{"id":9579,"date":"2022-05-02T09:02:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T09:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=9579"},"modified":"2022-08-16T18:36:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T18:36:55","slug":"how-to-become-a-coach-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/how-to-become-a-coach-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

The gold standard for being a coach is membership in the International Coaching Federation (ICF). \u00a0\u00a0The ICF requires 60 hours of training to become a member.\u00a0 In addition to membership, the ICF offers credentialing – think about it this way: becoming a member of the ICF is much like getting an associates degree, and then earning a credential is much like getting a degree or masters level degree.<\/p>\n

The easiest way to explain the process is these two infographics from the website at https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/en\/about\/faqs\/how-to-become-a-coach.html<\/a><\/p>\n

This shows the ICF requirements:<\/p>\n

\"ICF<\/p>\n

This shows the steps with the Center for Coaching Certification <\/a>– for the ACC along the bottom arrow and the PCC along the top arrow:<\/p>\n

\"Steps<\/p>\n

Click each program name here for the program overview, schedule, and application:<\/p>\n

Certified Professional Coach: Overview<\/a>, Schedule,<\/a> and Application<\/a>
\nCertified Master Coach: Overview<\/a>, Schedule<\/a>, and Application<\/a>
\nFoundational Cohort: Overview<\/a>, Schedule<\/a>, and Application<\/a>
\nGrowth Cohort: Overview<\/a>, Schedule<\/a>, and Application<\/a>
\nAdvanced Cohort: Overview<\/a>, Schedule<\/a>, and Application<\/a>
\nMentor Coaching: Overview<\/a>, Schedule<\/a>, and Application<\/a><\/p>\n

CCE Programs:
\nScience of Positivity: Overview<\/a>, Schedule<\/a>, Application<\/a>
\nDiversity and Equity in Coaching: Overview<\/a>, Schedule<\/a>, Application<\/a>
\nCoaching Skills for Professionals: Overview,<\/a> Schedule<\/a>, Application<\/a><\/p>\n

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