Table 1.

Support for coaching.

Features of Coaching	Requirements for Support
Help improve, develop, learn skills	Define goal performance
Monitor and evaluate activity	Recognise actions and predict errors
Define targets for improvement	Define measures of effectiveness
Dialogue to discuss targets and plan programme of training	Determine route from current performance to goal
Tailoring programme to individual	Modify route to cater for individual capability
Evaluate progress	Recognise action against performance goal