What is the Certified Digital Detox Coach?

The Certified Digital Detox Coach is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Soft Skills & Personal Dev..

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 8 Week and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Intermediate Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@leadership.co.ke, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

Certified Digital Detox Coach (CDDC) | Online Certification

Executive Summary

Certified Digital Detox Coach

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Digital Detox Coach (CDDC) delivers a rigorous Intermediate-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in instructional design, training delivery and learning management.

This 8 Week programme is structured around recognised instructional-design, quality-assurance and CPD standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CDDC holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Digital Detox Coach

Acronym

CDDC

Who Should Enrol?

Contracting the Engagement — applied to your own work
The Working Alliance — applied to your own work
Questioning and Restraint — applied to your own work
Challenge, Safety and Change — applied to your own work
Boundaries, Ethics and Supervision — applied to your own work
Evaluating What Changed — applied to your own work

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior L&D, academic and learning-leadership roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with recognised instructional-design, quality-assurance and CPD standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex instructional design functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement instructional design systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to instructional design

Global Employability

Qualify for instructional design roles across training providers, universities, corporates and education institutions worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Counselling Theories and Models

✦Facilitation, Delivery and Learner Engagement

✦Positive Psychology and Wellbeing

✦Mindfulness, Resilience and Self-Leadership Assurance

✦Meaning, Purpose and Flourishing

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Professional Context of Certified Digital Detox Coach

Certified Digital Detox Coach: industry context, trends and professional standards
The helping relationship and its purpose
History and scope of counselling and coaching
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Ethical principles and codes of practice
The self of the practitioner
Cultural competence and diversity
Confidentiality, consent and safeguarding
The evidence base for talking therapies
Wellbeing and the biopsychosocial model
Career pathways and professional development

Contracting the Engagement

Contracting and the three-way agreement
The working alliance and coaching presence
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
Preparing financial statements
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Interpreting financial statements
Management accounts and dashboards
Budget vs actual and variance
Cost and profitability analysis
Professional standards in the field
Coaching principles and ethics
The coaching relationship
Forecasting and planning
Strengths-based coaching
Group and team coaching

The Working Alliance

The working alliance and coaching presence
Questioning, listening and the coach’s restraint
Feedback, challenge and psychological safety in coaching
Stages of change and readiness
Data visualisation for finance
Attachment and developmental theory
Peer support and consultation
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Relapse prevention planning
Duty of care and risk management
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Lessons learned and development
Recovery capital and community

Questioning and Restraint

Questioning, listening and the coach’s restraint
The working alliance and coaching presence
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching
Habits and behaviour design
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Designing and facilitating groups
Psychoeducation and workshops
Designing an intervention or programme
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Risk assessment and safety planning
Treatment planning and review
Managing complexity and comorbidity
Values-based living
Coaching for resilience and wellbeing
Workplace and organisational contexts

Challenge, Safety and Change

Feedback, challenge and psychological safety in coaching
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching
The working alliance and coaching presence
Risk, protective and social factors
Goal setting and action planning
Case management and referral
Accountability and follow-through
Strengths, flow and engagement
Brand strategy, identity and architecture
Brand equity and positioning
Integrated marketing communications (IMC)
Advertising and creative development
Meaning, purpose and values
Outcome and process measures
Reputation and crisis communications

Boundaries, Ethics and Supervision

The boundary between coaching and therapy
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
Contracting and the three-way agreement
Evaluating coaching outcomes
Team coaching and the team as client
Cultural context and coaching across difference
Building and running a coaching practice
Clinical assessment and shared formulation
Therapeutic modalities and choosing an approach
Risk assessment and safeguarding in practice
Trauma-informed delivery and its limits
Working with ambivalence and motivation
Group facilitation and group process
Record keeping, notes and professional documentation
Remote and telephone practice

Evaluating What Changed

Evaluating coaching outcomes
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching
Contracting and the three-way agreement
Sales forecasting and territory planning
Mentoring, sponsorship and developmental relationships
Endings, relapse and maintaining change
Practitioner wellbeing and vicarious trauma
Outcome monitoring in therapeutic work
Referral, multi-agency work and the client pathway
Practice management systems
Psychometric and screening tools
Ethics of technology in practice
Behavioural and process addictions
Brand guidelines and consistency
Measuring brand health

Workplace Context

Customer and employee satisfaction
Assurance engagements and standards
Emerging tools and innovation
Engagement and motivation
Measuring engagement and impact
Stakeholder mapping and engagement
Completion, engagement and impact metrics
Engagement, motivation and energisers
Talent, succession and workforce learning
Policy and public engagement
Stakeholder engagement plan
Workforce planning and the capability gap
Employee relations, discipline and fair process
Employee engagement and what actually drives it
Worker and union engagement

Practice and Business

Email marketing and automation
Marketing technology and the stack
Digital marketing strategy and channels
Content marketing and editorial planning
Brand safety and responsible marketing
Sustainability and responsible marketing
Marketing and sales KPIs and dashboards
Value-based and dynamic pricing
Market and customer analysis
Designing a marketing or sales strategy
Campaign or go-to-market plan
Pricing, promotions and markdowns in retail
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Building trust and engagement
Events, banqueting and MICE business

Digital Delivery

Emerging project technologies
Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
Digital disruption and modern go-to-market
Digital and data-driven go-to-market
Digital marketing strategy
Marketing technology stack
Scaling technologies and business models
Digital and market transformation
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
Digital and self-service transformation
Self-service and digital support
Leading groups and workshops
Digital permits and inspections
Automation and safety technology
Collaboration and teamwork

Programme Delivery

Policy, planning and objectives
Scenario planning and foresight
Negotiation strategy and planning
Leading security projects and change
Programme governance
Real estate development and project appraisal
Programme cycle management in NGOs
The consulting mindset and trusted advisor positioning
Event planning timelines, run sheets and production schedules
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
Leading governance projects and change
Compliance frameworks and programmes
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning

Community and Family Context

Social media and community management
Customer and community engagement
Social performance and outreach
Corporate social responsibility communications
Structuring engagements: scope, deliverables and expectations
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Corporate responsibility and community
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Sustainability and social impact in projects
Root cause analysis frameworks in advisory work
Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
Social media customer care
Family intervention planning

Health Context

Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Customer and brand health metrics
Brand health and measurement
Healthy work design
Absence and health management
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Confidentiality and health data
Leadership impact and organisational health metrics
Pricing, value articulation and professional fees
Health records, data and confidentiality
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Managing engagement risk and professional liability
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Herd and flock health planning and biosecurity

Standards and Quality

Driving measurable safety improvement
Continuous environmental improvement
Management review and improvement
Integration with quality and environment
Certification and continual improvement
Design review and quality
Continuous improvement and learning organisations
Process improvement and lean thinking
Quality management and standards
Productivity and efficiency improvement
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Continuous improvement of delivery
Design review and quality assurance
Quality assurance and standards
Continuous improvement of programmes

Conflict and Resistance

Negotiation and closing techniques
Negotiation with clients and partners
Managing difficult customers
Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Conflict resolution over land, water and resources
De-escalation and difficult customers
Managing difficult stakeholders
Negotiation and influencing
Handling difficult customers and disputes
Managing resistance and reskilling
Integrity, confidentiality and conflicts
Managing risk and difficult cases
Managing difficult conversations
Managing resistance and readiness
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics

Records and Reporting

Proposal development and donor reporting
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Reporting quality and governance
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Professional writing and reports
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions
Reporting to boards and executives
Monitoring, control and reporting
Professional documentation and presentation
Data quality, analysis and reporting
Professional report writing and presentation
Livestock records, performance and productivity metrics
Transaction monitoring and suspicious reporting

Coaching Practice

Sales enablement and coaching
Quality monitoring and coaching
Coaching and quality monitoring
Coaching for performance
Building a coaching culture
Measuring coaching and mentoring impact
Coaching models and frameworks (GROW)
Facilitation, coaching and mentoring
Creating a coaching culture
Mentoring and sponsorship
Coaching and skill development
Coaching and developing team members
Solvency, capital and prudential supervision
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Measuring coaching outcomes

Therapeutic Practice

Projects, programmes and portfolios
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Wellbeing and personal-effectiveness learning
Workplace wellbeing strategy
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Innovation culture, incentives and psychological safety
Stakeholder mapping and analysis
Building strategic relationships and coalitions
Negotiation strategy and tactics
Public speaking and thought leadership
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)

Ethics and Safeguarding

Ethics and independence
Ethics in communications
Ethics, confidentiality and professional conduct in HR
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Ethics and responsible leadership
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Security ethics, use of force and accountability
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Responsible and ethical service
Ethics and integrity in banking
Professional ethics and banking conduct
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics

Communication Skills

Presenting, demonstrating and proposing
Managing sensitive communications
Presenting risk and recommendations
The media and telecommunications landscape
Project roles and the project manager
Communicating financial results
Client feedback and satisfaction
Professional case study and presentation
Communicating with families and carers
Psychoeducation and public communication
Presenting recommendations to senior decision-makers
Professional and persuasive communication
Crisis communications
Stakeholder communications
Communications strategy and planning

Development and Learning

Learning transfer and capability building
Talent review and succession in practice
Minimum viable offer and validated learning
Growth mindset and continuous learning
Personal leadership development planning
Developing talent and succession
Delegating for development
Designing learning for transfer, not coverage
Assessment that measures capability
Evaluating learning: from reaction to results
Learning needs analysis at organisational level
Knowledge management and organisational learning
Inclusive learning and accessibility
Managing resistance and capability building
Category management and strategy development

Groups and Facilitation

Team leadership in customer service
Team leadership in banking operations
Innovation and fintech collaboration
Microfinance and group lending
Facilitation skills and presence
Virtual and hybrid facilitation
Team leadership in governance
Team leadership within HR
Business case and strategic alignment
Aligning teams around strategy
Team formation and effectiveness models (Tuckman, Lencioni)
Team leadership in field and project settings
Project governance and assurance
Leading service teams
Stakeholder mapping and collaboration

Behaviour and Change

Buyer behaviour and the customer journey
Negotiation tactics and behaviours
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness
Habit change and behaviour design
Change control and configuration
Organisational change management
Change and adoption in projects
Measuring change and project impact
Baseline setting and change control
Team leadership and motivation
Benchmarking and best-practice adoption
Motivation theories and engagement
Motivation and engagement
Project governance frameworks

Goals and Measurement

Credit risk measurement and mitigation
Sales performance and pipeline management
Investment principles and objectives
Performance management systems and cycles
Aligning learning to performance
Performance measurement and KPI dashboards
Continuous feedback and performance conversations
Performance management that changes behaviour
People analytics and HR measurement
Managing organisational politics
Leading and lagging metrics
Linking CX to business performance
Net Promoter Score and satisfaction metrics
Performance management in service
Service quality and turnaround metrics

Leadership Context

Managing expectations and influence
Escalation and decision-making
Project management software and tools
Portfolio and resource management systems
Document and configuration management
Programme management principles
Portfolio management and prioritisation
Value management and business value
Compliance and regulatory projects
Decision-making and problem solving
Revenue management and yield
Omnichannel and channel management
Queue management and service flow
Workforce management and scheduling
Front-office and reception management

Culture and Inclusion

HR's role in culture, values and employer brand
Inclusion and the fairness of people decisions
Safety culture and leadership
Safety culture, leadership and behaviour
Cross-cultural communication
Leading project governance
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Land preparation, tillage and conservation agriculture
Innovation and continuous delivery
Agile and digital transformation projects
Scaling delivery capability
Financial inclusion and agency banking
Financial inclusion strategy
Learning cultures and the learning organisation
Nomination, succession and diversity

Client Relationships

Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Building project management maturity
Sustaining benefits and change
Subcontractor and supplier management
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Goal setting and contracting
Diagnosing client problems before prescribing solutions
Ethics and independence in advisory relationships
The project environment and stakeholders
Stakeholder and sponsor management
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Stakeholder engagement and risk management
Stakeholder mapping and consultation
Regulator and auditor relationships
Contractor and visitor safety

Risk and Compliance

Regulatory compliance and biosafety
Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
Implementation planning and risk management
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Governance of service standards
Governance of the CX programme
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Corporate governance in banks
Regulatory duty and accountability
Risk, compliance and feasibility analysis
Risk assessment that changes what happens
Permit to work and high-risk task control
HSE legal duties and enforcement
Project KPIs and performance metrics

Evidence and Research

Data quality and master data management
Sales analytics and metrics
Investigation practice and evidence handling
Comparable sales analysis and market evidence
Analytical techniques and bias
Decision support and insight
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Evidence-based improvement
Evidence-based practice
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Discovery interviews and evidence gathering
Complaint data and learning
Service analytics and dashboards
Text and interaction analytics
Data privacy and consent

Wellbeing and Resilience

Managing growth, risk and resilience
Operational risk and resilience
Stress testing and scenario analysis
Earned value and forecasting
Root-cause analysis techniques
Trend analysis and leading indicators
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Value innovation and uncontested market space
Discovery-driven planning and assumption testing
Innovation portfolio and the three horizons
Product launch and go-to-market sequencing
Quality and delivery metrics

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Contracting the Engagement — applied to your own work
The Working Alliance — applied to your own work
Questioning and Restraint — applied to your own work
Challenge, Safety and Change — applied to your own work
Boundaries, Ethics and Supervision — applied to your own work
Evaluating What Changed — applied to your own work

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CDDC certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with recognised instructional-design, quality-assurance and CPD standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CDDC?

This certification is ideal for Trainers and Facilitators, Instructional and Curriculum Designers, Learning and Development Professionals and Academic and Education Administrators, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in instructional design, training delivery and learning management with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CDDC certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 8 Week and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CDDC internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CDDC certification?

The Certified Digital Detox Coach is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 349 and Live Virtual at USD 549. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CDDC certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CDDC?

The Certified Digital Detox Coach is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CDDC?

The Certified Digital Detox Coach carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CDDC while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CDDC?

Graduates progress towards senior L&D, academic and learning-leadership roles. The CDDC strengthens your expertise in instructional design, training delivery and learning management and positions you for advancement across training providers, universities, corporates and education institutions.

Certified Digital Detox Coach

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Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

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