ICF-ACCREDITED COACH TRAINING
PROFESSIONAL COACHING SKILLS
CERTIFICATION
Develop a strong coaching foundation to support your clients’ personal and professional growth.
Develop a strong coaching foundation to support your clients’ personal and professional growth.
DURATION: 75 hours
LOCATION: Online
COURSE FEE: €2,900
WHO IT IS FOR: new and experienced coaches who wish to become certified
AIMING AT: an ICF ACC accreditation via the Level 1 path
The Professional Coaching Skills Certification has been approved by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and granted the Level 1 programme accreditation. It will enable you to apply for an ICF ACC accreditation via the Level 1 path.
It is designed for anyone looking to develop their coaching skills and for those who want to become professional life coaches, career coaches, and leadership & executive coaches.
The course starts by covering the foundation of coaching:
Our certification focuses on the practical aspect of coaching by looking at the core competencies to become a great coach. Our competency model is based on the ICF and the EMCC competency frameworks. It includes:
We also cover evidence-based theories and models that will help you understand the issues your clients are facing and help them reach their potential. We have included tools you will be able to use in your coaching sessions:
Participants practice coaching with each other every time we meet. In fact, we dedicate an hour and half each day to coaching practice.
You will be split in pairs or in triads to get confident in the coaching process and apply coaching skills in a safe learning environment. You will not do any role-play, but coach each other on real topics.
The trainer joins a group every day to observe the sessions and provide detailed, personalised, and empowering feedback to participants. The group then comes back together and a bigger debrief is made to allow everyone to share their learning and inspire each other.
The full 75-hour programme includes many opportunities for self-reflection and about 20 hours of self-learning. On the first day of the training you are given all the information about the activities to complete, and you can decide when to start those: either during the live classes or after.
These self-learning activities include:
There is not essay or case study to submit.
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The Professional Coaching Skills Certification and the Advanced Diploma in Coaching are the two ICF-accredited programmes we deliver.
The certification is a 75-hour coach training which gives participants the key to build a strong foundation of coaching. Participants practice coaching skills they learn in the classroom setting, as well as theories and models that can help them understand their clients better. No previous experience requirement is necessary to join the certification. It allows people to apply to the ICF ACC accreditation via the Level 1 path.
The diploma, on the other hand, is our 150-hour programme. It comprises the certification above, as well as an advanced 75-hour training which focuses on coaching psychology theories like CBT, psychodynamics and Gestalt, as well as advanced practice and supervision. It enables participants to coach at a more advanced level. The diploma allows people to apply to the ICF ACC and PCC accreditations via the Level 2 path. To receive the diploma, you need to successfully complete both the certification and the advanced course.
The course is delivered in English.
You can read more about our approach here.
We tend to follow the same format for most training days (start time is indicative only):
We have regular breaks incorporated in the agenda.
We have 3 important requirements that we ask all participants to consider before signing up to any of our programmes:
These requirements are essential to maintain a positive and enriching learning experience for you but also for the group.
Regarding specific background, experience or education, there is no requirement. Anyone interested in learning and practicing coaching skills can join. Though most of our students have already practiced coaching one way or another, some have never formally coached before.
Aside from all the information listed above, it is important to know that you will practice coaching a lot during the programme. You will coach and be coached each time we meet (so once per half-day of training), on real topics.
Being coached so much can be difficult for some people. There are two reasons we included so much real practice:
All the information about the ICF accreditations can be found on the ICF website. You can visit this page to read about the credentialing process for ACC.
On the first day of the programme you will be provided a template of a Coaching Log and you will be explained how to use it.
You can practice paid coaching in different ways. The ICF defines “paid coaching” as follows:
Yes the course is enough to practice as a coach. The ICF accreditation is not mandatory. However we strongly encourage coaches to aim for an ICF certification, which validates your training and experience and is highly recognised.
You will complete the 7 hours of group mentor coaching on the last day of the live classes.
The remaining 3 hours of individual mentor coaching need to be scheduled over a period of 3 months minimum after the last day of the training.
Unfortunately the training dates can’t be changed as the trainer and people who booked their place have already committed to them. Make sure to check all the dates suit you before registering, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
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