Many people are now seeking ways to improve their directions and quality of life, so as to improve their personal relationships and career growth and development in order to become a great leader or achieve individual goals and happiness. 'Coaching' was first applied to the sports industry and later to business to help raise the potential of employees to improve their performance. Now it is widely used in community services such as primary and secondary school counseling and mental health rehabilitation services. 'Life Coaching' is a method and process that helps individuals recognize their direction and stimulate their internal potential to achieve their personal life goals.

HKU SPACE's 'Advanced Certificate in Life Coaching' programme is particularly suitable for those who are engaged in educational setting, health, community service, and nursing. Through learning different theories and hands-on experiences, students will learn how to design and apply different life coaching skills and tools to achieve their own or other people's life goals or self-development. Life Coaching can also help to maintain and strengthen personal relationships with colleagues, students, family, children and friends.

This programme is designed for those who wish to apply life coaching skills in a variety of roles so that they can support the people they work with to achieve their life goals or for self-development. It is intended as a introductory as well as intermediate course for students to pursue continued development in area of life coaching.