Coaching Competencies

Early Learning System Initiative

Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families

The Coaching Core at Oregon State University’s Early Learning System Initiative, has been tasked with the development of coaching competencies for Oregon’s early care and education workforce and a tiered coaching certification system to support these competencies.

Oregon Coaching Competencies

The Oregon Coaching Competencies reflect the high-quality, effective skills and practices that coaches supporting coachees (e.g., early educators) should exemplify in the tiered coaching certification system in Oregon.

Tiered Coaching Certification System

To support a qualified and effective coaching workforce in ECE with equitable pathways, the Early Learning Division (ELD) has outlined a tiered coaching certification system.