator 
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The ESSENTIALS Package
The Essentials Package includes the LIFE, CAREER and SCHOOL PERFORMANCE Coaching Modules, plus a bonus, “My Success Module” which allows you to deliver them all together as one seamless program with up to 50 hours of curriculum.
You can deliver the program offline using leaders toolkit or online via the My Life Coach and My Career Coach online portals.
The Essentials package comes bundled with 30 online My Life Coach and 30 x My Career Coach seats. You can purchase additional seats for $10 per seat open for 4 years.
The COMPLETE Package
The Complete Program includes all SIX COACHING MODULES in the CYPFS series. It includes a Life, Career and School Performance Coaching Modules, the Peer coaching, Parent As Coach and the Moving Up to secondary school transition Module. Together they form a complete coaching system with up to 60 hours of potential curriculum that you can deliver straight into your practise.
The complete package comes bundled with 30 online My Life Coach and 30 x My Career Coach seats. You can purchase additional seats for $10 per seat open for 4 years.
My Career Coach Leader Accreditation Training
Assist young people discover their passion for life and work.
Training includes a complete leaders toolkit, six sets of coaching activity cards and 30 hours of activities that you can deliver in groups, one to one or online via the My Career Coach portal
Select from self paced training or a live 1/2 day workshop
Upcoming Online Dates
Thursday 17th November, 2022
Wednesday 7th of December, 2022
Wednesday 18th of January, 2023
Thursday 16th of February, 2023
My Life Coach Leader Accreditation Training
Assist young people achieve greater health and wellbeing in all areas of their life.
Training includes a complete leaders toolkit, two sets of coaching activity cards & 20 hours of curriculum that you can deliver in groups, one to one or online via the My Life Coach portal
Select from self paced training or a live 1/2 day workshop
Upcoming Online Dates
Wednesday 26th of October, 2022
Friday 18th November, 2022
Thursday 8th of December, 2022
Thursday 19th of January, 2023
Thursday 23rd of February, 2023
Parent As Coach Training with toolkit
Parent As Coach includes leader training and a complete toolkit so coaches can take parents on a journey of self discovery where they will learn how to lead powerful, strengths-based coaching conversations that will enhance the motivation and resilience young people need to thrive in their life, career or study.
This Module is ideally designed for parents whose children have completed their life, career or school performance pathway plans, but can also be delivered as a stand alone workshop.
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Assist young people discover their passion for life & work
Take young people on a journey of self-discovery. They will complete a Who am I? profile, connect with their key strengths and design an inspiring life and career pathway plan that aligns with their vision, values and desired lifestyle.
The Career Coaching Module will assist you take young people on a journey of self-discovery.
Instantly access a complete toolkit the comes with all the resources you need to assist young people complete a Who am I? personal profile, connect to their key strengths and design an inspiring life and career pathway plan that aligns with their vision, values and desired lifestyle.
Their plan can then form the basis of all your ongoing coaching sessions.
Deliver in groups, one to one or online via the My Career Coach Portal.
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Assist young people thrive in all areas of their life.
The Life Coaching guides young people through the design of a “Steps for My Life Success” action plan. Using the life wheel, they’ll identify priority areas they want to improve and the steps required to achieve greater health, well-being and fulfilment in all aspects of their life.
The Life Coaching Module guides young people through the 5 POWER coaching steps to design their own “Steps for My Life Success” action plan.
Using the My life wheel, young people will assess their satisfaction in eight key areas, identify the priority areas they want to work on and design a tailor made plan that will take their health and wellbeing to a new level.
Their wellbeing plans can be shared with their coach, parents or peers so they can stay focussed and on track to be their best.
Deliver in groups, one to one or online via the My Life Coach Portal.
Module 3. Performance Coaching
Steps for My School Success (Junior)
Steps For My SCHOOL Success empowers students to take responsibility for their learning. Students will review their academic and personal performance, identify potential blockers, then set and regularly their learning goals and action plan.
My TOP Performance Plan (Senior)
The My TOP Performance Plan Module teaches senior students the commonalities and strategies of TOP school performers. They can then use this knowledge to design a tailor- made action plan that will supercharge their own performance.
Peer Coaching Skills
Peers can influence an individual’s performance or behaviour, so having supportive ones is vital for motivation and wellbeing. This module provides CYPFS leaders with a ready-to-deliver coaching skills workshop that teaches young people how to be effective peer coaches and support one another in implementing their pathway plans.
Parent as a Coach
This module provides trainers with all the resources they need instantly introduce a “ready to deliver” parent as coach skills training program to their suite of services. The aim is to assist parents develop the key coaching skills they need to lead powerful coaching conversations that will support their children in their wellbeing journey. This involves supporting them to build the social and emotional skills they need to implement their life, career and school performance goals into the future.
Moving Up - Steps For My High School Success
The transition from primary to secondary school is an exciting but often overwhelming time This module assists students with this important transition by getting them to reflect on on their primary years, understand the differences and challenges they may face, identify their goals and ways of achieving them and helping them learn the strategies and skills needed to enjoy and excel in a high school environment.
A virtual coaching program to assist students be their best in their life, career and study.
Combine My Life Coach and My Career Coach and deliver with the whole school, year level or specific cohort.
About My Life Coach
My Life Coach provides coaches with a “ready to deliver” evidence based coaching program that will assist young people achieve greater health and wellbeing in all areas of their life.
It comes with training, a complete leaders toolkit and up to 20 hours of coaching curriculum that you can deliver straight into any of your group or one to one coaching programs or deliver online via the My Life Coach portal.
This Module can be combined with the career module, performance and peer coaching modules to form an extended coaching program with up to fifty hours of curriculum.
My Life Coach includes online training and a complete life coaching toolkit so youth professionals can confidently assist young people achieve greater of health and wellbeing in all areas of their life through a model of goal striving.
It includes up to 20 hours of evidence base coaching activities that you can deliver straight into any wellness, personal development or support program, one to one coaching sessions or online via the My Life Coach portal.
You will guide young people through the 5 step P.O.W.E.R Coaching Model to design their own “Steps For My Life success” wellbeing plan in eight key areas of their life including:
- Career Planning
- Emotional Health
- Physical Health
- School & Learning
- Friendships
- Family
- Finances
- Living Environment
The plans can then be used as a focus for all your ongoing coaching conversations.
Training Overview:
- Introduction to My Life Coach program & resources
- Evidence based coaching & behaviour change models
- The 5 step P.O.W.E.R Coaching Model & the G.O.A.L Coaching Conversation
- Learn how to deliver My Life Coach in groups, one to one or online via the My Life Coach Portal.
- Design your own life coaching wellbeing plan
- Accreditation, library access & review
This Module can be combined with the career, performance and peer coaching Modules to form an extended program with up to fifty hours of potential curriculum
Plus a Bonus – My Success Module
When you purchase the complete program, you also receive access to the My Success Module. Thus Module allows you to deliver the life, career and school performance coaching modules as one seamless program, and comes with its own leader’s manual printable and re-writable workbook and slideshow galleries for delivery in both individual and group coaching settings.
Each Module comes with a toolkit to coach in groups or one to one straight away!
A Leader’s Manual
A step by step guide to deliver every module with confidence
Online Resource Library
Up to 80 hours of evidence based coaching curriculum
Slideshow Galleries
Access module slideshows for groups and one - one
Pathway Plan Worksheets
Printable PDF’s
A POWER Coaching E-Card Kit
The Complete program comes with all nine sets of coaching activity e-cards which can be downloaded for lifelong use. Each set is used with a module but can also be used as stand alone coaching activities.
Together the cards are a powerful ‘toolkit” to assist coaches support young people connect to their inner expert, build their self-awareness and enhance the depth and quality of all their ongoing coaching conversations.
Leader Accreditation Training
Developing confident coaches
Complete your leader accreditation training through an online series of self paced instructional videos, coaching activities and live coaching sessions with a trainer.
You will be guided through the SIX COACHING Modules and learn how to confidently deliver each one and form a comprehensive coaching program ,tailored to your audience.
The training will also showcase the POWER Coaching Model© which will give you an opportunity to complete your own life and career coaching plan.