An essential aspect of your coaching career is training for and attaining your professional ICF accreditation. We made the entire ICF certified coach training process as simple and straightforward as possible for you.
Obtaining your ICF (International Coach Federation) coach certification demonstrates your commitment to the coaching profession to potential customers and builds your industry-wide credibility. Some reasons why certification of coaching is essential:
The ICF ensures the experience of life coaches, business coaches and executive coaches, reliable professionals who comply with a strict code of ethics by regulating coach training standards, skills and core competencies. ICF offers three levels of coaching certification-ACC, PCC and MCC and you can read on this page about each level below.
As a globally recognised and ICF-accredited coach training organisation, Erickson's coach training programmes are considered to exceed the International Coach Federation (ICF) strict standards and to produce extremely qualified coaches. Since it is essential to your coaching career to obtain ICF accreditation, we have made the route to certification as easy as possible.
As an Accredited Coach Training Programme, The Art & Science of Coaching fulfils all the educational and practical requirements of the ICF and supports you through the entire ICF application process.
Note: Completion of Modules I – IV of The Art & Science of Coaching meets ACSTH criteria only ; completion of the ACTP Coaching Mastery Programme
Erickson has undergone a rigorous accreditation process with the ICF and is one of a select few to achieve the impressive accredited coach training programme designation. Accredited programmes are continuously reviewed and evaluated to support high-quality coaching training for excellence in curricula, core competencies, faculty, structure, skills and ethics
The ICF offers three credentials: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and Master Certified Coach (MCC). To earn an ICF Credential, a coach must:
Having an ICF recognised credential enhances your credibility and reassures potential clients that you are an experienced and professional coach.It shows you are standing by a strong code of ethics and have a high level of coaching tools knowledge and applied skills. Coaching certification also reinforces nationally and globally the integrity of the coaching profession.
Please visit the ICF website to learn more about becoming an ICF Certified Coach.
Whether you're just exploring the idea of becoming a coach or you're already on your way to completing your coach training, you might wonder if you need to be certified as a professional coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF).
As it takes some time to accumulate the number of coaching hours required for PCC and MCC levels, most applicants start with the ACC credential.
Did you know that:
"Eighty-four percent of adult customers with a coaching connection reported having a credential for trainers" – 2010 ICF Global Consumer Awareness Study
Our key coaching training programme accredited by the ICF The Art & Science of Coaching meets all the instructional and practical demands of the ICF. Our strong curriculum is intended to prepare and assist you throughout the whole ICF implementation phase.
Erickson’s Online Academy pioneers leading adult learning methodologies to give students increased flexibility and peer engagement during their online learning. We are the only coaching institution to offer true virtual online training platform, with its fully interactive, user-friendly and gamified approach to online learning. Both our online and fast track on-site training features world-renowned coach training content and LIVE practical exercises of The Art & Science Of Coaching programme.
"ICF coach training from Erickson has given me a powerful new way of listening and engaging with customers that gives incredible results access. Combined with the Passion into Profit Course, coaching is now more than a passion for me; in about six months of hard work, I have now replaced my practice of physiotherapy with a full-time career and transitional coaching.” – Mark Marcynuk, Professional Career & Transitional Coach
“After years in international business consulting followed by a career as an MBA prof, it was nice to be able to get my ICF certification from a company that had a global appeal. When I started with Erickson, I never envisioned that I would end up having an international coaching network and clients from around the globe.” – Dr. Steven Purse, Ph.D, Professional & Career Coach
If you would like to contact us directly, our enrolment advisors are all certified professional coaches, and will be happy to help you in your decision-making process.