Credentialing Options

While your training and certification as an executive coach given by us will immediately set you apart from the bulk of leadership coaches in the marketplace, you may want to go further and get a credential from the ICF or BCE.

We are an accredited coach training provider, which means you can attain the applicable training hours with us that is required as one aspect of being conferred a coaching credential.

Learn about the ICF Credential

The credential that most of our members seek is from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Your faculty instructor, Michael Neuendorff, received his Professional Certified Coach credential from the ICF in 2016 and renewed it in 2019.

By enrolling in either our Distance Learning or Virtual Seminar Options along with the Mentor Coaching upgrade, you will be on your way to getting the necessary training hours (100 live including 10 hours of Mentor Coaching, and 25 self-study) required by the ICF for the full ACTP.

We will also match you up with other coaches in our program to meet the required number of coaching hours. When you coach other coaches, those hours count as paid coaching hours. Therefore, even if you are new to coaching and do not have your own paying clients, we will help you to meet the requirement for coaching hours to get an ICF credential.

In addition to the training and coaching hours requirement by the ICF, you will need to take and pass the CKA (coach knowledge examination). You will study for that on your own and apply to take it when you are ready. We will, of course, provide you with excellent preparation and guidance.

You can expect to do what’s necessary to attain an ICF credential in 6 – 9 months with diligent effort. You can accelerate your progress by taking a virtual seminar, which will move you faster towards the live training hours requirement.

To learn more about ICF credentialing requirements, visit their website here.

Learn about the BCE Credential

We also work together with BCE to set up members with qualifying graduate degrees to attain a BCC (Board Certified Coach) credential. If you hold a qualifying degree, then you will find the necessary 60-hour training requirement to be absolutely attainable within 6 months.

You will also need to take an exam and have 30 hours of coaching experience which we will help you to attain. You can learn more about the BCC credential and its requirements by visiting their website here.

If you have further questions about getting a coaching credential, send us a message and we’ll get right back to you.