ICF Certification

Through WCI you will become a Certified Coach.

Some coaches decide to pursue an ICF (International Coach Federation) credential. About 40% of the 20,000 global ICF members currently hold an ICF credential. You can choose to become an ICF member for $195 per year plus 60 hours of acceptable training instead or in combination with your ICF credential.

The ICF offers three levels of credentialing:

ACC - (Associate): 60 hours coach training (only 12 can be self-study and 48 must be "live" (teleclass or in-person) coach training hours; a majority must be on the ICF Core Competencies, 100 hours coaching others, 10 hours being coached by an ICF PCC or MCC coach

PCC - (Professional): 125 hours coach training (only 25 can be self-study and 100 must be "live" (teleclass or in-person) coach training hours; a majority must be on the ICF Core Competencies), 750 hours coaching others, 10 hours being coached by an ICF PCC or MCC coach

MCC - (Master): 200 hours coach training (only 40 can be self-study and 160 must be "live" (teleclass or in-person) coach training hours; a majority must be on the ICF Core Competencies), 2,500 hours coaching others