Coach Educators
This document offers tips for verifying your coaching education’s accreditation, helping with ICF credential applications.
Read MoreICF Accreditation ensures education providers meet rigorous standards for quality, integrity and transparency, This resource offers policy templates to support coaching education programs in maintaining these standards.
Read MoreThe ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) sample schedule offers a framework for providers pursuing CCE accreditation. Providers are encouraged to include diverse exercises and other educational learning options to create a supportive learning environment.
Read MoreThe ICF Coaching Education Code of Conduct sets the standard for accredited coach education programs, ensuring ethical, high-quality coach training. Covering ethics, branding, program delivery, intellectual property and complaint handling, it guides programs in alignment with ICF’s mission.
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ICF continued to grow around the world and reflect more globally diversity in our membership and our leadership. We also examined the global awareness of coaching among consumers for the…
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In 2007, ICF took a pioneering step for the coaching profession by commissioning our first-ever Global Coaching Study, a comprehensive analysis conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) to measure the industry’s…
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The early 2000s were a time of rapid growth for ICF membership. During this time, we made key updates to our management, standards, and credentials to support the expanding community.…
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By the late 1990s, ICF was committed to making coaching a viable, worldwide profession. A landmark merger with the Professional and Personal Coaches Association (PPCA), founded by Laura Whitworth and…
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ICF made a significant leap in uniting coaches worldwide by establishing its first local chapters. ICF grew quickly, forming over 60 chapters worldwide within months. Alongside these early chapters, other…
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Recognizing the dynamic nature of coaching, Thomas Leonard — a financial planner turned professional coach — wanted to provide coaches with a way to guide the profession, allowing it to…
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