Competence Model

The Competence Cycle Model of Learning in Coaching.

A useful model for learning is the Competence Cycle, a four-stage model that a Coach can use to identify the competency of a client and then apply an appropriate coaching model.

Ø  Unconscious Incompetence

You don’t know what you don’t know about something.

Ø  Conscious Incompetence

You are aware that you lack a particular skill.

Ø  Conscious Competence

You have learned how to do something, but you still need to think about it in order to do it.

Ø  Unconscious Competence

You have learned how to do something so well that it has become hard-wired into your brain. You no longer have to think about how to do it. It just happens automatically.

Coaches need to identify the stage at which a client is at and use the right sort of coaching to help them move to the next stage.