{"id":4144,"date":"2013-08-09T06:03:30","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T06:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=4144"},"modified":"2022-09-17T16:55:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T16:55:39","slug":"coaching-professionals-and-icf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-professionals-and-icf\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching Professionals and ICF"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the last two blog posts the importance of a coaching culture and of coaching skills for leaders clarified the value of coach training for many working professionals.\u00a0 Now consider it for the professional coach.\u00a0 Coaching is a self-regulated profession and at the forefront of this is the International Coaching Federation,<\/a> the ICF.\u00a0 The ICF requires members to have 60 hours of training and to be accountable to the Code of Ethics.<\/p>\n

Coaching as a profession is going the route of so many other professions wherein it will either successfully self-regulate or government will step in and regulate it.\u00a0 For those offering coaching services, it makes sense to be a member of the ICF.\u00a0 For those hiring a coach, it makes sense to require ICF membership.<\/p>\n

Membership in the ICF calls for a higher level of training<\/a>.\u00a0 This is true of most professions.\u00a0 Skill in teaching benefits many while teachers have a higher level of training.\u00a0 Skill in financial planning serves everyone and financial planners have a higher level of training.\u00a0 First aid skills benefit all and medical professionals have a higher level of training.\u00a0 Experience enhances knowledge in whatever you do and training hones expertise.<\/p>\n

Coaching is improved and coaching clients are better served when professional coaches have appropriate training.\u00a0 As a profession, coaching is more credible when coaching professionals are members of the ICF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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