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Certified Motivational Interviewing and Learning Coach

Online Certification  ·  11 Week  ·  Globally Recognised  ·  (CMOT2)

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Executive Summary

Certified Motivational Interviewing and Learning Coach

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Motivational Interviewing and Learning Coach (CMOT2) delivers a rigorous Advanced-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in instructional design, training delivery and learning management.

This 11 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 CMOT2 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 Motivational Interviewing and Learning Coach
Acronym
CMOT2
Category
Learning & Development
Level
Advanced
Duration
11 Week
Delivery Mode
100% Online
Assessment
Online Examination
Certificate
Digital + Physical
CPD Eligibility
CPD Accredited
Alumni Benefits
GLI Network Access
Self-Paced
USD 399
Live Virtual
USD 599
Target Audience

Who Should Enrol?

  • Trainers and Facilitators
  • Instructional and Curriculum Designers
  • Learning and Development Professionals
  • Academic and Education Administrators
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

✦Learning Motivation Assessment
✦Readiness for Learning
✦Change Talk
✦Learning Goal Negotiation
✦Learning Commitment
✦Motivational Progress Review
Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

The full programme, module by module.

Core CurriculumModules 1–20 · specific to Certified Motivational Interviewing and Learning Coach · module 20 is the capstone
1
Motivational Interviewing Foundations
Investigative interviewing: an ethical, evidence-based approach · Motivational interviewing spirit and skills · Motivational interviewing · Coaching health habits: activity, attention to eating and readiness
2
Learning Motivation Assessment
Taxation: obligations, computation and dispute · Organisational maturity, assessment and improvement programmes · Learning cultures and the learning organisation · Security assessment, vulnerability management and remediation
3
Change Conversations
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching · Leading learning projects and change · Career conversations and growth · Supervision, ethics and the coach’s own development
4
Ambivalence Exploration
Working with resistance, ambivalence and stuck clients · What coaching is and is not · Contracting the coaching engagement · Listening, questioning and the coaching presence
5
Readiness for Learning
Adult learning theory (andragogy) · The learning and development profession · The learning ecosystem and stakeholders · Learning strategy and business alignment
6
Open Questions
Powerful questions and listening · The boundary between coaching and therapy · Feedback, challenge and psychological safety in coaching · Evaluating coaching outcomes
7
Reflective Listening
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice · Designing for different learning modalities · Learning materials and job aids · Questioning, discussion and active learning
8
Change Talk
Change talk and readiness · AI and adaptive learning · Data-driven learning design · Learning data privacy and ethics
9
Sustain Talk
Writing learning outcomes: what the learner will be able to do · Course structure and sequencing: the order that makes learning possible · Designing practice and feedback: where learning actually happens · E-learning design: what changes when nobody is in the room
10
Eliciting Motivation
Designing learning that survives the workplace · Learning transfer and the manager’s role · Evaluating learning honestly: reaction to impact · Learning technology, platforms and blended design
11
Learning Goal Negotiation
Older adults and later life · Wellbeing and resilience coaching · Measuring coaching outcomes · Wellbeing at work and in life
12
Autonomy-Supportive Coaching
Building a coaching culture · Measuring coaching and mentoring impact · Wellness programmes and promotion · Building a finance career and professional development
13
Confidence for Change
Confidence, assertiveness and the inner critic · Confidence, self-belief and working with the inner critic · Coaching, mentoring and on-the-job development · Career development, adaptability and personal reinvention
14
Learning Commitment
Why practices lapse: obstacles, overcommitment and recovery · Active listening and attending · Questioning and reflection skills · Managing emotions in session
15
Resistance and Engagement
Engagement mechanics: attention, activity design and gamification · Managing resistance and engagement · Transition and handover to operations · Motivation and engagement
16
Learning Action Planning
Demand planning, forecasting and the distortion of signals · Evaluating wellbeing outcomes · Operational risk and resilience · Cloud, resilience and system integration
17
Motivational Progress Review
Questioning and discussion · Engagement and motivation · Assessment and feedback online · Session and lesson planning
18
Learning Behaviour Change
Habit and behaviour change: making it survive a bad week · Culture, ethics and behaviour change · Culture change and behaviour embedding · Organisational culture and behaviour change
19
Coaching Outcome Measurement
Cost concepts, classification and behaviour · Financial regulation and prudential supervision · Fire behaviour and spread · Human behaviour in fire
20
Motivational Interviewing and Learning Practicum
From emergency to recovery: transition, resilience and exit · Climate risk, adaptation and just transition · Learner analytics and feedback · Wealth planning: goals, horizons and the whole financial picture
Professional ElectivesModules 21–30 · common to all GLI certifications · broaden your professional range
21
Strategic Communication and Executive Presentation
Vision, purpose and translating direction into work · Audience-centred communication and message structure · Executive leadership: the board interface and enterprise stewardship · Persuasive structure: framing, evidence and the ask
22
Leadership and Team Effectiveness
Leadership identity, style and the limits of style · Leadership assessment, feedback and continuous self-review · What critical reasoning is and what it is not · Situational and adaptive leadership
23
Analytical Thinking and Evidence-Based Reasoning
Creativity and critical-thinking development · Analytical techniques and bias · Evidence-based improvement · Problem framing: symptoms, definition and scope
24
Professional Decision-Making
Managerial decision-making, bias and decision rights · Escalation and decision-making · Decision support: briefs, options and judgement under pressure · Decision frameworks: criteria, weighting and trade-offs
25
Negotiation, Influence and Stakeholder Management
Negotiation preparation: interests, options and the walk-away · Power, followership and organisational politics · Negotiation: preparation, interests and value creation · Concessions, anchoring and the shape of a bargain
26
Project and Execution Management
Proposals, bids and the business case · Project roles and the project manager · Developing the project business case · Planning, scheduling and personal workflow systems
27
Financial Literacy for Professionals
Financial reporting standards and their application · Financial management for the operating manager · Liquidity, funding and balance sheet management · Management accounting: costing, budgeting and decision support
28
Digital Skills, AI and Technology for Professionals
Digital workplace, collaboration and user support · Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools · Tools for interaction and collaboration · Working with data: quality, interpretation and honest presentation
29
Ethics, Governance and Professional Accountability
Ethical leadership: integrity, tolerated behaviour and moral courage · Ethics, conduct and speaking up · Business development risk, ethics and integrity · AI for managers: adoption, oversight and governance
30
Personal Effectiveness, Productivity and Career Growth
Emotional competence: awareness, regulation and expression · Self-awareness, strengths and the accuracy of self-image · Emotional intelligence and self-regulation · Priority: outcomes, importance and the urgency trap

Every module opens in the learning portal with its full lesson set, worked examples, further reading and video masterclasses. 30 modules · 150 lessons.

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

  • Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Motivational Interviewing and Learning Coach principles aligned with recognised instructional-design, quality-assurance and CPD standards
  • Apply evidence-based methods to improve instructional design, training delivery and learning management
  • Master instructional design and curriculum development and facilitation, delivery and learner engagement
  • Apply digital, blended and e-learning and assessment, evaluation and quality assurance in real-world settings
  • Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
  • Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
  • Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
  • Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in instructional design
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CMOT2 certification?

The Certified Motivational Interviewing and Learning Coach is a professional certification awarded by the Global Leadership Institute. It covers 20 core modules specific to Motivational Interviewing and Learning Coach, culminating in the capstone “Motivational Interviewing and Learning Practicum”, plus 10 professional elective modules common to all GLI certifications. Candidates study through the online portal, submit the capstone project and sit a final examination; those who pass receive a verifiable certificate carrying a unique certificate ID.

Who should enrol in the CMOT2?

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 CMOT2 certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 11 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 CMOT2 internationally recognised?

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.

What is the cost of the CMOT2 certification?

The Certified Motivational Interviewing and Learning Coach is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CMOT2 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 CMOT2?

The Certified Motivational Interviewing and Learning 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 CMOT2?

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

Can I study the CMOT2 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 CMOT2?

Graduates progress towards senior L&D, academic and learning-leadership roles. The CMOT2 strengthens your expertise in instructional design, training delivery and learning management and positions you for advancement across training providers, universities, corporates and education institutions.

Graduate Voices

What Our Alumni Say

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The curriculum was directly applicable to my daily work. I immediately applied what I learned and saw results within weeks of completing the programme.

Head of Learning
Private Sector
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GLI's certification is the most practical professional programme I have attended. The international frameworks gave me credibility with my employer and clients.

L&D Manager
NGO Sector
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I earned my CMOT2 while working full-time. The self-paced format made it possible, and the quality of the content is genuinely world-class.

Lead Facilitator
Government
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