{"id":8853,"date":"2020-10-01T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=8853"},"modified":"2023-06-13T15:19:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:19:10","slug":"becoming-a-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/becoming-a-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Path to Becoming a Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes the question is raised as to whether training is necessary to becoming a coach.\u00a0 Technically and legally, you can call yourself with no training<\/a>.\u00a0 Even my dog can call herself a coach.\u00a0 The more important question is whether that is ethical and moral.<\/p>\n

Think about it this way: How willing are you to engage a therapist, counselor, financial advisor, accountant, attorney, or any other professional if they have no training and no accountability to a Code of Ethics?<\/p>\n

Similarly, how willing are you and how much are will you pay to hire a coach with whom you will share much personal information if they have no training?<\/p>\n

Just as with any other profession, becoming a coach involves completing coach approved training and ideally also includes earning a credential with the International Coaching Federation.\u00a0 Here is what they require:<\/p>\n

\"Training<\/p>\n

The paths to the ACC and PCC<\/a> credentials with the Center for Coaching Certification are depicted here:<\/p>\n

\"Training<\/p>\n

Coach training<\/a> is designed to build on your existing experience and skills with specific application of the coaching competencies in a coaching relationship.\u00a0 Offering quality coach training on the ICF’s Core Competencies of a Coach, the Center for Coaching Certification<\/a> (CCC) is the only ICF-approved program accredited by IACET to offer CEUs. CCC provides professional support with a robust suite of tools, post-graduate opportunities and support, and free continuing education.<\/p>\n

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